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| Dining Chair After |
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| Dining Chair Before |
These chairs were a bit tricky to strip down and reupholster. Luckily the seats were removable, so I was able to work on them without them being attached to the chair itself. Jim did his magic on tightening the chairs as they were both a bit loose and wobbly. Once I removed the cushioned seat, he tightened them up. The seat portion was actually made up of two sections, the top cushion itself and the side fabric, which wrapped around the entire cushion.
Beneath the entire seat was a zig-zag spring structure with three springs. One spring on each chair had broken away from its metal clasp, so we needed to reattach the springs before I could do any upholstery work. Zig-zag springs are attached by a small metal clasp that staples into the frame. This usually requires two people to do this because the spring is very, well, springy, so it has to be held by one person and securely attached by the other person via two screws. Once that was done it was all systems go.
I replaced the old foam with new foam and softened it up with dacron before I could staple in place the new gray fabric. Once the seats were done, I attached the seats' side fabric by attaching it from the topside and turning it under against the previously used cardboard, then stapled it to the bottom edge of the seat. I added chambray (dust cover) to finish the seats. The back of the chair was quite a bit more difficult as the front and back were separate sections of material and had to be treated as two sections. The front had to be removed as well as attached first, then the back, along with welting to finish it off for a touch of elegance. After this work was complete, both chairs had acquired a brand new look, ready for an updated kitchen.
