We have a total of 6 of these chairs. In a week, we maybe use two of them, and the remaining four chairs are for the comfort of our cats. Last year, one of the cats ended up with a UTI and decided that two of the extra chairs were her litter box. So we took the cushions off, put them outside, sprayed them down, cleaned them, and then forgot about them. Then, in November, I decided to remodel my sewing room to add additional space to work and remembered the chairs. I felt they would be a great addition to my new space.
I brought the cushions in and dismantled them, thinking that I could reuse the wood underneath them. Well, that did not work; the wood was trashed and disgusting.
My boyfriend and I headed to Home Depot and picked up two sheets 2x2 of project plywood. The wood was $8.63 each. The link to the plywood is here.
We created a template of the existing cushion, taped carbon paper onto the back of the template, and traced it onto the new plywood.
Then it was time for the power tools; My son and boyfriend helped me get it all set up, and my boyfriend supervised me and held the wood in place while I was cutting.
I used a rip saw for the straight edges and a jigsaw for the cutouts. The original piece had air holes, so we drilled those in too.
Next, to make sure that the wood fit the chair. Success! Fits the way it should. Next, it was time to cut the foam and start upholstering.
I had purchased the leather through Amazon to fix the couch. Richloom Tough Faux Leather in Chocolate that was $18.99/yard. Off to Joann's to get the other supplies that I would need. I needed foam and batting for the cushion. With my 40% coupon code, I purchased a 2 pack of 22x22 foam for $20 (originally $24.99) the Cotton Quilt Batting for $11.99 (originally $19.99).
Disclaimer: I am not an upholsterer. I've made several attempts, some successful, some epic fails. I can handle covering a bar stool, or if there are not too many edges. Ten years ago, I thought I could re-upholster my living room couches. I stripped one down and then called my local upholstery shop to come get the couches and finish them. I was so out of my league.
I decided that I needed to glue the foam onto the wood so it would be easy to cut out. I tried to use E6000 spray, and that did not work. I scoured through my craft stash because I thought that I had foam glue. I found some Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue. I loaded that on the wood, turned it over onto the foam, and within five minutes the foam was stuck on the wood.
Now to trim the foam. My son gave me for Christmas 2 years ago a foam cutter. It's a pretty cool tool for other foam, but not this foam. It smelled up the house so bad.
I ended up using a box cutter to score the foam and then scissors to finish it up.
Overall, the box cutter and scissors worked better than I had thought they would, and in no time flat, they were both cut out.
.
Putting it all together. It took me some time and I struggled with some of the angles and getting it smooth and taught all the way around.
But ultimately, I am very happy with the way they turned out. The supplies that I had to purchase to make re-upholster these chairs turned out to be:
Leather: $18.99
Wood: $17.26
Foam: $24.00
Batting: $11.99
TOTAL: $72.24
I still have some leftover batting and leather for some other projects. I am overall very happy with the look of my chairs and they will be a great addition to my sewing room.
On to the next project. This year is going to be filled with projects!
Comentários