Chair reupholstery

I can't believe we are saying good-bye to 2015 and ringing in 2016 in a matter of days. I decided to recap 2015 and share with you the Best of Designed Decor. Some of you

Tips & tricks for how to reupholster dining chairs - plus how to upholster rounded corner seats so they look perfect!

With basic sewing skills, you can master these common upholstery techniques.

I did something scary: I decided I was going to learn how to reupholster a wingback chair that I had bought at the thrift store. First of all, I don't typically buy upholstered furniture from

Have you ever taken a piece of furniture to a professional upholsterer to see how much it would cost? It's freakin' expensive!! For the price they charge, you can get a whole new piece of

Hey everyone! I promised you all a tutorial on how I re-did my kitchen chairs in my Kitchen Chair Reveal Post, so here it is! Here’s the before and after photo of my kitchen chairs…they were on sale for 2 for $139.99 when my hubby bought them for me for Christmas LAST year! (can you say procrastinate?!) When they arrived at our house they were not assembled…that was actually good, since I was going to tear them to smithereens anyway! lol Here’s a picture of the back section. I had to…

Upholstery can be an intimidating project, but it seems more complicated than it actually is. A thrift store arm chair with simple lines, a sturdy frame and good padding makes a perfect subject for a novice upholsterer.

A few months ago, I started buying vintage chairs to turn into a mis-matched dining chair set. This was one of those chairs I had collected, and when I decided to convert the downstairs bedroom into my studio, I knew I wanted to use this chair as my desk chair. And so, there it sat, begging me to get up the nerve to change it. It waited... waited... and waited...until I finally bit the bullet and bought everything I needed and didn't look back. And I am soooo happy with the end result…

Alrighty, friends. I’m going to be 100% honest with you. I had initially planned to title this blog post, “How to Reupholster a Chair Seat…the Easy Way.” Though after actually tackling this DIY project, I couldn’t in good conscious call it easy. It took an an entire afternoon, two sets of hands, and lots of sweat. (And...