We change the upholstery of the chair with our own hands. Replacing fabric upholstery on chair seat

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There can be a great many reasons to update old chairs or decorate new ones with your own hands. This is the need to adapt furniture to the interior, the desire to correct design flaws, restore chairs inherited from the grandmother or found for nothing at the flea market. In this article, we will talk about 4 ways to transform your “four-legged friends” (including office and garden chairs) beyond recognition, and also present 70 cool photo rework ideas.

Method 1. Painting a chair

Even the most old-fashioned or just ordinary chair, say, a "Viennese" wooden, plastic, folding or office chair, can be transformed with the help of staining. The main thing here is to choose the right color. Here are some inspiring examples where color alone saved furniture from landfill.

Old Viennese chair before and after renovation

A few more examples of reworking the most common bent beech Viennese chairs, which can be found in almost every house or cottage.

And here are a few cool ideas painting stools.

Inspired? Then let's get down to practice!

To paint a chair you will need:

Acrylic paint, and preferably chalk paint in one or more colors;
Synthetic flat brushes (separately for primer, paint and varnish);
Protective gloves (it is better to buy at a pharmacy);
Primer for wood / metal (depending on the frame material);
Wax or matte varnish (polyurethane or acrylic);
Sandpaper of medium and fine grain.

How to paint a chair with your own hands:

Prepare the chair for painting: wash it from coarse dirt and dust, then sand it sandpaper medium grit to remove upper layer old varnish or paint. The surface should be slightly rough.

If you want to update a metal chair, then it is not necessary to sand it (although it is still safer to sand the top gloss), but before priming / painting, the frame must be degreased with white spirit.
Also, you can avoid the tedious sanding step if you use chalk paint, but you can’t do without a primer.
If your stool is varnished, then it can be removed special tool for removing varnish.

If the chair has damage, such as scratches, chips and cracks, putty them with furniture putty.

Wipe the chair from dust, wait for it to dry and apply a primer on the entire frame in two layers, allowing each layer to dry for about a day. Between coats, it is advisable to sand the primer with fine-grained sandpaper (No. 220 is suitable).
Take a new brush and paint the chair in 2-3 coats, letting each coat dry completely. Make sure that the paint does not form smudges.

If you want to paint a chair with a scuffed effect, then first some places (for example, on the edges of the seat, back and armrests) need to be painted with a dark paint, say dark gray or dark blue, and then waxed over them. Next, you should paint the chair with the main paint in 2-3 layers. And, finally, having slightly worked with a fine-grained sandpaper, expose the dark “substrate”.

Do you want to achieve the effect of the perfect factory painting? Then be patient: each layer of primer and paint (with the exception of the finish layers) will have to be sanded with fine-grained sandpaper. So the coating will turn out to be as even and reliable as possible.
To paint only certain parts or parts of the chair, use masking tape.

Treat the chair with wax or matte varnish. Voila, your "four-legged friend" has found new life!

Helpful Hints:

Don't know what color to paint the chair? You can't go wrong if you paint it white, because this color is the most versatile, goes well with any bright upholstery;
Before staining on the back of the chair can be glued stucco decor with wood glue;
Achieve the effect of a very old and dirty chair in Provence style, you can use dark brown wax;
Chalk paint is relative new type paint, which has not yet entered wide sale. However, we recommend using it, because due to its density, increased adhesive properties and super-fast drying (in 30 minutes), it saves a lot of time and effort. In Russia, you can buy chalk paints from designer Daria Geyler, and in Kazakhstan - at Vernenskaya Manufactory. Also, you can always order paints from foreign manufacturers - Annie Sloan and Rustoleum.

Better figure out how to paint old chair this video tutorial will help you with your own hands.

Method 2. Seat upholstery

Most often, if the chair has a soft seat, then painting the frame is not enough to completely update it - you need to change the upholstery. Here are some photo examples of how seat upholstery can turn an old chair into stylish item decor.

Office chair before and after painting, reupholstering the back and seat

By the way, if your chair or stool does not have a soft seat, then you can make it yourself: first, cut out the MDF base exactly according to the shape of the seat, then, following our master class, upholster it and, finally, screw it onto the chair frame with screws.

To make a soft seat for a stool, it is enough to glue the foam rubber directly onto the base, and then cover it with a cloth, hammering the stapler staples onto inside seats.

Upholstered stool

For work you will need:

Anti-stapler (or its alternative);
Furniture stapler and staples with a height not exceeding the thickness of the seat base;
Textile;
Foam rubber about 4 cm thick;
Batting or synthetic winterizer;
Scissors;
Knife-serreytor for bread (with teeth);
Screwdriver.

How to reupholster a chair with your own hands:

First we need to remove the seat from the chair frame with a nail puller or a screwdriver.
We remove the old upholstery with an anti-stapler and remove the filler if it is dilapidated (if it is in good condition, then it can be reused). Next, wipe the base of the seat from dust and dirt.

If the wooden base of the seat seems too old and unreliable to you, use it as a template to cut a new seat out of plywood.

We put the seat on the foam rubber, trace its outline and cut it out.

We cut the fabric and batting in such a size that they can wrap all sides of the seat (along with foam rubber), leaving free 10-15 cm. These surpluses are needed to make it more convenient to stretch the material.
So, we got four blanks: base, foam rubber, batting / synthetic winterizer and fabric. Now we need to put it all in a sandwich. First of all, we spread the batting, put foam rubber on it, and on the foam rubber - the base of the seat with the wrong side up. Next, we simply bend the edges of the batting onto the seat and, slightly pulling the material, fix it with a stapler. The corners of the batting can be cut off, or you can simply bend and fasten in the same way.

How to restore a chair seat

After all the batting is attached to the seat, trim off the excess.

If desired, the foam rubber can be pre-glued to the base or stitched around the perimeter with a stapler, retreating 5 mm from the edge of the seat.

The most crucial moment has come - the stage of reupholstering the seat with a cloth. Spread the fabric inside out and place the seat on it. Next, fold the edges of the fabric along one of the sides and fix with a stapler. Now stretch the fabric slightly over the opposite side of the seat and fix it with a stapler in the same way.

Repeat the procedure on the remaining two sides and proceed to the design of the corners - they need to be wrapped as shown in the photo below.

Chair after restoration

We return the seat to its place and fix it with "native" fasteners.

Helpful Hints:

The upholstered seat of the chair can be additionally decorated with furniture carnations around the perimeter.
Upholstery fabric should be selected in accordance with the style of the chair. So, for example, a traditional jacquard fabric is not suitable for a modern chair, and a classic chair with an elegant back is unlikely to “make friends” with a fabric with a new-fashioned geometric print.
The same fabric from which your curtains are sewn is ideal for upholstery of a chair. In the interior, such a coincidence will look very harmonious.
The print on the fabric may overlap with the carved crossbars as shown in the photo below.

For a more visual master class of upholstery of an old chair seat, see this video.

Method 3. Decoupage of a chair with paper

Do you want to decorate a chair with a cool print or cover up minor defects like scratches and stains with drawings? This can be done using the decoupage technique.

chair decoupage idea

You will need:

Any paper with the desired print, for example, it can be multilayer napkins, pages from magazines and books, geographic Maps, posters, wallpapers, etc.;
PVA glue;
Brushes 2 pcs (for applying glue and varnish);
Scissors;
Transparent matt varnish acrylic or polyurethane;
Water (if necessary);
Roller for working with large formats.

How to update decoupage chairs:

Step 1. Clean the chair from dirt and stains, paint if necessary, following the first instruction in the article.

Step 2. Cut out the fragment that you need from the selected polygraphy. The workpiece can be either large (for example, in the shape of the seat and back) or very small.

If you are using napkins, then first you need to separate the top layer with a pattern and only then cut it out.
If you want to cover the entire chair, including the legs, the paper needs to be randomly torn into small pieces of about 10x10 cm, as shown in the next photo slider.

To decoupage the back and seat, they must be removed from the chair frame with a screwdriver, and then used as a template for cutting the workpiece (see photo below).

Step 3 Lubricate the place you want to decorate with PVA glue liberally and attach your drawing to it, then smooth with a brush with the remaining glue, releasing all air bubbles and smoothing out the wrinkles.

If the cut out print is small, then it is better to grease not the chair, but the reverse side of the workpiece itself with glue.
If the paper is very dense, then it needs to be moistened a little in water - so it will become more plastic.

A top layer of adhesive is not required but is often desirable (it should be thin anyway).

Step 4. Repeat step 3 with other parts of the chair and leave the glue to dry for about a day.

Step 5. Coat the decorated areas or the entire chair with 4 coats of clear lacquer, allowing each coat to dry completely. Ready!

Method 4. Decoupage of a chair with a cloth

It would seem, how else can you radically modify the chair with your own hands, except by painting. In fact, there is another cool way - decoupage with a cloth.

A chair updated in this way will last a surprisingly long time even under heavy loads. And if individual threads are knocked out of the fabric along the edges of the chair, you can simply cut them off and process them with a layer of PVA glue.

Decoupage idea for an old chair

You will need:

Textile;
Wooden chair;
PVA glue or special glue for decoupage;
Sharp clerical or dummy knife;
Brush for applying glue.

How to update a decoupage chair:

Step 1. Using a screwdriver, remove the back and seat from the chair. If you want to paint the chair, do so before taking it apart.

Step 2. Spread the fabric on a flat surface, put the seat on it and circle it along the contour, stepping back about 2.5 cm from the edge, then cut out the blank.

Step 3 Coat the outside of your seat with PVA glue, then place the fabric over it and smooth it out. Once the fabric is leveled, coat it with PVA glue and leave to dry overnight.

Step 4 When the fabric is dry, make sure it is completely stiff. Next, cut off the excess fabric with a sharp knife exactly along the edges of the seat.

Step 5. Now again treat the perimeter of the seat with PVA glue to prevent wear at the edges.

STEP 6. Repeat steps 2-5 with the back of the chair and other details you want to decorate and finally put the chair back together. The main condition for the successful restoration of the chair is that the pattern must exactly repeat the shape of the surface to be decorated.

Here are some more photo ideas for decorating a chair with fabric.

Decoupage of an office chair with a fabric with additional protection with polyurethane varnish

Decoupage ideas for stools

Date: 2012-02-15 10:51:14
Upholstery replacement on the upholstered furniture- a process that will be a salvation if you want to update your favorite sofa or old chair. Today in any city you can find a lot of craftsmen who are able to quickly and efficiently replace the upholstery on any type of upholstered furniture, as well as make additional repairs. However, in the case of small renovation plans, for example, if you just need to change the upholstery on a chair, everyone can do it, and with their own hands. This article will tell you how to change the upholstery fabric on a chair.

Preparation for work

For high quality and fast upholstery replacements stock up on the chair necessary materials, as well as tools.

You will need a piece of foam rubber the size of the seat of the chair, upholstery fabric, special white upholstery, a knife, wire cutters, a stapler and staples for it, as well as glue in the form of a spray.

New upholstery for a chair should be selected based on the visual indicators of the product itself. The fabric must match overall design chair. For wooden chairs brown, beige or dark green upholstery is fine, a chair with aluminum legs will look great with black upholstery. In addition, do not forget about the material itself. It must have sufficiently high wear resistance characteristics, and also have long term operation.

On the initial stage Upholstery change should carefully remove the old fabric. To do this, use the wire cutters, which can easily remove the old staples with which the upholstery was fixed. In some cases, staples can be replaced with furniture nails. In this case, you should also use pliers or pliers.

Material preparation

Using a clerical knife, you should carefully and accurately cut out a pre-marked fabric blank, which will serve as an upholstery for a chair. When calculating the dimensions of the workpiece, you need to take into account the availability of stock, because the edges upholstery fabrics will fold under the seat of the chair. The fastest and most accurate way to cut out the blank is to lay the old upholstery on the new fabric. For the convenience of this process, it is best to use a sheet of foam rubber, which will be placed under the fabric.

Next, you should completely remove the seat from the chair. To do this, carefully inspect it to understand how it is fixed. If there are screws or self-tapping screws, they should be unscrewed. Staples and nails - remove with wire cutters or pliers. It also happens that the seat of an upholstered chair is fixed with glue. In this case, you will have to completely remove the old adhesive by removing the seat, and after cleaning wooden surface and upholstery updates, glue the seat back into place.

Before starting the repair itself, the edges upholstery fabrics should be sealed with glue. The most convenient way to do this is with a spray adhesive, with a short drying time. When the glue hardens, you can begin to stretch the fabric on the seat.

Chair upholstery replacement

The new upholstery of the upholstered chair is attached to wooden base in the same way as the old one was fixed, that is, with the help of special brackets. Stapler staples have sufficient reliability and strength, and therefore firmly hold the upholstery fabric in a state of tension. In addition, these staples do not tear the fibers of the fabric, while maintaining its integrity.

You should not start fastening the upholstery from the corners, because the tension here is stronger. If necessary, the inner filling of the chair should be replaced. To do this, prepare in advance a layer of foam rubber cut into the shape of the seat with a knife. Thin calico or any other durable fabric should be placed between the foam rubber and the upholstery fabric. Its function will be to increase the wear resistance of upholstery fabric.

Do not forget that only those parts of the fabric that are impregnated with glue should be fixed with staples. This nuance will give the fixation additional reliability.

First you need to fix one side of the smoothed material at a distance of 1-2 centimeters from the edge of the wooden base. After one side is securely fixed with staples, pull the entire fabric taut and secure the opposite side.

Next, fix the remaining two sides in the same way. Care should be taken to ensure that there are no wrinkles, bulges or irregularities on the seat surface. Staples should be installed at least half a centimeter apart.

Particular attention should be paid to securing the edges of the upholstery. Often, extra folds and areas of crumpled tissue are formed in these places. Everything should be carefully leveled and the dangling pieces should be fixed with staples. If there is too much fabric, the excess can be cut off.

After the canvas is completely fixed, it is necessary to install the seat back on the chair in the same way that it was attached earlier.

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Such furniture wears out most quickly, losing its attractive appearance: owners and guests sit on home chairs, employees spend at least 8 hours a day on office models. Chairs serve as a substitute for stepladders - they stand on them to get something and change a light bulb. Therefore, the upholstery quickly becomes unusable, breaks - a hauling of chairs is required. We offer a full range of services for the return of furniture to its original appearance.

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A chair is a piece of furniture designed for sitting. This is one of the most popular pieces of furniture, so upholstery fabric chair quickly loses attractive appearance. The optimal solution problems will be professional upholstery of chairs in Moscow.

The company "Home Masters" offers services for the replacement of upholstery, internal filling backs and seats of chairs. Experienced carpenters can replace the upholstery and filling on kitchen, living room or bedroom chairs in a matter of hours.

Chair upholstery at home

Employees of the company will quickly and accurately replace the upholstery on chairs with wooden and metal frame. Craftsmen produce upholstery of chairs at home, having all the necessary tools available:

pliers;
construction stapler;
scissors and knives for cutting fabric;
Screwdriver Set;
tape measure and ruler.

Reupholster a chair

Qualified professionals in as soon as possible will replace the upholstery, taking into account the wishes of the client and following the technology of the process. The dismantling of the old upholstery of the master is carried out carefully, without damaging the frame. The upholstery is fastened with a furniture stapler, and the filler of the seats and backs is glued, which guarantees the reliability and long service life of the product.

upholstery for kitchen chairs

Kitchen chairs are characterized by increased intensity of use, so the upholstery needs to be replaced much more often. Craftsmen use for upholstery of kitchen chairs different kinds materials:

eco-leather;
natural leather;
leatherette;
thick upholstery fabric.

Upholstery of chairs at home inexpensively

Breathe new life into your favorite chairs by removing the worn upholstery and replacing it with a new one. And upholstery upholstery is a great way to fit your favorite furniture into color scheme renovated room interior. The method of upholstery will depend slightly on the type of chairs. Here are some standard methods.

Steps

Part 1

Remove furniture nails and other fasteners

This section is about how to remove furniture nails and other pointed fasteners. If staples were used for fasteners, skip to another section.

Bring the chisel to the edge of the nail head or other fastener.

Tap the tip of the chisel with a wooden mallet.

Gently lift the nail (or other fastener) up with a lever. Repeat the procedure carefully until the nail is released from the wood.

Put the removed nails in a bag or immediately throw them in the trash. This is to prevent you from accidentally stepping on sharp objects.

Part 2

This section is about the large, reinforced type of staples that hold the upholstery fabric.

Use the regulator to remove the staples. This is a specialized tool used in the wallpaper trade to remove staples from furniture. It can be bought online in specialized stores.

Bring the end of the adjuster under the center of the bracket. Use the lever to lift the regulator up while pressing on the edge of the tree.
- If the wood is polished or this part of the chair is visible, place a metal plate or fabric under the regulator so that the lever touches them and not the wood. So there will be no traces due to pressure with the regulator.
Wait until one of the ends of the staple shows up. The second one usually stays inside.

Take pliers or side cutters and grab the brace. Pull up and twist a little to pull the bracket completely out of the wood.

Repeat the procedure until all staples have been pulled out. Some people prefer the conveyor method: first, they lift all the brackets with the regulator, and then pull them out with the pliers, so as not to constantly switch from the regulator to the pliers on each bracket.

Part 3

Remove the upholstery from the seat, backrest and armrests. Once you remove the fasteners, you can remove the old fabric and use these sheathing blanks to make new ones.

Mark the removed blanks with arrows, letters, or something else so that it is convenient for you to draw the same on a new fabric. No need to be lazy: the effort will pay off later when you need to be accurate.

It will be easier if you draw a chair outline for each piece of upholstery you removed and write down the corresponding letter or number on each piece of fabric, both on the diagram and on the back of the fabric.
Pay attention to folds, folds, bends, etc., so that you can repeat them later when making a new upholstery.

When removing skin sections, write down the order in which you do it. This will help you a lot when you start putting it all back together. Chair/chair upholstery sections are usually labeled as follows:
- IB = inside back (back of the inside)
- OB = outside back (outer back)
- IW = inside wing (internal wing)
- OW = outside wing (outer wing)
- IA = inside arm (armrest of the inside)
- OA = outside arm (armrest of the outer part)
- S = seat (seat)
- SC = seat cushion (seat cushion)
- FB = front border (front edge)
- SB = side border (side edge)
- AF = arm facing (front of the armrest)
- SK = skirt. (edge)

Part 4

Save the padding

Carefully lift up the padding. Try not to break or tear anything. Her current shape was achieved by years of sitting in a chair, so her shape is already a perfect fit for that chair.
- It should be lifted with both hands, putting the stuffing in the crook of the elbow and holding it with your fingers.
- Prepare a flat, clean area where you will place the padding while you work on the upholstery.
Cut off the glued part of the stuffing. Sometimes you have to cut off the packing, which was attached with glue. To do this, take a long-bladed knife, such as a serrated knife, and carefully slide it under the padding. Smoothly and extremely carefully cut off the stuffing.

Remove other fasteners. You may find that the padding is held in place with additional staples or wallpaper nails or string. Remove nails and staples as described above, and simply cut the rope.

Check the chair frame. Should it be repaired or left as is? If you can leave it as is, you can proceed to the preparation of a new upholstery. And if not, you will have to repair the frame of the chair / armchair.

Part 5

This section is summary basics for standard modern frame chairs/armchairs. Here we do not consider such intricate frames that require weaving, dragging and other corrections, because. do not talk about it briefly.

First, decide whether you want to handle this yourself or entrust the matter to a professional. It can be tricky, but you can do the basic frame repairs yourself. The only thing that cannot be done is to leave everything as it is, because the weak frame will not last long and the chair will break.

If you are not in the mood for such a job, take the chair to an upholsterer or furniture maker.

First check the glued joints. If they need to be straightened or compacted or re-glued, do it yourself. Pull the slats of the chair in different directions to test for stability or strength. If no weak points are found, there are no questions about the joints. If they move in the grooves or bend, they need to be repaired.
- AT old furniture staples, screws or tongue and groove. If you yourself do not understand, then it is better to show the damaged tongue and groove connection to a professional.
- It doesn't take much effort during testing because a pinned (keyed) joint that is well held can come loose if you pull too hard.
Check corner blocks. If you need to re-glue the joints, the corner will have to be removed first. This is a triangular part located in inner corner chair seat frame it can be glued, screwed or nailed in place. To remove it, you need:
- Drive the tip of the spacer bit into the edge of the corner block where it meets one side of the frame.
- Tap the tip of the chisel with a wooden mallet.
- As the chisel advances, use it as a lever to pull the block out of the frame. Don't push too hard, the chisel may break, if you feel the block is giving out, remove the chisel and push with your hand only.
- Do the same for the rest of the corners.
Repair connections.
- Place the chair on the workbench with the part that needs to be repaired facing up (facing you, not the workbench). Hold the chair firmly.
- Tap near the joint with a rubber mallet to loosen it a little. Don't force it.
- Remove the detached part. Clean and sand to remove any old adhesive residue.
Replace broken keys. If you find that the key is broken, it must be repaired before the joint is reassembled.
- remove the edges of the key with a chisel to a flat surface so that you can work with a drill. Then drill into the old key, being careful not to damage the chair frame.
- Squeeze some wood glue into the hole, then insert a new key into it. Tap it lightly with a hammer. Wipe off excess glue squeezed out and let dry completely.
Restore the connection. Pour wood glue into the holes for the dowels. Connect the components carefully but firmly.

Clip the entire frame together to give the right pressure joints and prevent them from moving during drying. Wipe off excess glue so that it does not dry out in drops on the chair frame.
- Put the corner blocks in place, wipe off excess glue again before they dry.

Part 6

Applying new upholstery fabric

Here is a simple method using old skin blanks. There are more difficult ways, but for beginners, this method is better suited.

Measure the fabric for the new upholstery. This requires great care when removing the old skin so as not to tear or cut anything, because you will be using the old blank as a template for the new one.

Expand the old workpiece. Everything that is chipped or sewn must be laid out to see the seams and allowances that the upholstery manufacturers made.
- Always allow enough allowance for stitching and stapling when you record measurements for new upholstery.
Iron the blanks until they are leveled. They should be as even as possible.

Place the old piece on top of the new fabric as a pattern. Then, with a chalk or invisible felt-tip pen for fabric, circle the contours, and so on for each workpiece.
Cut out new blanks. Here's what to keep in mind:
- Cut along the front side, you should see the structure of the fabric.
- For symmetrical blanks, you can cut half, then bend and check if the blank is the same on the reverse side. If so, continue cutting. Or make adjustments if needed.
- Cut all objects in the same direction, along the thread line.
- Label all the cut pieces with the section names that you have determined for yourself so that they do not mix. Write down the correct indication for a particular workpiece, using the abbreviations recommended above. Add additional arrows so that you know which side the blank is for. Be careful when marking thin fabric, the marks may appear on the right side.