Recovering chairs really is simple, it just can be very time consuming. I was averaging 45min-1hr for each of the chairs. First pull out all of the staples. I used a screw driver to loosen the staple and then pliers to pull the staple out completely.
You will want to have some sort of small dish to put all of those staples in. By the time I was done with all 4 chairs I must have had 1,000 staples in mine! Here is a shot of mine after just a few minutes
Unfortunately I don't have too many more photos of the actual process, but basically you decide how you want the fabric to lay out and then use the piece of fabric that you take off of the chair as a template. Jenny over at Little Green Notebook has a very detailed tutorial if you are looking for more information! For these chairs I had to start in the back, after I did the entire back I went to the front and pulled the pattern tight and made sure it was centered. Then I stapled the front and then went over to the sides of the chair.
And Now for some before and afters:
Before, plain white cotton seat cushion..... and then:
Volia! Beautiful. For this particular pattern we weren't able to get too much of it on the seat at one time. However we did want these chairs to look nice from the back, as they are often pushed in and can be viewed from other rooms in the house
Coming up next the playroom!
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