How to reupholster a chair tips from a DIYer

Reupholstering a chair can be a daunting task especially if you have not done it before. However, if I can do it so can you! Today I have put together a few DIY tutorial that I have come across that are fantastic when trying to figure out how to reupholster a chair.   

    The tutorial I will always refer back when reupholstering a wingback chair or any chair for that matter will be Booke from All things thifty. She has step by step tutorials and if you are wondering how much fabric you will need to reupholster that chair?  Well she has a great chart that you can use to refer to and it gives you an estimate of how much fabric you will need.  

 

                                All Things Thrifty                                       Fabric Chart

One chair that keep haunting me in my sleep is a gorgeous teal char . I would love to get my hands on a chair like that for my home. Sometime a little luck goes along way. Her chair reupholstering inspire me to know that any ugly chair can be turned into a beautiful piece. 

Kojo Designs

Jenny from Little green notebook has a five step tutorial from star to finish on how to take a chair apart to attaching the fabric to the chair. The detail of the picture are fantastic, especially since I am a visual person and its very helpful. 

  The little Green Notebook

So let say you are still a little intimidated on reupholstering a chair? You can just buy a slipcover and make it glam like what Holly did from House of Holly. She just added decorative nails to add that extra touch. I could not tell that she used a slip cover, it looks that good.

House of Holly

Don't forget to take a look at my reupholster chair tutorial I did last year! I have a step by step tutorial and if you have any question I would gladly answer them.

Reupholstering Tutorial

Stay Crafty!