How to Glue Fabric to Furniture
Searching for furniture, especially for rooms like kids rooms and guest rooms, needn't be an expensive proposition. Yard sales and thrift stores can sometimes yield quite useful pieces, with only some small flaws in the finish. Using fabric to cover burns or veneer problems is an easy way to transform a throwaway to a personally-designed signature piece. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Wooden chest of drawers
- Measuring tape
- Newsprint paper
- Cotton fabric
- Scissors
- Decoupage medium like Mod Podge
- Paint brush
- Plastic edge tool
Instructions
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Decide what parts of the chest that you are going to cover with the fabric. You can cover the top and put accents on the fronts of the drawers, or you can cover the entire piece.
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Measure the first part of the chest that you want to cover. If the piece is square or rectangular, just using the measurements will do. If it is an irregularly-shaped piece, make a template from newsprint by holding the paper against the furniture piece and drawing around it then cutting it out.
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Cut out a piece of the cotton fabric the same size as the piece of chest that you are going to cover. Make sure that the fabric is the exact size without going over the edge more than 1/4 inch.
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Paint a thin layer of decoupage medium over the piece of chest to be covered. Make sure that the layer is smooth without any obvious blobs.
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Lay the fabric onto the furniture, making sure that the fabric is straight and that the edges are even with the furniture edge. Use the plastic tool to help smooth out the fabric and remove any bubbles or folds.
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Paint a thin layer of decoupage medium over the fabric. Make the layer smooth and without any lines or grooves. Allow the layer to dry thoroughly, then apply another layer.
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Repeat this entire process until you have the entire piece of furniture covered with fabric pieces. Allow the entire piece to dry for 24 hours before using it.
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