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Hello and Happy New Year to you! It’s and I’ve already written my first to-do list and on my list, I wrote recover dining chairs (FINALLY). I blogged about how we had bought a set on eBay way back in November and I’ve been wanting to do it ever since. I’ve continued to search for the right fabric to recover the chairs. I initially wanted to use a family-friendly vinyl and I bought some really cheap black stuff (£2.99 x M) I spotted in Dunelm Mill as a trial run. Unfortunately, when I got the vinyl home I really hated the shiny look and this made me feel very uneasy about spending much more than a few pounds on fabric to cover the seats. However, they really did need recovering urgently as, in addition to being threadbare, they were now covered in sticky Nye handprints of varying colors and textures.
How To Recover Dining Chairs
What You Need:
- Fabric (Enough to cover the cushion covers and preferably in a thick and durable
- fabric.)
- Fabric Scissors
- Staple Gun
- Staples
- Hammer
Instructions:
1. Remove the seat pad from the chair (ours lifted off easily, you may have to unscrew it or lever it out.)
2. Lay out your fabric, upside down, and place your seat pad on top.
3. Turn the pad over to check you are happy with how the pattern is aligned. (Think about whether you want the pattern centered for example)
4. If you are happy with how the pattern looks, cut out your fabric to fit the seat pad. I gave myself quite a bit of extra fabric on each side to allow for mistakes.
5. Use the staple gun to attach the fabric to the chair. Start by securing the center of each side, pulling the fabric as tight as you can.
6. Work your way along the sides from the center, leaving the corners until last.
7. Pleat the corners by pulling the corner of the fabric diagonally towards to center of the seat base.
8. Next fold one side of the corner down so that the edge runs diagonal, then fold the other side down and staple.
9. Once all corners are complete, trim off any excess material and hammer down any staples that haven’t gone into the seat base completely.
10. Return seat pad to a chair and secure.
11. (optional) You may want to use some kind of stain guard to protect the fabric. (I haven’t done this yet but I’m interested to see if it helps keep the material clean.)
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