How to upholster

Furniture is expensive. If your existing furniture has good bones and a solid, sturdy frame, chances are you can reupholster it. Think it's just for the pros? Nope. Here is our round up of projects that show how to reupholster almost anything!

Learn how to reupholster a chair in just 5 easy steps and turn that old chair into a custom piece of furniture you are sure to love. This detailed tutorial will go through all 5 steps and includes before and after pictures!

Welcome to my tutorial blog post on how I reupholstered this second hand French Provincial arm chair. I took lots of photos at some points, and less at other points during the process, but hopefully this tutorial will inspire you to give it a try and not be intimidated to attempt reupholstering. I have never tried it before, and when I scored this chair at an antique/vintage shop, I didn't love the fabric, although there was nothing wrong with it. After giving it some thought I didn't see…

Do you have outdated or ugly dining chairs that could stand to be recovered? Let me show you how you can easily reupholster your dining chair seats in a couple of hours with this tutorial! This is a project anyone can do!

Do your chairs have worn seats? Perhaps you just want them to complement your decor. Follow these steps to learn how to reupholster a chair.

Remember the not-so-vintage bench I was going to reupholster in the spotted leather? I finished it before we went on vacation. I used my favorite corner method and thought I’d share. It’s an easy approach. First I laid out the hide to figure out the pattern placement. I used these new AMAZING heavy-duty scissors to cut...

Learn how to upholster a bench and created a tufted look with fabric covered buttons. Easy step-by-step photos to guide you on your first tufted upholstery project! Use this tutorial for create other tufted upholstery projects! Learn more on my blog now! #bench #upholstery #tufted

I’ve recently started doing my own upholstery, but since I’m a beginner I need to start acquiring the proper upholstery tools to do the job right. My small collection of vintage upholstered furniture has great lines and awesome construction, but my five cats have found such furniture to be their favorite scratching surfaces.