As part of my room renovation, I decided to re-upholster my little stool. The existing fabric wasn't necessarily ugly, but it was getting old and dirty, and generally it just needed a lil fresh makeover. I went to Joann and purchased 3 quarters of this wonderfully vibrant and fun fabric for.... $4.44! haha I found a 50% off coupon and thus, this makeover is more or less done for about 5 dollars including other little materials like staples for staple gun...etc.
I'll share with you the step by step photo-comments style for the entire process, and the finished product at the end! ENJOY!
BEFORE
Honestly not a bad fabric. Nice texture and subtlety! I didn't want to strip it out, so you'll see me just re-upholstering right on top.
There were 2 screws on the bottom to hold it in place. I removed them using an electric drill.
Every furniture is different, and hopefully yours is as easy as mine!
Ta da~!
Detail of the previous upholstery job.
Put the cushion face down on top of the fabric to chalk out the outline.
Scissors Time!
Now start stapling away!
For those of you who knows how to stretch canvas, this would be a piece of cake.
I didn't think heavy duty staples were necessary. I am using light duty arrows (?) brand staples.
For those who don't know how to stretch canvases, I will be showing you the special double folds to create more seamless corners!
Staple all 4 sides, leaving about 2 inches of free ends on each sides of the corners. (Corners are free)
1. Pull one side of the corner tight. (In this case, the upper side)
2. Form a fold that feeds from the outside corner of the cushion. It should be near 45 degree angle.
3. Never letting go of the stretch, carefully place it down upwards.
4. A second fold feeding from the inside corner would naturally form. Grab it and pull it tightly.
5. Carefully place the 2nd fold down on top of the first one, as flat as possible!
6. Staple the hack out of the folds!
This is the special double folds! Repeat these steps for all corners
That's about it for the special instructions! Afterwards, place the cushion back on the stool and put the screws back in. Simple and easy enough!
You ready for the final product???
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Happy New Year of 2012!
