How To Reupholster Chairs with Fabric
In this tutorial I will teach you how to reupholster cushioned seat bottoms of dining room chairs with new foam, batting and fabricNote: for my 6 chairs, I used 3 yards of fabric, batting and foam. The amount of supplies you will need will depend on the size and quantity of chairs you are reupholstering.
Ingredients
- 1″ High Density Foam
- 1″ Foam Batting
- upholstery fabric
- Power Shot Staple Gun
- 3/8" staples
- Heavy Duty Staple Gun
- 9/16″ Staples
- Loctite Spray Adhesive
- Heavy duty fabric scissors
Instructions
- Remove all fabric and cushions from old chair
- Use old fabric and cushion to create a template
- Trace and cut 1" foam to size of previous cushion. Be sure to use heavy duty fabric scissors to be able to cut through the foam
- Spray with adhesive glue on one side and apply to chair seat base. Add staples using appropriate length staples to go through the foam to the chair seat base
- Cut batting with at least a 2" over hang on all sides
- Spray with adhesive glue on one side and apply to top of foam. Flip chair seat base over. Pulling tight on the batting, staple around the entire perimeter of the chair. Cut away any excess batting
- Cut upholstery fabric at least a 2" over hang on all sides
- Spray with adhesive glue on the wrong side of the fabric and apply to the top of the batting. Flip chair seat base over. Pulling tight on the fabric, staple around the entire perimeter of the chair. Cut away any excess fabric
- Screw seat base back into chair frame