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The best way to Recuperate a Chair Cushion With New Material | Thrifty Decor Chick


Step-by-step tutorial to recuperate a seat cushion with new material.

You can provide nearly any upholstered eating or accent chair a brand-new look with
minimal effort and time! 

All six had material on the seat in addition to the again, and eradicating all of it was
probably the most tedious and annoying tasks I’ve ever taken on. 😉 I’d
reasonably not do this ever once more. 

However the course of of canopy the chairs with new material wasn’t that dangerous at
all! The simplest course of when you might have a chair with an upholstered seat
cushion that’s detachable. 

My newest venture was in my workplace. I’ve had this extra trendy chair in there
for years (that is the most effective pic of it with the brand new wallpaper and paint): 

modern chair green walls

However the extra I reworked this room, the extra it felt of misplaced. I
wished one thing a bit cozier, a bit hotter that slot in higher. 

I discovered the right chair on Fb Market. I liked the nice and cozy, darkish wooden
tone and the caning on the again: 

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I did not even thoughts the material — it appeared to be in first rate form and I figured
the impartial coloration would work properly in there. 

Effectively, after I picked it up, that material had been eliminated…which was a bummer.
However I nonetheless wished the chair, it was simply going to show right into a venture I
wasn’t planning for!

This tutorial will present you how you can change your chair cushion material. Some
images are from an outdated venture, as a result of this one did not require me to interchange
all the pieces 

Step 1: Take away the seat cushion. 

Most ornamental or eating chairs can have cushions which you could take away with a
drill or screwdriver. Flip the chair the wrong way up and search for holes the place
there could also be a protracted screw inside. 

You could want to make use of a flashlight to lookup inside and decide what variety
of screwdriver you may want. 

 

I have never come throughout a chair but that that does not have a detachable
cushion. 

In case your chair seat has current material, you may need to take away that after
eradicating the cushion. You may depart it on and canopy it with new material, however I
desire to begin recent. (Particularly when you bought second hand.)

To take action, you may need to flip the seat over and seize both the material or
staples with
needle-nose pliers
pliers to remove staples

My chair had a variety of outdated tufts of cloth nonetheless secured with outdated staples, so
I eliminated the material and staples. If you do not have pliers like mine, a
flathead screwdriver and hammer will assist. 

Faucet the screwdriver beneath the staple to take away it. You will in all probability want
one thing to grip wayward staples with this technique, however you may as well strive
hammering them again into the wooden. 

Step 2: Clear the chair earlier than recovering

It is best to sand or clear up a wooden chair whereas the cushion is eliminated.
If you happen to plan on repainting, this can be a good time to sand and do the portray
course of. 

I wished to maintain the unique end, so I gave the chair body an intensive
cleansing like I confirmed you on our
entryway dresser makeover
cleaning wood furniture with toothbrush

Then I used the beeswax conditioner from that venture to get all the wooden
replenished and searching nice once more. 

Step 3: Exchange foam and batting

My seat was in nice situation, so I I did not have to fret about this step,
but when yours is in dangerous form this can be a should do. 

In case your chair may be very outdated, the present, outdated foam seat will in all probability be
falling aside or stained. You will need to take away that and change it. 

That is often solely mandatory while you’re recovering a tough seat cushion,
not one with springs. 

There is a tremendous simple method to do that — place your seat on the brand new foam and
hint it to determine the precise measurement and form you may want: 

foam for chair cushion
If you happen to’re recovering a couple of chair, I discover that utilizing layers of
twin mattress topper is often cheaper than buying thick foam from a craft or material
retailer. 

I often use a sprig adhesive to safe the seat foam to the chair. When you
begin recovering it, the material will assist all the pieces keep safe. 

Subsequent, you may need to use some batting to cowl your foam. This step makes
all the pieces clean and even for the material. It additionally provides a bit extra padding to
the seat that by no means hurts!:

batting stapled onto seat

You will connect this with staples, as you’ll the ultimate material. Batting may be very
simple to work with — simply pull it pretty tight and staple it to the underside
of the chair. 

Step 4: Cowl along with your ornamental material

I am attempting one other no-spend month proper now, so I wished to make use of a material I had
available for this chair seat cushion. I had a couple of choices I believed would work!

I looove this camel coloured velvet, nevertheless it did not give me fairly sufficient
distinction: 

camel velvet cane chair

I had a few of this antelope material leftover from my enormous upholstered
bulletin board, however I did not love the look of it with the cane: 

antelope fabric cane chair

The material is not the softest both. 

My third choice was by far the most effective! This darkish navy velvet appeared nice,
and it was SO delicate and cozy: 

dark blue fabric cane chair

I laid my material out and positioned the seat on the material, with the fallacious aspect
of the material going through up towards the highest of the seat base. 

Over time I’ve realized to not reduce my material till I’ve began the
recovering course of. Too usually I’ve reduce it too small and to tug it
beneath the seat sufficient. 

I like to recommend beginning in the back of seat base to get used to attaching the
material. Pull the upholstery material over the underside of the cushion and begin
attaching with staples:

electric stapler with fabric

As soon as the primary aspect is finished, I all the time do the other aspect subsequent, as a substitute of
working across the seat clockwise. This ensures the material will not get uneven
or unfastened as you staple. 

You should definitely test to verify the material is taut and there are not any wrinkles
as you’re employed. 

Just a few years again I bought an Arrow electrical staple gun and I extremely suggest it if you’ll be recovering issues each so
usually. The electrical model is a lot simpler to make use of, and the staples are
safer.
If you happen to will not be tackling this DIY venture usually, a handbook stapler is ok! It is just a bit extra work. 

Do not be afraid to make use of a bunch of staples! Particularly with a barely
stretchy material like mine — these will want extra in order that the material does not
fold or bunch up: 

stapling fabric onto chair

The corners are the toughest half, however when you consider them like wrapping a
field, it isn’t so dangerous. I fold the material again after which pull the opposite nook
over, stapling it as I am working: 

folding fabric over seat corners

It often helps to chop off any extra material when you’re engaged on the
corners. Simply do not reduce an excessive amount of till you are accomplished!

By the way in which,
material scissors
make reducing material SO a lot simpler. I could not discover mine and had to make use of
common scissors. 

You should definitely depart sufficient material all the way in which round as you’re employed so you possibly can’t
see the sting of it while you put it again on the chair. That is what you do not
need while you put the seat again on the chair base: 
fabric too short under chair seat


I’ve made the error a pair occasions. Be taught from my missteps! 

I simply adore the deep blue, delicate material towards the wooden and cane on the
chair: 

wood chair with cane back

And sure, the chair is surprisingly comfortable! 

I like how the blue picks up on the blue accents within the rug: 

navy blue cushion with rug

This chair is already a success, particularly with our cats! I like that it brings
some character and heat to my workplace: 

wood cane chair blue seat

Not too dangerous for utilizing what I had available! 

Hopefully these directions will enable you to provide outdated chairs new life with
some new cushion material. That is such an effective way to replace furnishings you
have already got. 

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