DIY leatherette chair repair

This article will describe and demonstrate how at home without much difficulty to replace the upholstery of a chair, and in another way - to “re-upholster” the chair.

And so, to begin with, the question arose about changing the color of the chairs, tk. a new white sofa was ordered and the chairs did not fit anymore due to their color. Further, it was decided to use the same material as on the sofa - Eco leather.

The whole process of replacing the upholstery material on chairs can be divided into several stages:

2. Cutting to the required dimensions,

3. Removing old material from the chair,

4. Pulling on new (eco-leather),

Further on the photo you can see all the stages. By the way, I almost forgot to tell you about the necessary tool. You will need very little of it, namely: scissors or a knife, tape measure, furniture stapler, screwdriver or screwdriver. Probably that's all.

It took about 2.5 - 3 hours to rewire 4 chairs, taking into account the fact that at this time the process of cutting eco-leather was taken into account, 2 breaks of 10-15 minutes. On average, a chair took 30 minutes, the longest time was spent to separate the old material, because staples were clogged well, just the sea.

By the way, it took 1.54 sq.m. to replace the old material of the chairs. eco-leather, i.e. a piece measuring 110 cm by 140 cm was purchased and that remained, since for one chair I cut out a square measuring 55 by 55 centimeters. The cost of the selected material was 13 euros per running meter, there are also cheaper and of course more expensive.