How Do You Reupholster An Accent Chair?
An accent chair can be any chair that adds warmth and taste to your room. If you have a chair that’s just sitting there and needs a little love, you can just reupholster it. Reupholstering is actually simple and can be economical, as well. As long as you are careful and have some free time, you can have a new accent chair to show off in no time. Gather your materials. The materials you will need include needle-nose pliers, box cutter and seam ripper, batting, upholstery fabric, measuring tape, welting cord, upholstery tacks and needles, cardboard stripping, chalk, and fabric glue or a glue gun. The amount of fabric will depend on the size of your accent chair. Make sure you measure your chair–width, height and length–before you buy fabric. Also, always buy extra fabric in case you make a bad cut or simply measure wrong. Strip the old chair. Use your needle-nose pliers and take off the old material by pulling out the staples. Make sure you take it off carefully because this will be yo
