High-quality wooden furniture can last a very long time. If the house has beautiful carved wood chairs, and the upholstery is worn out, you do not need to throw them away. The main thing is to make sure that the wooden part is intact. Drag such a chair with new material is not difficult.
How to choose the right fabric for the constriction of the chair with your own hands
Fabrics manufactured for furniture upholstery are dense, durable and easy to clean. They can easily be cleaned with soapy water if necessary. The do-it-yourself chair hauling will be presented step by step below.
Reference! There are fabrics with special impregnation on which there are no stains, even if you accidentally spill coffee or wine on them.
The color is selected, consonant with the interior. Among the most popular in recent years, it can be noted:
- Flock: pile is glued onto the mixed base (65% polyester and 35% cotton). It is characterized by high wear resistance and good appearance;
- Chenille: a fluffy chenille thread is woven into warp threads. Differs in durability, beautiful appearance;
- Tapestry: high-quality fabric is extremely durable, it’s not that tear, it’s hard to cut with scissors.
Sometimes, in order to fit into the interior palette, one has to acquire not the most durable fabric. This option is possible when using rough upholstery made of durable auxiliary material.
What tools will be required
To work smoothly and quickly, you need to pick everything in advance. The main thing you need to prepare is an electric stapler for furniture. Staples suitable for upholstery: 10 mm for interior use and 6 mm for installation of upholstery fabric.
The track made of brackets on the back and seat can be closed with a finishing tape. To glue it, prepare a glue gun with silicone sticks.
To work with foam rubber you will need a sharp knife and suitable glue.
Remove the old skin
Remove the old upholstery should be very careful. The old back and seat cover can be used as a pattern. Under the soft part of the seat there may be a piece of plywood or furniture rubber. The latter may be stretched and need to be replaced. Particular care must be taken to remove the staples next to the exposed part of the tree so as not to damage the painted part.
When the upholstery is removed, it's time to check the wood part for strength. All loose joints need to be glued where it is possible to fix with 14 mm brackets.
Restoring the seat and chair cover
How to properly drag a chair with your own hands, step-by-step instructions are presented below. A piece of foam is glued to the plywood of the seat or furniture rubber.
Reference! Foam with a density of 28-35 kg / m3 is suitable for the constriction of chairs.
Foam is closed with a synthetic winterizer with a density of 200 g / m2 and a piece of upholstery fabric. Upholstery fabric should be cut out along the removed cover, plus 5 cm around the perimeter, such an allowance is needed for ease of use, after shooting with staples, it is cut off.
If a draft cover is used, he is the first to be upholstered. The main load falls on the auxiliary fabric, the top beautiful cover also experiences pressure, but already much less.
The back of the chair is upholstered in the following sequence:
- First, a cover is stuffed from the back of the chair;
- A detail of a rough cover, it takes on the main load in this piece of furniture;
- A foam part and a synthetic winterizer component are glued;
- A piece of upholstery fabric is shot from above;
- Surplus fabric is cut with a construction knife.
Upholstery of the seat and backrest is carried out with a large tension of the cover. In the corners of the seat neat symmetrical folds are laid. The line of sighting the upholstery fabric with brackets is closed with a finishing tape using an adhesive gun with silicone sticks.
In addition to the braid, you can use decorative nails. This type of finish is available in two types: in the form of ribbons or piece nails. It’s easier to work with tape.
Interesting hauling ideas
Every day, the Internet and print media feed new ideas, among them there are many new products for upholstered furniture.
For constricting chairs, you can use a combination of companion fabrics. For example: a seat - a jacquard fabric, and the back is selected plain and velvety.
There are many trim options for chairs. The second task of the decoration is to close the track with staples that are visible after the upholstery fabric is targeted. In addition to finishing braid and decorative nails, you can use a twisted finishing furniture cord.
It is produced in many colors and different diameters. The same cord is also released sewn with braid for sewing into the seam. Complete with chairs, you can sew decorative furniture pillows. As a finishing sewn-in edging - a decorative cord, as on chairs only with braid.
The process of remaking furniture is very exciting. It takes very little time, and the result pleases for many years. Now it is easy to choose upholstery fabrics in combination with curtains and the interior of the room as a whole. There is an opportunity at home to embody the most successful designer finds.
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