How Do You Re-Cover Dining Room Chairs?
Change your dining room’s entire look in an afternoon! Re-covering dining room chairs is upholstery at its most basic; all that’s required is a vision and a staple gun. Measure the surface of the chair seat (and chair back, if it requires re-covering as well), side to side and back to front. Add 8 inches to each measurement. For example, 18 by 20 becomes 26 by 28. Count your chairs. Determine exactly how wide your fabric is. Most fabric is either 36 or 45 inches wide, but most upholstery fabrics are 54 or 60 inches wide. Figure out how many pieces you can put side by side (on 54-inch fabric, you can put two 26-inch pieces), making sure to take the fabric’s design into account. A vertical design will look funny going side to side and vice versa; if this is your first time, you’re best off with one that goes both ways. Figure out the closest yardage measurement to your vertical (up and down) measurement. Fabric is sold in yards: A yard is 36 inches, so 1/2 yard is 18 inches. A 28-inch pi
