How to Reupholster A Bar Stool At Home

The seat of the bar stool can sometimes shows a lot of wear and tear. Reupholstering is the only way to make your old bar stool appealing and new. Renewing the fabric of the pad of the bar stool relatively easy to do, and it is inexpensive compared with buying new bar stools . You only need to purchase the fabric that makes your stool elegant and stylish.

To reupholster a bar stool at home you will need some necessary tools like screw driver, hammer, scissors, paper and pencil, etc. Firstly, you need to remove the old and worn out fabric of your stool by inverting it. After removing the cover of the stool, check whether or not it needs a new foam pad. If the condition of stool padding is not good then you must change its padding and add new one by keeping the stool in its upside down position.

Secondly, when the foam or padding is fixed properly, it is time for you to bind your covering on the bar stools with the help of a staple gun. Spread the fabric on the floor and flatten it properly. Now invert the stool and keep it in the center of the fabric. Cut down the fabric according to the size of the bar stools .

Lastly, mark the places where it was already stapled and cut the fabric according to the size. Now start stapling the fabric at its sides by pulling it tightly. You should take care not to wrinkle the fabric. The fabric should be flat because slight depressions in the smoothness on the surface of the fabric can destroy all of your efforts. After stapling, you have new and elegant reupholstered bar stool. You should not need to wait any more and can start using it immediately.
Reupholstering is takes time, but is cheap and an easy task to do at home. You can even change the covers of your chairs and other small furniture in this way.