Instructions for restoring chairs at home with your own hands. How to paint and update an old chair How to update old stools with your own hands

Time passes, and even good things wear out, lose their former luster and simply break. But don’t rush to send a worn stool to the landfill; it can still become a stylish and functional piece of furniture. Restoring a chair will take a lot of time and effort, but the result will exceed all expectations.

Before deciding how to restore an old chair with your own hands, you need to take care of its stability. With prolonged use, the furniture becomes loose: the wood dries out, and the glued tenon joints cease to perform their function.

A stunning effect can be achieved by simply painting the chairs in different colors.

Carpentry work

First, the node connection is disassembled. Be careful not to damage it. The spike is swung and at the same time the knot is tapped with a hammer.
The groove area is cleaned of old glue and dust. It is convenient to do this with a chisel or knife.
Then the spike and socket are evenly and thinly coated with glue with a viscosity of 200.
Afterwards the assembly is assembled and clamped in clamps. The product must be in the clamping device for at least three hours. The remaining dispersion is removed with a damp cloth.

Important! If a bolted connection needs repair, place metal or plastic washers under the nuts and tighten the nuts.

If the wooden elements are not adjacent to the eyes, you can increase the missing volume with a thin piece of wood. Use casein or flesh glue. The adhesive is left pressed for 8-10 hours in a warm room. Professional craftsmen use a belt tie, which allows them to achieve the required force when gluing.
If a tenon breaks, it is better to replace the defective part with a new one. The leg is processed with a hacksaw and the nest is cut out with a chisel to a depth of 50 mm. Afterwards, cut out the insert of the required size and hammer it in with a hammer.

Advice. Use PVA dispersion, it is non-toxic and not prone to destruction. Epoxy adhesive “Master” or “EDP” will also work.

The legs can be securely fixed using wooden scarves. You will also need studs with nuts and washers.

Removing old coating

To get rid of the old coating, use sandpaper. It is not necessary to remove absolutely the entire top; it is important to create a smooth and even surface. Restoring chairs yourself will not seem too exhausting if you use a sander.

Advice. You can remove the varnish with technical acetone. They moisten a napkin with it and wipe the product well. At the same time, the natural color of the wood remains.

A grinding machine will speed up the process of removing the old layer.

Finish: painting and varnishing

Since wood absorbs liquid quite well, you need to prime the surface before finishing, this will reduce material consumption. A colorless primer is suitable if the wood will only be coated with varnish. Otherwise, choose a white primer. Chairs in white or black look great with contrasting upholstery.

Important! Before work, put on a respirator and gloves.

Apply 1-2 coats of primer. When the chair is dry, go over it with fine-grained sandpaper.
Now use wax balm, it will give the surface a special shine. Then polish everything with a brush.
Paint the chair twice. The second layer is applied to a dry surface.
Apply a thin layer of varnish along the grain of the wood.

Advice. Use water-based paint, it is easy to apply and dries quickly. You will also need a stencil if you want to decorate the chair with an original design.

Polishing and painting is best done outdoors.

Removing and reupholstering the seat

You will need: a furniture stapler, staples, a screwdriver with bits, foam rubber 5 cm thick (or two pieces 2-3 cm thick), thick fabric for the backing and upholstery fabric for the top. Filling for seats can be padding polyester, batting, or foam rubber.

First remove the seat and upholstery. Do not throw away the solid wood base.
Turn the chair over and remove all the fasteners that hold the seat in place. Remove the factory staples.
Pull out the frame with the spring. Free it from any remaining filler.
Cut a rectangle from thick fabric to the size of the seat; cut out the upholstery with a margin. The allowance should be 6-8 cm.
Place a thick fabric backing on the spring. Use a furniture stapler to attach the fabric to the frame.
Place a layer of filler on top. The optimal thickness for the seat is 4-5 cm.
Then install the upholstery material; it is most convenient to do this with an assistant. The upholstery can be special textile material, as well as linen and leather.

The fabric at the corners can be fixed in this way

Creative solutions for exclusive design

First, paint the chair with two different colors, for example turquoise (1st layer) and white (2nd layer). Then the surface of the back and legs is carefully treated with fine-grained sandpaper to create a “scuffed” effect. The color of the upholstery material should be in harmony with the color of the painted part.
To give the chairs a vintage flair, they are painted in cream, blue, and pink colors. After this, the entire chair or only part of it is decorated with painting. Then individual parts are highlighted with gold paint or craquelure varnish is applied to the entire surface. Small cracks will create the effect of antiquity.

Also a curious vintage

If you want to recreate the empire style, choose milky satin with a floral print. Cover the frame with “golden” paint.
Make a chair cover; it will not only protect the furniture from dirt, but also change its design.

Sewing a cover will take a couple of hours, even a novice seamstress can cope with such work

The seat upholstery can be made from 30 different colored leather straps. They are intertwined with each other according to the “basket” principle and fixed from below with self-tapping screws.

Seat strapping

Patchwork – patchwork upholstery for a “bright” mood

Often there are things in the closet that have not been worn for a long time. An old shirt and worn jeans are quite suitable as “raw materials” for upholstery material for country chairs. If suitable scraps have been found, you need to select shades and cut out the component elements.

Tip: Do not use elastic materials. At first, choose simple, uncomplicated drawing schemes.

Bright accents will dilute the strict monotony

Decorating a stool using decoupage technique

Looking to update your kitchen in a low-cost way? Decoupage can make the most unprepossessing furniture original and attractive. You will need napkins or fabric with a suitable pattern; leather appliqués are also suitable.

You can find special cards for decoupage on sale.

After sanding, the cracks are sealed with putty, the product is primed and coated with water-based emulsion.
Then cut out a suitable picture from a napkin, spread glue on the surface of the chair and carefully apply the picture. Moving from the center to the edges, smooth it out.
The completely dry surface is varnished.

You can decorate the seat, back or legs in this way. Decoupage is ideal for furniture in a nursery or kitchen

An excellent solution for transforming an old stool

Video master class: updating old furniture

An unstable chair irritates with its creaking and carries a potential danger - at any moment it can fall apart under the weight of the person sitting on it. If you have experience, you can strengthen the structure, repaint the base and reupholster the seat yourself. But if you don’t know the secrets of carpentry, you should turn to professionals who know how to restore an old chair, and therefore will carry out the repair efficiently and quickly.

Photos of chairs before and after transformation

Don't rush to throw away old furniture. From a life-worn and moth-eaten “four-legged friend” you can get a real work of art with just a little effort and imagination. Today you will learn how to update an old chair with your own hands to add freshness and newness to your home interior.

Method number 1: decorating a chair with paint

Not only the real “old man’s” Soviet chair, but also the wooden “Vienna” and folding country versions can be easily transformed with paint.

Dyeing technology

To paint old chairs you will need:

acrylic paint;
flat synthetic brushes (separately for varnish, paint and putty);
gloves;
putty;
white spirit (for metal);
varnish remover (for varnished models);
matte varnish or wax;
fine and medium grain sandpaper.

Restore old chairs according to this scheme:

The first step is to prepare the furniture for painting: wash it, sand it with sandpaper. The surface should remain slightly rough.
It is better to degrease the iron model with white spirit before painting.
Treat lacquered furniture with a special varnish remover.
Mask all cracks and scratches on the surface of the legs and back with furniture putty.
After this, paint the entire surface of the furniture in 2-3 layers, waiting for each layer to dry completely. Open the product with varnish.

Interesting! If you want to achieve an interesting scuffed effect, then initially apply dark paint to individual areas, and then cover them with wax. Paint the entire area with the desired shade in 2 layers, and then use fine-grain sandpaper to go over the previously marked areas to “expose” the dark areas.

If you haven't decided what color to paint your furniture, you can't go wrong with a bright white shade. This color is universal and goes well with all bright upholstery materials.

New! Chalk paints are a newfangled type of paint that is not yet very common in stores, but we recommend using them due to their bright colors and super-fast drying.

Use masking tape to paint individual areas of the surface.

Method number 2: seat reupholstery

Restoring old chairs with your own hands using the reupholstery method is the second most common technique after paint.

Interesting! Even if the stool does not have a comfortable soft seat, you can make it yourself.

Washing process technology

To work you will need:

thick upholstery fabric;
furniture stapler;
screwdriver or screwdriver;
meter tape;
self-tapping screws;
overlocker for finishing edges or sewing machine.

An old soft chair is restored in this way:

Turn the product over, placing it with the seat on the work surface. Use a screwdriver or screwdriver to unscrew the soft part from the frame of the product. If it is screwed not with screws, but with nails, then pull them out with pliers.
Measure the width and length of the seat, add 7 cm to each value, and open the part from the new fabric. Finish the edges of the fabric using a sewing machine or overlocker.
Place the pattern face down on your work surface. Place the seat on it with the wrong side facing you. Make sure that the distance of future pattern bends is the same on all sides.
Fold and staple two opposite sides of the upholstery fabric to the seat. At the same time, slightly stretch the material. The staples of the stapler are attached in increments of at least 10 cm, and the corners are not yet secured.
Do the same with the other parties.
Lastly, pull the corners into the center of the seat and also secure with staples.
Place the seat on the frame and re-screw it with self-tapping screws. If it was initially held in place with nails, then it makes sense to replace them with self-tapping screws.

The soft seat can be decorated with beautiful furniture nails around the perimeter.

Select upholstery material so that it matches the style of the stool. So, classic jacquard does not look good on modern designer furniture, and an old wooden chair with a back and patterns looks strange with upholstery with a geometric print.

Often, chairs look perfect if their style uses the same fabric from which the curtains or drapes in the room are sewn.

The match looks harmonious.

Method No. 3: sewing a cover with gathers in the corners

The clear advantage of sewing a cover is that this method is much cheaper than reupholstering a seat.

It is enough to purchase 2-2.5 m of fabric, make the pattern correctly and sew it.

The fabric is selected on the basis of resistance to wear, since products are constantly subject to increased stress, especially in the dining room and kitchen.

To sew a cover for an old chair, follow these steps:

First of all, you need a pattern. For measurements you will need masking tape, paper or newspapers.
Attach a large spread of newspaper to one or another part of the product, mark the outlines of the furniture on the paper, and remove the excess with scissors.
Prepare the second part and attach it to the first, gluing it with masking tape. Having assembled the pattern completely, cut it in the places where the seams will be. Thus, you will have a more or less accurate pattern specifically for your product shape.
Remember to leave seam allowances and take into account the directional direction of the fabric, especially if it has a pattern in the form of stripes or large flowers. Pay special attention to the back. It happens that in order to recreate exact bends you will have to cut out a separate part along its side. If you do not have the goal of conveying all the delights, it is enough to make wide allowances of 5-7 cm along the side cut of the back.

Important! It’s better not to make the cover on the back very narrow, otherwise you simply won’t be able to put it on the chair. Cut the back wide or flared, then fold the excess into a pleat and tie a pretty bow at the back. If you like a “tight” cover, then install a twisted zipper in one of the seams.

Method No. 4: Decoupage a chair with paper

Remaking old chairs with your own hands does not always require drastic changes. Sometimes you can make a new chair out of an old one if you disguise minor defects, scratches and stains with an original fashionable print or beautiful patterns.

Decoupage will help you. Take:

multi-layer napkins with the desired print;
PVA glue;
a pair of brushes;
scissors;
matte clear varnish;
roller

To make original designer furniture from old chairs, follow this algorithm:

Clean the furniture, paint as described in method No. 1.
Separate the top layer of the napkin with the pattern, cut out the desired size fragment from it.
If you want to change the entire decor of an old chair: from the back to the legs, then chaotically tear the napkin into 10x10 cm pieces.
Apply PVA glue liberally to the desired area of the future decor. Place a cut piece of napkin on the desired area of furniture, smooth it with a brush with the remaining PVA, removing bubbles and smoothing out the wrinkles with a roller.
The top layer of PVA should be as thin as possible. Leave it to dry for a day.
Finally, cover the entire surface of the furniture with clear varnish in 3-4 layers, allowing each layer to dry.

As you can see, remaking an old chair is not as problematic as it might seem at first glance.

Creative furniture decor solutions

To give an old stool a vintage touch, you can paint it pink, blue or cream. Gold or silver paint is useful for painting. On top of everything, apply craquelure varnish to the entire area. The antique effect is created by small cracks from the varnish.

An old stool will be saved by upholstery made of multi-colored straps. Intertwine them according to the “basket” principle and secure them at the bottom with self-tapping screws.

Let your kids get creative with acrylic paints. Cover the result with varnish. You will not only receive designer furniture, but also possibly a future family heirloom.

Now you know how to restore an old chair, turning it into an exclusive thing for mere pennies. If you have other modernization ideas and restoration experience, share with readers in the comments.

Video: Restoration of an old chair

If you want to update the furniture in your home a little, then check out this interesting information on how to restore old chairs. After all, most often they are the ones who spoil the appearance of the room. But one doesn’t dare throw away a rarity. Moreover, such pieces of furniture can serve for many more decades.

Benefits of working independently

By updating an old chair and making it modern, you benefit in two ways:

You have the opportunity to change the image of the furniture to whatever you want. At the same time, adjust it to the main shades of the interior. And you don’t need to look for similar furniture in stores at all.
Save time and money. Furniture restoration is often carried out using improvised means. Even the costs you incur for the purchase of consumables are only 20-30% of the cost of a new chair.

Important: before you begin decorative restoration of wooden chairs, be sure to check all fasteners. Tighten loose bolts or replace them with new ones. If there are cracks, chips, or debris, they need to be sealed decoratively. To do this, use special carpenter's wax. It fills voids in the wood, hardens and looks like an integral part of the chair.

Restoration methods

Option 1: staining

To complete the work, you can choose any shade of paint. The main thing is that it be chalk or acrylic. They adhere better than others to wooden surfaces and do not emit a specific odor after drying. Also, for the process of restoring a chair with or without a backrest, prepare:

Fine-grained sandpaper.
Flat brushes. Synthetic ones are better (you need two pieces - for paint and primer).
Primer (for metal or wood, depending on what kind of chair we are going to paint).
Rubber gloves.

We carry out the work step by step in the following sequence:

First you need to wash the chair from dirt and dust.
If you are working with wooden furniture, you will have to sand it. To do this, carefully go over all its surfaces with sandpaper. It is important that the wood acquires some roughness. A metal chair can simply be degreased with white alcohol.
It is best to remove old varnish with a special remover.

Now we coat the furniture with primer. Preferably alternately in two layers. We first let each of them dry for 24 hours.
Once both coats of primer have dried, you can begin painting. Apply paint in 2-3 layers. Dry each one well. Make sure that it does not form smudges.

If you want to do antique painting, as in the photo, then apply a contrasting, darker layer of paint under the top layer of paint. And apply the top layer not with a continuous coating, but with bald spots. More often, the backrest, seat rim, legs and armrests are used decoratively.

Design option

Option 2: varnish coating

Dark wooden chairs without visible chips or cracks can simply be laminated. That is, cover it with new varnish. To do this, you will first have to treat the entire surface of the furniture with a remover. It will remove old layers of varnish. For further work, prepare:

Wide and narrow brushes;
stain;

Shades of stain

Wood varnish.

To make the chair look noble and like new, first cover it with a layer of stain. It darkens the wood. Brings it to a shade of mahogany or wenge (if coated in 2-3 layers).

When the stain dries, apply 2-3 layers of varnish one at a time. Let each of them dry.

Important: when working with varnish and stain, use a protective mask or try restoring old chairs at home outside.

Option 3: make a soft seat

This technique allows you to get a nice piece of furniture from an old chair. Moreover, the seat upholstery can be adjusted in style, pattern or shade to match other interior items in the room (curtains, bedspread, wallpaper, carpet). For work, prepare the following tools and materials:

A piece of plywood the size of the chair seat;
Jigsaw;
Foam rubber cut;
Durable upholstery fabric (note that it must withstand numerous mechanical impacts well. In this case, folk, tapestry fabric, matting, etc. are excellent);
Construction stapler;

Emery;
Primer;
Acrylic or chalk paint of the desired shade (or varnish);
Brushes;
Gloves.

If you are restoring a Viennese chair, then completely remove the old upholstery on the seat and back. And if you want to update just a wooden chair and make its seat soft, then use a plywood jigsaw to cut out the exact blank according to the parameters of the seat.

Attach foam rubber of the desired format and thickness to it or to the seat of a Viennese chair. Place it on glue.

Now cover the workpiece or seat with fabric, fixing it from the inside with a construction stapler.

All wooden parts of the chair must be sanded and varnished or painted as indicated above. When the chair is completely dry, install the new seat on it in the reverse order.

With a new seat

Important: if you are installing a soft seat on a chair that did not have one on it before, then tuck the upholstery fabric under the seat and fix it with a stapler there, or nail the soft seat along the edge with decorative nails. It looks very noble.

Method 4: decoupage

Chairs in the Provence or steampunk style are especially beautiful using this technique. Although you can choose any other topic.

The main idea of decoupage is to apply a pattern cut out of paper onto a surface and then cover it with varnish. For work we will need:

Sandpaper;
Paint of the desired shade;
Kitchen napkins with a selected pattern (you can take newspaper clippings, pieces of geographical maps, interesting inscriptions, etc.);
PVA glue;
Brushes of different widths;
Scissors;

The work should be done like this:

First, treat the old chair with remover (if it is varnished) or sand it with sandpaper. This way you will remove old layers of coating.
Now you need to treat the wood with a primer.
Once it's dry, paint the furniture the color you want. Apply paint in 2-3 layers. Be sure to let everyone dry.
Cut out a design from a napkin along the contour. Try placing it on a chair and see how it looks.
If you like everything, then apply a layer of PVA glue in the intended location of the image.

Carefully spread a thin pattern onto it and smooth it well so that there are no folds or creases.
Wait for the glue to dry completely. This may take up to 4 hours.
Once the chair is completely dry, coat it with 2-3 coats of varnish.

Your new piece of furniture is ready.

To learn how to properly perform the decoupage technique, watch the video. And remember, by undertaking to restore old chairs with your own hands, you unleash your creative potential.

Write in the comments:

What ideas did you have for updating an old chair?

Over time, any furniture loses its original appearance and quality. To solve this problem, it is necessary to carry out restoration work, independently or with the help of specialists. Most often, chairs are restored with their own hands. A master class and step-by-step photos will help you do this correctly and with the highest quality possible.

List of materials and tools for restoration

Before starting work, it is necessary to assess the condition of the furniture and identify problem areas - damage to body elements, deterioration of the paintwork or unusable connecting components. After this, you need to draw up a restoration plan - repair or replace parts of the chair, restore the protective layer or improve the fasteners. Usually these works are performed in combination.

Depending on the type of restoration measures, the optimal set of tools and consumables is selected. The minimum configuration should include the following components:

screwdriver or screwdriver;
furniture stapler;
hammer, grinder;
a sheet of plywood, preferably four-layer;
varnish and stain;
set of brushes;
clamps for fastening chair elements;
screws, self-tapping screws.

DIY chair restoration

You need to be prepared that all the work on restoring the chair can take from one to five days. This long period is due to the drying time of the paintwork. If you connect the parts at once, the likelihood of uneven distribution of the protective layer will increase.

Disassembly of the structure

The trim is removed if it makes it difficult to access the screws. The staples are removed using a slotted screwdriver and pliers. Then you need to remove all fasteners. To do this, use a screwdriver or screwdriver. If the structure has wooden dowels, they are drilled out without damaging the load-bearing parts.

At this stage, you must adhere to the following rules:

each part is numbered according to its location on a pre-prepared drawing;
inspection for cracks or other mechanical damage;
If necessary, take photographs of the disassembly process.

Then you can begin the main part of the repair.

Treatment with adhesives

To restore damaged parts, wood glue should be used. If you do not regularly work on wood, it is recommended to buy a small amount of adhesive. More often they use “PVA-furniture” in aluminum tubes of 50 ml. The average consumption is 100 g/m², the price is from 45 rubles.

The order of gluing parts:

After applying the composition, you must wait 5-10 minutes.
Using clamps, the parts are connected and remain in this state for 1-2 hours.
Excess glue is removed with a rag.
After final drying, the protruding compound is removed with a grinding machine or fine-grained sandpaper.

The glue can be used as a filler for deep cracks. It must first be mixed with wood dust. Then the resulting mass is filled with the chip.

Making a new seat

Most often, damage occurs in the seat structure. If they are irreversible, it is necessary to make a new one from plywood according to its dimensions. Then the foam rubber is cut to the same dimensions and placed on the top of the seat.

It is best to buy a new fabric base. Its dimensions should be 7-10 cm larger than the dimensions of the seat. Then you should perform the following steps:

Foam rubber does not need to be rigidly attached to glue. It is important that it covers the entire area of the workpiece.
A tapestry (fabric) is laid on a flat surface, foam rubber is placed on top of it, and then a seat.
The edges of the fabric are fixed to the back of the wooden board using a furniture stapler.

Some chair designs have wooden sides. They are dismantled before the upholstery process and then installed again.

Application of protective coating

To prevent the appearance of fungus or mold, as well as to update the appearance, a paint and varnish composition is applied to the surface of the parts. First, each element is treated with stain, and then, after a day, with varnish. The latter must be applied in 3-4 layers.

As an alternative, you might consider painting the chair. After all layers have completely dried, the structure is assembled. During the process, it is recommended to check the previously drawn up diagram.

Don't want to spend money on new chairs? Then you can simply redecorate and remake the old stools. Breathe new life into your family and favorite things with the help of restoration!

We invite you to familiarize yourself with 5 master classes on how to update old wooden chairs with your own hands. We will show you how to paint chairs, update the seats and upholstery of chairs, and make a simple cover. How to beautifully decorate a kitchen and office chair yourself

By changing the color of the chair and repainting it, you can completely change its style. Here we will turn an ordinary old wooden stool (and there is probably one in almost every home) into a stylish element of the apartment interior.

What paint to paint a wooden chair

Any wood paint from enamel to alkyd or acrylic.

Acrylic paint- can wear off over time and leave streaks when cleaned with a damp cloth. BUT it is odorless.
Enamel and alkyd paints- have a strong odor, so it is better to paint in a ventilated area. But they are waterproof and won't wash off!

How to paint a chair: Large surfaces, e.g. seats - bolster. But the legs of the stool with a small brush!

Step-by-step painting technology :

Necessary materials:

Old wooden stool
Sandpaper
Paint (dark for the seat and white for the legs)
Brush

Step 1: Sanding the chair

First you need to sand the wood with sandpaper to remove the old paint and level the surface.

Step 2: How to properly paint a stool with paint and varnish

We will apply the paint in 2 stages.

Let's start by painting the seat. After sanding, you can see the color of the wood from which the stool is made. If it is dark enough on its own, you can apply wood varnish, leaving the natural color. If the wood is light, apply dark wood paint, but such that the structure of the wood is visible.
Leave to dry.
After the paint on the seat has completely dried, you can begin painting the legs.
Apply white paint with a brush and also leave until completely dry.
If the paint is too absorbed, then apply a second layer!

Here's what happened:

Step 3: A Few Additions

Since the painting is done in a farmhouse style, you can also. To do this, you need to make small abrasions using sandpaper.

ADVICE: To keep the stool looking like this longer, apply a protective wax coating for wood over the paint.

Updating kitchen chairs

Here we will update a set of four kitchen chairs by painting the legs and backs white and the seat dark brown.

The scheme of work is similar to that described in the master class on updating a wooden stool.

First you need to remove the old paint using sandpaper,
then alternately paint the seat dark and the rest of the chair white,
and at the very end apply a protective coating.

Follow these step-by-step instructions for upgrading your farmhouse style stool and you'll end up with this awesome chair:

Don't be afraid to experiment with paint colors and upholstery fabrics, or adding a vintage effect. Make the chairs suitable exactly for your taste and interior!

How to reupholster a chair

Agree that sitting on a soft chair with beautiful upholstery is much more comfortable and pleasant than sitting on a hard wooden seat. The bench that we will transform here is suitable for a piano, to be placed in the bedroom near the bed, and as a chair for changing shoes in the hallway. Let's take a closer look at how you can update the upholstery of a stool and reupholster it with new fabric.

The entire project takes less than an hour and is really easy to do yourself.

Necessary materials:

Wooden piano bench
Upholstery fabric
Scissors
Decorative nails for furniture
Hammer
Glue gun
Sintepon

Step-by-step instruction:

Step 1: Paint the bench

You can skip this step if the bench is in good condition and doesn't need painting, but you just want to soften it up. If painting is necessary, first remove the old paint with sandpaper, and then apply new paint and leave to dry.

Step 2: Attach the fabric

Lay out and level the fabric on the surface of the bench, tuck one side (short) by about 2 cm, and secure it to two legs (to do this, use two decorative furniture nails, one on each of the two legs), as in the photo.

After this, carefully wrap the fabric around the corners of these two legs and secure its position with a glue gun (see photo).

Now it becomes clear how much fabric needs to be removed. Leave about 2-3 cm to tuck, and trim the rest (this applies to all sides).

Then secure the fabric to one long side of the stool, and then to the other short side in the same way as you just did on the short side. That is, fold the fabric, secure it with a glue gun and nail it with decorative nails. After this, one long side of the chair remains with loose upholstery; we leave it for filling with padding polyester.

Attach three nails at each corner: one right at the corner to hold the folded fabric in place, and two at the edges of the legs (at this point this includes the two legs on the long side of the chair with the trim attached).

Step 3: Making the upholstery
Now is the time to add padding polyester. You need to do this a little at a time to evenly distribute it over the chair under the fabric. Add padding until the seat is soft enough without putting too much tension on the fabric.

Now all that remains is to secure the fabric on the remaining side and on the corresponding two legs. The procedure is the same as in the previous step with the other sides and legs.

The bench has acquired a completely different look and can now serve as a real highlight of the interior!

Decorate an office chair

A standard black office chair can be given a fun and colorful look. After such a change, your workplace will definitely become more comfortable and inspiring new productive ideas.

Necessary materials:

Office metal chair with soft seat
Spray paint
Construction stapler
Upholstery fabric
Screwdriver
Scissors

Step-by-step instruction:

Step 1: Attach the sheathing

In order to make a new upholstery, you must first remove the soft part of the seat from the chair. Here you should proceed based on the method of attaching the seat to a particular chair: it can be glued or attached with screws. Remove carefully so as not to damage anything.

After this, stretch the fabric so that it fits tightly around the seat. The fabric should extend a few centimeters from the back of the seat; the excess should be cut off. We will secure the trim with a construction stapler on the back side of the seat.

Step 2: Paint the chair

Place the chair on an unnecessary sheet or old newspapers so as not to stain the floor when painting; if possible, take it outside. Choose special paint for metal. After painting, leave the chair to dry completely.

Step 3: Attach the seat to the chair

Return the seat to its original position based on how it was attached. That is, you will need either a screwdriver or glue.