Since I had always wanted to try my hand at reupholstering, I thought this was the perfect opportunity. I purchased some fabric, which was definitely not upholstery-grade... not a huge concern for me. I think I ended up getting 8 yards of the main chair fabric, and three of the cushion fabric. I spent an entire day taking the old fabric off- the amount of staples was just incredible! I had three full blisters on my hand after that day, in addition to the dreaded flare-up of allergies. You see, this was a poor life choice on my part to take apart a chair that had been festering in all of its dust-mite glory for the past 10 or so years. I'm REALLY allergic to dust mites. Two full weeks later, I had recovered from both ailments and was ready to start working again.
(The nastiness that collected in the chair. pretzels, coins... you name it!)I alternated between sewing the cushion and stapling the fabric to the chair... the cushion was super-hard to sew, but it got done. And the chair was stapled and put back together again. Just don't look too close- it's not perfect. All in all, if I could go back, I would reselect the cushion fabric... it just ends up being really busy. And I may decide to tackle that at a later time, in addition to painting the legs. In the meantime, it's finishing school, finding a job, selling and staging two houses, moving, and having fun in the midst of it all.
Should you want more directions or tips on how to reupholster from a definite non-pro, let me know!
Should you want to hire me and/or complete the rest of my to-do list, also let me know!! :)
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