DIY: Reupholster Chairs

Original Chairs

After I came up with my vanity idea in the office I knew I would need a chair.  I also wanted to put a chair between the two big windows in our bedroom just as a decorative piece, and for an extra place to throw random things (like Shayne's suits when he comes home from work) so stuff didn't end up on the floor. My mom had these old chairs in the attic to an old dining room set, I believe from my aunt, so I took two and decided to reupholster them myself.  I chose the green and blue paisley design to match the vanity/desk and color of the office, and the geometric dark brown material for our room since all of our furniture is an espresso color.  The seats were harder to take apart than I anticipated; they were reupholstered twice before, and it was a bit of mess with the old foam underneath but it was otherwise simple to put together once I got down to the base. I loved the outcome and have been thinking about re-staining them so they have a fresh coat but that will be another DIY project down the road!

Tools Needed: Material & New Foam Inserts (for cushions) from here, Scissors, staple gun, screw driver

Unscrew the seat from the chair so you can rip off all the old material and cushions

Lay the wood base of the seat on your new foam cushion.
These seats were angled funny so I had to trim some of the foam off.

Cut your material and stretch it around to the bottom of the seat.
Make sure you're pulling the material tight while you staple.

Take your staple gun and staple every 3-4 inches the whole way around the seat

TA DA! Screw your seat back in and you have a newly upholstered chair!

I did one for our bedroom (right) and one for the green vanity desk in the office (left)