Reupholstered Desk Chair Tutorial

Chair Tutorial

You will need:

• one old chair!
• fabric {I needed two yards for mine}
• pliers, screwdriver
• staple gun
• sandpaper & stain {optional!}

1.  First you'll need an old desk chair.  Unscrew the back, bottom, and arms.  {I started with the back first, then did the seat part when that was done.}

 Back

2. Mine has a back that was two separate pieces.  You'll need to take the staples out next.  You can see them all in this picture!!  There's a LOT!

I used a screw driver to lift up the staples and pliers to pull them out. 

Once you have the staples out, you can take the old fabric off!

 

3.  Lay your fabric over the piece and cut it to size.  I used a spray glue to attach the fabric to the padding.  This kind only takes 30 seconds to dry so I didn't have to wait!

4.  Then staple the fabric on.  I pulled it pretty tight before stapling.  

5.  Here's the finished back piece!

  Our kitties weren't happy when it was time to start working on the bottom piece ;)

Seat

6.  Take the staples out just like you did with the back.  

My cushion was pretty flat, so I replaced it.  I used the same old chair cushion that I used to make my seat crates.  It was hard to cut!  It's not perfect, but good enough!

7.  Spray glue the fabric onto the cushion and staple away!!  I put the top part together right away because I couldn't wait to see how it looked {that's why it's on the table without arms!} :)

 Arms & Feet

8.  This part is only if you have wood arms and feet!  I sanded them down with an electric sander.  

9.  Then I stained them!  I let it dry overnight.

10.  I added a clear coat and let it dry {I don't like waiting!!!}

11.  Put it all back together!

Doesn't it look so pretty?!