How to Reupholster a Drop-In Chair Seat

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If Fluffy got feisty with your favorite upholstered chair, you don't have to stash the tattered remains out of sight or relegate the chair to a scratching-post function. It's easy to re-cover a drop-in seat if you have some leftover upholstery fabric.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

Upholstery Scissors Or Sharp Fabric Scissors
Upholstery Tacks
1 Yard (90 Cm) Batting
1 Yard (90 Cm) Upholstery Fabric
Spray Adhesive
Hammer Claw Or Small Pry Bar
Screwdriver
Tack Hammer

Step1

Unscrew the chair seat from the chair.

Step2

Using a hammer claw or a small pry bar, remove the tacks or staples that are holding the upholstery to the seat frame.

Step3

Using the old covering as a guide, cut a new seat cover roughly to size with upholstery scissors or sharp fabric scissors.

Step4

Cut new batting (padding) using the same guide.

Step5

Apply spray adhesive (available at hardware and home supply stores) to the seat base.

Step6

Press the batting to the adhesive on the chair base (see A).

Step7

Center the fabric over the batting.

Step8

Turn over the batting and chair base, now one unit.

Step9

Pull the fabric taut, taking care to center or balance striped or patterned upholstery over the seat base. Then cut the fabric, leaving an overlap for nailing to the seat.

Step10

Using a tack hammer, tap in upholstery tacks (available at fabric and home supply stores) every few inches (about 8 cm) along each side of the underside of the newly made seat cushion (see B).