How Do You Upholster A Rocking Chair?
Upholstering furniture is a great way to freshen up your living space. If you have an out-of-date old rocking chair, you don’t have to throw it away. Simply re-cover it to better coordinate with your room décor. If you have a rocking chair that has never been upholstered, add upholstered cushions to add to the comfort and style of your chair. Remove any cushions from the rocking chair by unscrewing the cushion from the frame. If the cushion is stapled in place, pry the staples loose from the rocking chair frame with a flat-head screwdriver or needle-nose pliers. If you are reupholstering your rocking chair, skip steps 2 and 3 because you will simply be re-covering the previous cushions with new fabric. Create cushions from scratch if your rocking chair does not have cushions to upholster. Measure out the size of the cushion you want to create and draw your shape onto a piece of cardboard. For rocking chairs, cushions typically are on the seat and back of the chair. Trace your cardboard
