My telephone table and my French stools were upholstered with fabric from pillows or shams. I loved the pattern on both. For the stools I used one clearance sham to upholster both. The texture and pattern really make an impact and I was easy.
I cut either side of the zipper cut to the corner and then ripped the pillow from the loose seams. I then had 2 perfect squares. I used no sew tape to seal the ends so the stitching would not fray away. With the other I upholstered the seat with a Jennifer Lopez pillow fabric from Kohl’s. I felt the fabric captured the era I was going for. I removed the inside pillow and the zipper claps. I slipped the original seat in the fabric pouch. I then tightened up the fabric to the seat with spay adhesive and staples. I always use spray adhesive to upholster. I love it! I decided from the start only to consider pillows as my fabric on these projects. So I was on the hunt for the right pillows rather than for just fabric.
I considered some velvet pillows from Ikea, when I saw them in person I changed my mind, the colors were wrong for my space. I considered several options that didn’t work out based on the size or the color. It was very fun searching though.
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What a cool idea, I never would have thought of it! Thanks for the inspiration, yours turned out great! Following along!
ReplyDeleteits an easy way to make the finished product look quality and polished
DeleteLove the fabric. I've always wanted to try reupholstering something but it scares me. Maybe someday ...
ReplyDeletedont be, its really easy. start with something easy like this. spray adhesive and work fast.
DeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeletethanks
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