How to change the upholstery of an old chair

It is the old grandmother's chairs surprisingly remain strong and do not break for decades. Only now the upholstery leaves much to be desired, after all, she lived for half a century. Today's edition. "Site" It will tell you how original and qualitatively you can remake old chairs beyond recognition and extend their life for another half century, leaving an inheritance to your grandchildren.





No matter how old the chair is, this is not a reason to throw it away, especially if it is only about upholstery. If the body of the chair is strong, then you just need to buy foam, upholstery fabric and repaint wooden legs with handles. You save money on buying a new chair and turn the old into a work of art.

Keep in mind that interior designers with both hands for such experiments with furniture and charge a decent fee for them. And in the modern interior, the converted chair looks unique and very stylish. And if after the alteration to monitor the cleanliness of the soft chairs, they will last at least another decade.





You'll need it.

• gloves
• respiratory
• stapler
• fabric
• pliers
• stationery
• foam
• shears
• glue
• paint
• ribbon
• hammer
• nails
• drill
• screwdriver
• self-tapping
• sandpaper

1. Remove the old upholstery and foam from the chair. Take it completely apart. Take out any extra braces with pliers. Be sure to wear a protective mask and gloves so as not to inhale dust and not drive splinters into your hands.
   
   
   
   
2. Clean the wooden legs and armrests from old varnish and paint. This can be done with a knife and sandpaper.
   
   
   
   
3. With carpentry glue, glue the wooden parts of the chair and let them dry.
   
   
   
   
4. Paint the armrests and legs of the chair with spray paint (it dries the fastest).
   
   
   
   
5. It is better to twist all parts of the chair with new screws and nails. Therefore, carefully disassemble the seat with pliers and throw out rusty nails.
   
   
   
   
6. To make the seat last longer, first glue its parts with carpentry glue, and then fasten them with nails and screws.
   
   
   
   
7. Stapler a new furniture tape to the seat. If the native tape is in good condition, you can return it to its place, and strengthen the new one, as the master does. Do the same with the back of the chair.
   
   
   
   
8. Furniture stapler hid bottom and back of the chair with a black dense fabric.
   
   
   
   
9. Cut a large piece of foam to the size of the seat and back. Stick it in two layers so that the chair is as soft and comfortable as possible.
   
   
   
   
10. The master sews a custom case in the style of patchwork, for this he sews different patches. The work is time-consuming but stylish. You can just pull the back and seat with furniture fabric.
    
    
    
    
11. Put your legs on the chair. That’s all, admire this beauty: a designer chair.
    
    
    
    

The process of reincarnation of the grandmother's chair is fascinating, but the most pleasant thing is that if you want, you can also do the restoration of an old chair or chair yourself. Who knows, maybe in a few years old furniture will become a rarity. The master on his channel simultaneously reworks old Soviet chairs Describe each stage of their work.

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Old chairs with wooden armrests The classics of the Soviet interior, like the table-tumba, they were in every family, but not everyone dared to give a second life to the old people. It’s amazing how designers create absolutely amazing things out of junk. Did you like the master's work?