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Upholstery Inspiration: Patterned & Colorful Seats

Recovering a detachable chair seat is one of the simplest upholstery projects you can undertake. We’re far from skilled upholsterers, yet we’ve pulled off this project on a few different occasions. As an added bonus, changing the fabric on a chair is also a great opportunity to introduce some color and pattern into your furniture…

 
 

For ideas, we’ve rounded up a few examples of inspiring upholstery projects, shown above. At the bottom of the post, you’ll find direct links to step-by-step instructions for getting the job done.

SHOWN ABOVE
1 Chairs from Rubie Green upholstered in East Village Fabric
2 Gladiator Chair from Spruce Home
3 Mid-Century Modern Chair from Hazel and Hunter
4 60s Danish Modern Dining Chairs from Fabulousmess
5 White Blaze Chairs from Spruce Home

STEP BY STEPS
How To: Reupholster a Drop-In Seat Chair
How To: DIY Upholstered Folding Chairs
How To: Reupholster a Flip Chair
How To: Reupholster a Thonet Chair
How To: The Lazy Upholsterer's MidC Dining Chair Re-do

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i like it! I have few chairs similar to these that I've actually been meaning to recover... maybe this will inspire me to get on it!

posted by CozyLittleCave on October 30th 2009 at 6:58pm
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