Sooner or later such moment when your upholstered furniture does not look so attractively any more comes, loses the original state: the upholstery has faded and was rubbed, foam rubber was pressed through and has compressed. You do not hurry to throw out thing if your family budget does not allow to get new. In this case it is possible to address to the company on furniture banner, but much more interestingly and cheaper to make it own hands.
It is required to you
- - furniture stapler;
- - scissors;
- - brackets;
- - flat blade screwdriver;
- - flat-nose pliers;
- - foam rubber;
- - material;
- - meter;
- - glue.
Instruction
1. First of all buy all necessary materials in shop. Pick up suitable fabric for furniture upholstery, it can be skin (both artificial, and natural), velor, jacquard or tapestry. Pay special attention to quality of material, coloring and lack of production defect. When choosing foam rubber consider density and thickness, foam rubber with the maximum density and about thirty millimeters thick will be suitable for banner of upholstered furniture.
2. Has come it is time to sort old furniture, disconnect armrests, seat and back from framework by means of the screw-driver. Examine framework, tighten all fastenings (if it is necessary), if necessary replace wooden parts (if they have broken or have become useless). Connections can be glued.
3. Then take flat blade screwdriver and disconnect furniture brackets, get rid of old panel material. It is necessary to do it extremely carefully, try not to damage fabric as on it you will do patterns of new material.
4. Measure the sizes of framework and cut foam rubber to the received measures. It is abundant grease framework with good glue and attach foam rubber, leave to dry. Spread out the prepared material for upholstery of upholstered furniture (inner side up) on plain horizontal surface and circle old patterns, cut.
5. Spread fabric for banner, you watch that it was equal, without any deformations and folds. Put the corresponding part of furniture design on material and pull fabric, record by means of brackets of the furniture stapler. That the pattern has not warped, fix material from the middle. The distance between fastenings has to make no more than four centimeters. Draw each part of furniture and collect in the following order: at first establish back, then seat and in the last turn armrests.