Anyone know how to add upholestry to dining room chair or

WeezieNY Posted: Feb 17, 2004 04:30 PM

Anyone know how to add upholestry to dining room chair or

know where i can found out. i already tried the home web sites but they only show how to do the seat.

I just got some chairs that i was thinking of making them look like french chairs where the back of the chair has the upholestry like the seat. i will find a pick to show what i mean.

thanks,

WeezieNY Posted: Feb 17, 2004 04:41 PM

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its called french style chairs that have upholstered seats and backs.

the chairs i have have a wicker weave backing that i want to convert to this.

yabbobay Posted: Feb 17, 2004 04:48 PM

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you mean without bringing them to a furniture repair store or reupholsterer...

my guess...and this is only a guess...would be to measure the wickerpart and make a template...then cut out wood in that shape...and upholster with batting and fabric and a staple gun...

the wicker thing is throwing me off...do you mind it showing from the back? can you take it out and insert your new cut out? or easier...can you cut out a template for the front and back and just glue them over the wicker??!

MarcellaBella Posted: Feb 17, 2004 04:49 PM

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I assume using foam and cardboard and a staplegun would do the trick..

WeezieNY Posted: Feb 17, 2004 05:02 PM

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I think i can try cutting it out then the problem becomes support for the backing.

maybe the best thing is to make templates and glue them on each side. but i was afraid it would look funny on the front, it would stick out too much. here is a pic of what they look like.

yabbobay Posted: Feb 17, 2004 05:14 PM

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you are probably right about not cutting out the wicker...

I think maybe put batting in the front...but nothing in the back...you want the front to a little bit out....

around the new fabric piece...you could glue down cording to match...

WeezieNY Posted: Feb 17, 2004 06:33 PM

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good idea for the cording. thanks

Fran M Posted: Feb 17, 2004 09:05 PM

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From the pic it looks like the cane is flush to the front of the chair. That being the case I would remove it and add a new backing of thin plywood covered in batting and fabric.

karen32 Posted: Feb 17, 2004 09:59 PM

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i don't know if i am explaining this correctly -

can you attach batting to just the front, and then make a 'sack' or something for the chair so that it slips on (kinda) and covers the front and the back???

DeniseMang Posted: Feb 18, 2004 01:10 PM

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Weezie, you have FM~

WeezieNY Posted: Feb 18, 2004 03:49 PM

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FranM
We thought of that but the problem becomes how to attach the covered plywood to the chair.

thanks guys

Fran M Posted: Feb 18, 2004 05:23 PM

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I took a close look at ours last night. The fabric definately has something solid between it. It looks like the chairs would have to come apart to insert the piece.

You could leave the cane and just do a double sided fabric with some foam. Staple the fabric to the front of the chair and glue some piping or braid over the staples. You would see the fabric through the cane ont the back . Not 100% the look you were going for but I think it would be nice.