Re-upholstered Chairs

These chairs were starting to really show some age.   I took some time out and did new fabric as well as new cushioning for them.  You can see in the first picture that the seat is a a lot thicker, and has a better shape to it.

 The first step was to remove the seats and then peel off the old fabric.  It was like furniture archaeology when I did so.  There was another fabric underneath the brown one shown!  The cushion had literally deteriorated to mere scraps.  I also felt that the seat itself was a bit old, and as with a lot of old furniture, had a sort of old smell to it.

I cut new seat blanks out of Baltic birch plywood, and applied a new 1" foam pad that I cut on the band saw.  I used 3M's Super 77 adhesive spray for this step.  Then I just wrapped the seat in the fabric, carefully folding the corners as I did so, and stapled it evenly ever 2-3" inches, or as needed to take up any slack spots.  It was important not to stretch the fabric too tautly, and compress the cushion unevenly.

The fabric that my wife selected had some more blues to match the rug.  I think they look great!