Upholstery Tips As Well As Tricks

I simply reupholstered my thrift store chair again. (It's going inwards the room I've been working on, as well as it needed a fresh novel 'do.)

I've done several upholstery tutorials on the blog, as well as at that topographic point are several FAQ's I acquire amongst every tutorial.

They're the same questions I had when I showtime started playing around amongst upholstery, as well as then today I catch I would part a few tricks I've learned along the agency as well as response ane of your most oft asked questions.

First, let's banking concern gibe out the latest chair makeover.

Remember this guy? The chair amongst the hot bod stuck inwards the old-man-recliner-fabric?

This volition officially live the 3rd fourth dimension I've reupholstered this chair (see here and here) as well as hopefully the last.

I chose a light-green as well as white Waverly stuff from Joann's, as well as I cannot hold off to demo y'all how amazing it looks inwards the room it's going in.

I intend it's quite the improvement!

And when my math skills failed me as well as I ran out of stuff for the dorsum panel, I decided to chop upwards an embroidered pillow comprehend as well as role it for the back. It sits against a wall, as well as then it volition in all probability never live seen anyways, but I kinda dearest the agency it turned out.

So, let's beak upholstery tips. One of the most oft asked questions I acquire is 'How practise I brand corners?'.

It took me a niggling lawsuit as well as fault to actually figure out how to brand a non bad corner. Since a botched corner tin totally brand or intermission your DIY upholstery job, it's a handy science to have.

Here's how I practise my corners. I accept no catch if this is the right way, but it industrial plant as well as it's easy.

The showtime affair I practise ane time I accept my stuff cutting to size as well as positioned on the chair correctly is to staple the stuff around the rank of the leg as well as cut down the stuff underneath the staple afterwards.

Next, I cutting off the corner, leaving nigh 1-2 inches.

Then, force the stuff inward as well as create a pocket.

Once the stuff is tucked all the agency within as well as y'all accept what looks similar a seam, hotglue it closed.

(Obviously, if y'all sew, y'all would sew together this cover. But equally nosotros all know, I dearest glue.)

Then, hotglue your cut down or pipage around the leg. This covers upwards the staples as well as whatever other niggling imperfections. I used ii strips of trim. 'Cause I'm crazy similar that.

And at that topographic point ya accept it....

a neat niggling corner on your freshly upholstered chair!

So say me...What other upholstery questions practise y'all have?

Feel gratis to acquire out them inwards the comment department below as well as I'll endeavour to include them inwards my side past times side upholstery post.

Don't forget to pivot this lil' feller as well as then y'all tin detect it later! :)