How much does it cost to reupholster a chair. Replacing fabric upholstery on chair seat

There can be a great many reasons to update old chairs or decorate new ones with your own hands. This is the need to adapt furniture to the interior, the desire to correct design flaws, restore chairs inherited from the grandmother or found for nothing at the flea market. In this article, we will talk about 4 ways to transform your “four-legged friends” (including office and garden chairs) beyond recognition, and also present 70 cool photo rework ideas.

Method 1. Painting a chair

Even the most old-fashioned or just ordinary chair, say, a "Viennese" wooden, plastic, folding or office chair, can be transformed with the help of staining. The main thing here is to choose the right color. Here are some inspiring examples where color alone saved furniture from landfill.

Old Viennese chair before and after renovation

A few more examples of reworking the most common bent beech Viennese chairs, which can be found in almost every house or cottage.

And here are a few cool ideas painting stools.

Inspired? Then let's get down to practice!

To paint a chair you will need:

Acrylic paint, and preferably chalk paint in one or more colors;
Synthetic flat brushes (separately for primer, paint and varnish);
Protective gloves (it is better to buy at a pharmacy);
Primer for wood / metal (depending on the frame material);
Wax or matte varnish (polyurethane or acrylic);
Sandpaper of medium and fine grain.

How to paint a chair with your own hands:

Prepare the chair for painting: wash it from coarse dirt and dust, then sand it sandpaper medium grit to remove upper layer old varnish or paint. The surface should be slightly rough.

If you want to update metal chair, then it is not necessary to sand it (although it is still more reliable to grind the top gloss), but before priming / painting the frame must be degreased with white spirit.
Also, you can avoid the tedious sanding step if you use chalk paint, but you can’t do without a primer.
If your stool is varnished, then it can be removed special means for removing varnish.

If the chair has damage, such as scratches, chips and cracks, putty them with furniture putty.

Wipe the chair from dust, wait for it to dry and apply a primer on the entire frame in two layers, allowing each layer to dry for about a day. Between coats, it is advisable to sand the primer with fine-grained sandpaper (No. 220 is suitable).
Take a new brush and paint the chair in 2-3 coats, letting each coat dry completely. Make sure that the paint does not form smudges.

If you want to paint a chair with a scuffed effect, then first some places (for example, the edges of the seat, back and armrests) need to be painted with a dark paint, say dark gray or dark blue, and then waxed over them. Next, you should paint the chair with the main paint in 2-3 layers. And, finally, having slightly worked with a fine-grained sandpaper, expose the dark “substrate”.

Do you want to achieve the effect of the perfect factory painting? Then be patient: each layer of primer and paint (with the exception of the finishing layers) will have to be sanded with fine-grained sandpaper. So the coating will turn out to be as even and reliable as possible.
To paint only certain parts or parts of the chair, use masking tape.

Treat the chair with wax or matte varnish. Voila, your four-legged friend» found a new life!

Helpful Hints:

Don't know what color to paint the chair? You can't go wrong if you paint it white, because this color is the most versatile, goes well with any bright upholstery;
Before staining, stucco decor can be glued to the back of the chair using wood glue;
Achieve the effect of a very old and dirty chair in Provence style, you can use dark brown wax;
Chalk paint is relative new type paint, which has not yet entered the general market. However, we recommend using it, because due to its density, increased adhesive properties and super-fast drying (in 30 minutes), it saves a lot of time and effort. In Russia, you can buy chalk paints from designer Daria Geyler, and in Kazakhstan - at Vernenskaya Manufactory. Also, you can always order paints from foreign manufacturers - Annie Sloan and Rustoleum.

Better figure out how to paint old chair this video tutorial will help you with your own hands.

Method 2. Seat upholstery

Most often, if the chair has a soft seat, then painting the frame is not enough to completely update it - you need to change the upholstery. Here are some photo examples of how seat upholstery can turn an old chair into stylish item decor.

Office chair before and after painting, reupholstering the back and seat

By the way, if your chair or stool does not have a soft seat, then you can make it yourself: first, cut out the MDF base exactly according to the shape of the seat, then, following our master class, upholster it and, finally, screw it onto the chair frame with screws.

To make a soft seat for a stool, it is enough to glue the foam rubber directly onto the base, and then cover it with a cloth, hammering the stapler staples onto inside seats.

Upholstered stool

For work you will need:

Anti-stapler (or its alternative);
Furniture stapler and staples with a height not exceeding the thickness of the seat base;
Textile;
Foam rubber about 4 cm thick;
Batting or synthetic winterizer;
Scissors;
Knife-serreytor for bread (with teeth);
Screwdriver.

How to reupholster a chair with your own hands:

First we need to remove the seat from the chair frame with a nail puller or a screwdriver.
We remove the old upholstery with an anti-stapler and remove the filler if it is dilapidated (if it is in good condition, then it can be reused). Next, wipe the base of the seat from dust and dirt.

If the wooden base of the seat seems too old and unreliable to you, use it as a template to cut a new seat out of plywood.

We put the seat on the foam rubber, trace its outline and cut it out.

We cut the fabric and batting in such a size that they can wrap all sides of the seat (along with foam rubber), leaving free 10-15 cm. These surpluses are needed to make it more convenient to stretch the material.
So, we got four blanks: base, foam rubber, batting / synthetic winterizer and fabric. Now we need to put it all in a sandwich. First of all, we spread the batting, put foam rubber on it, and on the foam rubber - the base of the seat with the wrong side up. Next, we simply bend the edges of the batting onto the seat and, slightly pulling the material, fix it with a stapler. The corners of the batting can be cut off, or you can simply bend and fasten in the same way.

How to restore a chair seat

After all the batting is attached to the seat, trim off the excess.

If desired, the foam rubber can be pre-glued to the base or stitched around the perimeter with a stapler, retreating 5 mm from the edge of the seat.

The most crucial moment has come - the stage of reupholstering the seat with a cloth. Spread the fabric inside out and place the seat on it. Next, fold the edges of the fabric along one of the sides and fix with a stapler. Now stretch the fabric slightly over the opposite side of the seat and fix it with a stapler in the same way.

Repeat the procedure on the remaining two sides and proceed to the design of the corners - they need to be wrapped as shown in the photo below.

Chair after restoration

We return the seat to its place and fix it with "native" fasteners.

Helpful Hints:

The upholstered seat of the chair can be additionally decorated with furniture carnations around the perimeter.
Upholstery fabric should be selected in accordance with the style of the chair. So, for example, for a modern chair not suitable traditional jacquard fabric, and a classic chair with an elegant back is unlikely to "make friends" with a fabric with a trendy geometric print.
The same fabric from which your curtains are sewn is ideal for upholstery of a chair. In the interior, such a coincidence will look very harmonious.
The print on the fabric may overlap with the carved crossbars as shown in the photo below.

For a more visual master class of upholstery of an old chair seat, see this video.

Method 3. Decoupage of a chair with paper

Do you want to decorate a chair with a cool print or cover up minor defects like scratches and stains with drawings? This can be done using the decoupage technique.

chair decoupage idea

You will need:

Any paper with the desired print, for example, it can be multilayer napkins, pages from magazines and books, geographic Maps, posters, wallpapers, etc.;
PVA glue;
Brushes 2 pcs (for applying glue and varnish);
Scissors;
Transparent matt varnish acrylic or polyurethane;
Water (if necessary);
Roller for working with large formats.

How to update decoupage chairs:

Step 1. Clean the chair from dirt and stains, paint if necessary, following the first instruction in the article.

Step 2. Cut out the fragment that you need from the selected polygraphy. The workpiece can be either large (for example, in the shape of the seat and back) or very small.

If you are using napkins, then first you need to separate the top layer with a pattern and only then cut it out.
If you want to cover the entire chair, including the legs, the paper needs to be randomly torn into small pieces of about 10x10 cm, as shown in the next photo slider.

To decoupage the back and seat, they must be removed from the chair frame with a screwdriver, and then used as a template for cutting the workpiece (see photo below).

Step 3 Lubricate the place you want to decorate with PVA glue liberally and attach your drawing to it, then smooth with a brush with the remaining glue, releasing all air bubbles and smoothing out the wrinkles.

If the cut out print is small, then it is better to grease not the chair, but the reverse side of the workpiece itself with glue.
If the paper is very dense, then it needs to be moistened a little in water - so it will become more plastic.

A top layer of adhesive is not required but is often desirable (it should be thin anyway).

Step 4. Repeat step 3 with other parts of the chair and leave the glue to dry for about a day.

Step 5 Cover decorated areas or the entire chair with 4 coats of clear lacquer, allowing each coat to dry completely. Ready!

Method 4. Decoupage of a chair with a cloth

It would seem, how else can you radically modify the chair with your own hands, except by painting. In fact, there is another cool way - decoupage with a cloth.

A chair updated in this way will last a surprisingly long time even under heavy loads. And if individual threads are knocked out of the fabric along the edges of the chair, you can simply cut them off and process them with a layer of PVA glue.

Decoupage idea for an old chair

You will need:

Textile;
Wooden chair;
PVA glue or special glue for decoupage;
Sharp clerical or dummy knife;
Brush for applying glue.

How to update a decoupage chair:

Step 1. Using a screwdriver, remove the back and seat from the chair. If you want to paint the chair, do so before taking it apart.

Step 2. Spread the fabric on a flat surface, put the seat on it and circle it along the contour, stepping back about 2.5 cm from the edge, then cut out the blank.

Step 3 Coat the outside of your seat with PVA glue, then place the fabric over it and smooth it out. Once the fabric is leveled, coat it with PVA glue and leave to dry overnight.

Step 4 When the fabric is dry, make sure it is completely stiff. Next, cut off the excess fabric with a sharp knife exactly along the edges of the seat.

Step 5. Now again treat the perimeter of the seat with PVA glue to prevent wear at the edges.

STEP 6. Repeat steps 2-5 with the back of the chair and other details you want to decorate and finally put the chair back together. The main condition for the successful restoration of the chair is that the pattern must exactly repeat the shape of the surface to be decorated.

Here are some more photo ideas for decorating a chair with fabric.

Decoupage of an office chair with a fabric with additional protection with polyurethane varnish

Decoupage ideas for stools

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Date: 2012-02-15 10:51:14

Upholstery replacement

small plans

Preparation for work

For high quality and fast upholstery replacements stock up on the chair necessary materials, as well as tools.

You will need a piece of foam rubber the size of the chair seat, upholstery fabric, special white upholstery material, a knife, wire cutters, a stapler and staples for it, as well as glue in the form of a spray.

New upholstery for a chair should be selected based on the visual indicators of the product itself. The fabric should match the overall design of the chair. For wooden chairs brown, beige or dark green upholstery is fine, a chair with aluminum legs will look great with black upholstery. In addition, do not forget about the material itself. It should have sufficiently high wear resistance characteristics, as well as have a long service life.

On the initial stage upholstery should be carefully removed old cloth. To do this, use the wire cutters, which can easily remove the old staples with which the upholstery was fixed. In some cases, staples can be replaced with furniture nails. In this case, you should also use pliers or pliers.

Material preparation

Using a clerical knife, you should carefully and accurately cut out a pre-marked fabric blank, which will serve as an upholstery for a chair. When calculating the dimensions of the workpiece, you need to take into account the availability of stock, because the edges upholstery fabrics will fold under the seat of the chair. The fastest and most accurate way to cut out the blank is to lay the old upholstery on the new fabric. For the convenience of this process, it is best to use a sheet of foam rubber, which will be placed under the fabric.

Next, you should completely remove the seat from the chair. To do this, carefully inspect it to understand how it is fixed. If there are screws or self-tapping screws, they should be unscrewed. Staples and nails - remove with wire cutters or pliers. It also happens that the seat of an upholstered chair is fixed with glue. In this case, you will have to completely remove old glue after removing the seat, and after cleaning wooden surface and upholstery updates, glue the seat back into place.

Before starting the repair itself, the edges upholstery fabrics should be sealed with glue. The most convenient way to do this is with a spray adhesive, with a short drying time. When the glue hardens, you can begin to stretch the fabric on the seat.

Chair upholstery replacement

The new upholstery of the upholstered chair is attached to the wooden base in the same way that the old one was fixed, that is, with the help of special brackets. Stapler staples have sufficient reliability and strength, and therefore firmly hold the upholstery fabric in a state of tension. In addition, these staples do not tear the fibers of the fabric, while maintaining its integrity.

You should not start fastening the upholstery from the corners, because the tension here is stronger. If necessary, the inner filling of the chair should be replaced. To do this, prepare in advance a layer of foam rubber cut into the shape of the seat with a knife. Thin calico or any other durable fabric should be placed between the foam rubber and the upholstery fabric. Its function will be to increase the wear resistance of upholstery fabric.

Do not forget that only those parts of the fabric that are impregnated with glue should be fixed with staples. This nuance will give the fixation additional reliability.

First you need to fix one side of the smoothed material at a distance of 1-2 centimeters from the edge of the wooden base. After one side is securely fixed with staples, pull the entire fabric taut and secure the opposite side.

Next, fix the remaining two sides in the same way. Care should be taken to ensure that there are no wrinkles, bulges or irregularities on the seat surface. Staples should be installed at least half a centimeter apart.

Particular attention should be paid to securing the edges of the upholstery. Often, extra folds and areas of crumpled tissue are formed in these places. Everything should be carefully leveled and the dangling pieces should be fixed with staples. If there is too much fabric, the excess can be cut off.

After the canvas is completely fixed, it is necessary to install the seat back on the chair in the same way that it was attached earlier.

Going through many articles with high-profile titles “we will help you replace the upholstery on chairs”, “how easy and simple it is to replace the fabric on the seat of a chair” - you will see mountains of text with incomprehensible names of tools, intricate figures of speech and photos “Before” and “After” . But many are interested in just what to do "Between".

We try to add a lot of photos, set concise descriptions and describe only simple projects that everyone can do. So let's start a new project "Replacing the upholstery of a chair."

You will need: Chair upholstery fabric, black fabric, batting, flathead screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, scissors, pliers, furniture (construction) stapler.

Step 1: Remove the seat cushion. Use a screwdriver (phillips or flathead) to remove any screws that hold the cushion to the chair frame.

Step 2: Let's start removing the staples. Use a flathead screwdriver to pry up on the brackets to loosen them.

Step 3: Remove staples. Here it may be necessary male power so get your family involved! Use pliers to remove the staples from the seat of the chair.

Step 4: Adding a new batting. If the batting in your chair is in decent condition, you can skip this step and breathe a sigh of relief :) But if it still needs to be replaced, then we advise you to buy batting (it is sold in rolls in fabric stores), cut it to the shape of the chair seat and glue hot glue to it.

Step 5: Choose your upholstery fabric. The complexity of this step depends on the fabric you have chosen. If the fabric is plain, then covering the chair with it will be tantamount to a walk in the park! But if you have chosen a fabric with a pattern (especially for lines), then you will have to approach this step responsibly. You will need 1-2 meters of plain fabric, or 2-3 meters of patterned fabric (because you will need to adjust to the pattern).

Using an example, we will show you how to work with striped fabric First, decide in which direction you want to see the stripes on the chair. Attach the fabric to the seat for better visualization. Make sure that horizontal lines- horizontal, and vertical - vertical :)

Step 6: Cut the fabric to size. Turn the batting seat upside down onto the fabric and cut a piece of fabric to fit the shape of the seat. Leave a margin of 5 cm so that you can wrap the fabric or correct the pattern.

Step 7: Checking the pattern. After you've cut off a piece of fabric, double-check that the pattern is in place. If you are afraid to make a mistake, pin the fabric with pins around the perimeter to the batting.

Step 8: Staple the fabric. Make the last adjustments to the pattern and stretch the fabric so that it does not sag anywhere. Now fix the fabric with a furniture (construction) stapler. The distance between the staples should be 1-2 cm.

Step 9: Cut out the fabric "lining". It is the presence of this step that transfers this project from the category of “self-riveted” to the category of “pro”. To hide the staples and uneven upholstery fabric under the chair, we will use a black “facing” fabric. Lay the seat on the fabric and cut to shape. In this case, the stock is not needed, rather the opposite - the lining should not protrude beyond the edges of the chair.

Step 10: Fix the black fabric. Fix the fabric with a stapler, try to make sure that the paper clips go tightly to each other in one row.

The easiest and most economical way to update an old and inconspicuous chair is to reupholster it with bright, modern DIY upholstery. So you can easily change the interior of the room, show your Creative skills and do everything to your liking.

Where to begin

First, you need to get rid of it once and for all. old upholstery and filler. Only the springs, if any, should remain.

Secondly, carefully inspect the product for rework. Its frame must be strong and stable, otherwise all the work will be done in vain. It is recommended to change the whole chair along with the upholstery fabric change.

To do this, you need to sand the surface to eliminate all scratches and irregularities, rinse the product thoroughly, tighten loose knots, replace accessories, apply a primer (putty or white paint), paint and fix the result with varnish.

Thirdly, everything is prepared necessary tools and materials including:

Fabric for a banner;
seat filler;
PVA glue;
Centimeter or long ruler;
Cardboard pattern or plywood base for seating;
Furniture stapler or small carnations;
Screwdriver, screws;
Scissors or stationery knife;
Pencil, soap or colored crayons (for measuring fabric).

An important point is the choice of a suitable upholstery for the chair waist, which should be as dense and strong as possible. Also, the upholstery fabric should be easy to clean from dirt. different kind with a sponge or brush.

So, you can choose from tapestry, wool, chenille, artificial and genuine leather, jacquard, satin. Required size calculated according to the formula: the area of the upholstered area + 15-20 cm around the entire perimeter for bends.

As for the filler, it should have a density of 30-50 kg / m3 and a thickness of at least 4 cm. Foam rubber is considered optimal, soft, durable, non-wrinkling and non-deforming material. Sheet polyurethane foam and latex are also used.

Batting and synthetic winterizer are used extremely rarely, as they do not keep their shape and quickly sag. In no case should you stuff the seat bulk materials(polyurethane balls, buckwheat husks and others).

How to decide on a color

It is important to thoroughly approach the choice of shade and texture of the future product. Here, photos of chairs from furniture catalogs will help in the search, where you can find hundreds of upholstery options. Also, you should not lose sight of your own wishes, the interior of the room, the design of other pieces of furniture.

The color of the upholstery of the restored chair is usually in a dark color. Most often choose brown, blue and burgundy shades. However, for light frames, a golden fabric is selected, beige tone. Often, more intense colors are preferred, especially if the furniture is designed for children's rooms or living rooms in the style of "pop art" or "city".

An interesting solution would be to use several materials on one product: for a fabric mosaic in one place or for upholstery of different parts of a chair.

Tightening algorithm

When the frame is prepared and the color is selected, proceed to the direct hauling. In general, the procedure is as follows:

Remove old upholstery.
Produce necessary repairs frame.
Cut out the pieces using a plywood seat base or old upholstery.
If there are springs on the chair, then they must be tied up vertically, horizontally and diagonally with a strong rope, making 8 knots on each spring.
Pull a piece of burlap over the springs to reduce the mechanical impact of metal objects.
Cut out the filler and fabric with scissors or a utility knife. Pay close attention to the existing print: the pattern, stripes or ornament must match.
Install and glue the filler. Bend the edges over the frame and secure with staples. Remove excess.
Put the fabric on the workpiece, pull it and fix it with a stapler. Work starts from the central part and continues along the entire perimeter. The step between the brackets should be 1-2 cm.
Additionally secure the upholstery with small nails. You can hide staples or nail caps with decorative elements.
Cut off excess pieces of fabric.
Cover item protective coating: spray with a special spray and leave in a ventilated area for several hours.
Install the seat in place with a screwdriver and screws.
Glue a thin black fabric under the seat to give the chair a finished look.
If necessary, repeat the steps for tightening the upholstery of the back and armrests of the chair.

Drag a new upholstery fabric on a chair is not difficult on your own. The proposed algorithm will help even a novice master to cope with the task.

You can sequentially stretch the fabric in another way: fix the staples in the middle of each side, and you should start from opposite sides. Further, the seat rotates, and the fabric is fixed further in a similar way, gradually shifting to one side or the other.
Springs are much more durable than upholstery fabric, so removing the metal filling is not worth it.
The seat for a chair without springs can be leather straps stretched in stripes or crosswise.
Threaded fittings should not peek out from under the upholstery, but also be covered with too thick a layer of fabrics.
The stapler must have enough power to pierce the tree.
By buying more fabric than you need to upholster an upholstered chair, you can make additional pillows or cushions to match the product.
Rapid wear of the fabric from the edges will be prevented by a special tape glued to dangerous areas.

The main advice - do not be afraid to experiment with ornaments, colors and textures.

On top of the dense material, you can always put your favorite silk or soft velor of the most intense and charming colors, and the frame of the chair can be decorated with fabric scraps or amazing painting.

You can’t say goodbye to a chair with a worn or torn upholstery right away, as a strong and stable frame can last for many years. New finishes can give furniture a second life, refreshing a familiar interior without spending a lot of money.

To do this, it is enough to think over the design of the chair, choose the fabric for the upholstery, prepare the necessary tools and get to work with a creative mood.