How to: Recover a Chair

Aug 17, 2011 by Gina Mueller

I inherited these fantastic fruitwood chairs from our family friends.  All they needed was a little love with new padding and fabric.  I must admit this was my first time recovering chairs but, with help from my experienced mother I was successful and ended up with beautiful new chairs.

Before                                                                                    After 

Materials:

• Foam (I layered 2 separate foams)
• Fabric (I got mine from Joann Fabric and Craft Store)
• Pins
• Scissors
• Screw driver
• Pliers
• Staple Gun

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