DIY Dining Room Chair Repair Tips

by Sabrina's Organizing

$250

10 Hours

Easy

Our dining room chairs are almost 10 years old and they were in rough shape. Over the years, the padding and glue that held the chair seat together softened and then ripped. It made you feel like you were sitting on a toilet seat while eating dinner because you sunk in the middle. YUCK! It was very uncomfortable at all. People didn't seem to notice but we stopped eating in the dining room because of it. So, recently, I took on the project of finding a person to repair the chairs. But, with no success, I had to take on the challenge of how to repair the chairs myself.

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Before picture: This is a picture of a shaker chair I bought some years ago. First, removed all the old foam and fabric. And, any staples that came loose.

Then, with these tools, I was able to remove and replace all the fabric.

Here is the after picture. Six chairs total were completed in a weekend. Don't they look great! They feel great too. NO falling into the center any longer. Feel free to come to my blog page to see the step by step instructions and leave a comment. I also added video on how to remove spray glued fabric.

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Swan Road Designs on Nov 01, 2015
Nice job and the one thing that will save you from the "toilet seat syndrome" is that you used upholstery webbing as your base. If you stretched it tightly enough, it should remain stable for years.

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Sabrina's Organizing on Nov 01, 2015
@Swan Road Designs Yes, we did stretch it really tight. That was the part I needed my husband to help with. My wrists aren't what they used to be. =)

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- Swan Road Designs on Nov 01, 2015
  @Sabrina Quairoli If you lived near me, I could have loaned you a tool that does the stretching for you. It looks like an instrument of torture, but it sure does the trick when it comes to making the webbing taught. Without the tool, using a block of wood and a strong pair of strong hands does a pretty good job, too.
  
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- Sabrina's Organizing on Nov 02, 2015
  @Swan Road Designs Thanks for letting me know. I will keep an eye out for one.
  
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- Swan Road Designs on Nov 02, 2015
  @Sabrina Quairoli Amazon has the one I use. It's called a "Double Rock Webbing Stretcher." Here's a link to it: http://www.amazon.com/Home-Sewing-Depot-Webbing-Stretcher/dp/B00II8TW78/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1446477849&sr=8-2&keywords=jute+stretcher. Told you it looked like an instrument of torture. There are several other styles of jute stretchers, but this is the one I've always used. Works fine and makes the webbing nice and taught.
  
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- Sabrina's Organizing on Nov 06, 2015
  Great thanks!
  
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