Can You Recover Bar Stools

Step one i combined a few simple actions in step one.

Can you recover bar stools. It looks like this will be a difficult task as you can see the entire back of the stool. Remove your bar stool seats mine just pop right out you may need to remove yours with a screwdriver or drill. You could try to recover on top of existing. If the stool has wooden legs use sandpaper to finish and smooth down the surface of the legs and to remove any unwanted paint.

After redoing our kitchen last fall i had originally planned to just get rid of these bar stools. The longer they sat in our basement though the more i considered attempting to give them a second life. If you encounter an excess fabric you may want to trim it down after you ve tightly secured it to the stool. Step 6 continue to pull the fabric to the bottom of the bar stool and tack it in place with a staple or nail.

Flip the stool as you tack to verify the fabric or vinyl remains flat on the seat. If the upholstered bar stool has metal legs wipe them clean and scrape away any chipping paint. Remove the seat from the rest of the bar stool if at all possible. Lay your fabric face down on a flat surface.

Just pick out your fabric upholstery fabric about 1 yd for each bar stool should be enough get. You just need to repeat the process with the remaining stools and you will have what looks like brand new stools. You might be able to find a coordinating print for the seat and leave the back only recovering the seat. Now you have finished reupholstering your first bar stool.

This way you can finish and paint the legs. I am using a high quality velvet fabric with a luxurious touch. Consider making a slip cover for the back and recover the seat stapling underneath. Give your bar stools a new life with these step by step instructions for doing a bar stool makeover.

Divide the bar stool seat in quarters visually and tack one section of fabric or vinyl to the bottom of the stool from each quarter using a staple or nail. Published on jan 23 2017 this is such an easy and cheap way to dress up or change your decor. See the how to reupholster results at the end of the video.