How can I recover my loveseat?

It has long wood on front armrest want to keep the wood but how do I place the covering to stay next to the wood without messing it up


  8 answers
  • Annie Annie on Jan 25, 2020

    Hi Deborah, is there any way you could post a photo so we have a better idea of what your loveseat looks like?

  • Tinyshoes Tinyshoes on Jan 25, 2020

    Deborah...Can you send picture please? Thanks.

  • Mogie Mogie on Jan 25, 2020

    A picture would be VERY helpful. Thanks!

  • William William on Jan 25, 2020

    The wood panel may be pin nailed from the front into the armrest. It may just pop off. It may also be screwed to the front from behind. Not know how it's attached you can upholster right up to the wood and staple the fabric. Cover the staples with some fabric trim or cording hot glued in place. Another option is to use a putty knife and pry the wood panel a little and use another putty knife to stuff the fabric under the panel.

    • Deborah Pfeiffer Deborah Pfeiffer on Jan 26, 2020

      Thank-you I checked to see if I could move the wood to push the material underneath and it seems this is the best option and the cording really sounds good for a complete new look thank-you again for all your heip

  • Holly Lengner - Lost Mom Holly Lengner - Lost Mom on Jan 26, 2020

    I agree that a picture would be extremely helpful for this. We had furniture (growing up) that was made from wood and the sides looked like they were made from large butcher blocks with fabric and padding stapled over part of the arm rest. If I think back to that, I would have just removed the fabric and padding and added new stuff in the same spot, but it's hard to be helpful without pictures.

  • Sharon Sharon on Jan 26, 2020

    There is also a type of upholsterers metal trim with slanted teeth they use to adhere a piece of folded fabric onto a chair for a seamless look, Run your finger along it to see if you can feel it under the fabric. You can then cut away the fabric away from the edge to free it.

  • Lucie - Oh my sander Lucie - Oh my sander on Jan 29, 2020

    Can you possibly post a picture so we can see how it looks? :)

  • K. Rupp K. Rupp on Feb 01, 2020

    Yes a pic is needed here!!! I do a lot of re-upholstering.....most of the time you have to take all the fabric off a project, starting in the back to even make your way to see how they did the side panels near the arms. Once all of the fabric is off, you will have an AHAAAA moment. The fabric needs to be labeled so you can use the pieces as a pattern for new fabric. Here are some of my tips on my blog to get you started.


    https://karupp-did.net/fabric-removal/