Comments on: How to Reupholster Dining Chairs

By: alisa

alisa — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:12:57 +0000

“Wow, I love how you’ve made reupholstering sound so approachable, even for beginners! The way you’ve turned thrifted finds into stylish and unique pieces for the BnB is inspiring, especially with those mismatched chairs that add so much charm. I hadn’t thought of using gingham fabric, but your tip about choosing an easy-to-work-with fabric makes perfect sense. Also, thank you for mentioning the Fiskars staple gun! I’ve struggled with staple guns in the past, so I might give this one a try. Can’t wait to see the final touches on this project!”

By: Emma Chapman

Emma Chapman — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 22:18:32 +0000

In reply to correy. I would measure the area of the chair sitting area (that will require the filling) and then go to the store and look at the options and get what you need. There are lots of different kinds of foam filling and it will depend on the type of chair you're doing and what you want it to look like once you're done. There are lots of filling options at JOANN but other craft / fabric stores will have options as well. You could try ordering filling online but you may end up with too much or too little, or it may not be the depth you end up wanting. So I would just get measurements and head to the store and look. Good luck!

By: correy

correy — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 21:54:06 +0000

i’m doing dining chairs tomorrow now! this tutorial feels totally manageable and i just ordered my fiskars utensils from the local joann’s store.
QUESTION – if you had to buy a filler for the seat, how do you determine which kind and how much?

By: Lindsey Oldani

Lindsey Oldani — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:12:10 +0000

Love this!! I especially love that you show folks how reasonable it is to take an older chair with good lines, but crap fabric and turn it into a stylish new set!!! Love love!

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 31 May 2019 17:27:20 +0000

Redoing upholstery has been on the back burner for so long because it has always seemed so daunting. Thanks for the tips! I feel like I can do it now 🙂

By: Emily Chandler

Emily Chandler — Fri, 31 May 2019 10:02:10 +0000

Nice..

By: Kristie

Kristie — Fri, 31 May 2019 07:53:36 +0000

Nice chairs – looks easy to do… Thanks for the post!

By: The Hearth And Home

The Hearth And Home — Fri, 31 May 2019 02:06:47 +0000

I think that this is awesome!

By: Valerie Alyse Harris

Valerie Alyse Harris — Thu, 30 May 2019 20:49:41 +0000

This post makes me so happy! I didn’t reupholster everything but I purposely thrifted mismatched brown chairs for my dining room.

By: Emma Chapman

Emma Chapman — Thu, 30 May 2019 18:27:15 +0000

In reply to TaShengrem Cook. I don't think I got a close up that day. I'll have to show you next time I'm there and doing some IG stories. But basically I folded the fabric over so it looks like a seam and then stapled only 3 staples in the black areas of the fabric design. Then I used a fine brush and painted the tops of the staples with black acrylic paint, just to completely hide them. It's probably not what a professional would do, but it looks really nice (or at least I think so :)