Motor Coach Bench Upholstery

Bench After
New Fabric

Bench Before
New Fabric

This summer I added sailboat cushions and patio furniture cushions to my collection of upholstery work. I also reupholstered a bench seat and back cushions for a motor coach as well as all new window valances for same motor coach. 

My customer had wanted an updated look for the early 2000’s motor coach and chose a lovely blue material with a denim style and feel. She loved blue, so blue was what she chose. The fabric was a dream to work with and durable enough to sustain a lot of wear. It will stand up to many glamping trips for years to come.

The original cushioned back was fluted, but she wanted one single cushion instead of separate fluted sections. The foam required for this cushions was six inch foam to adequately fill the space. This involved removing the cushions, backing and the top and front “L” shaped trim pieces. The rest of the motor coach also were given updated window treatments to match the seating, therefore many individual pieces required to be stripped of all old fabric, update the worn foam valance sections and replace with the new blue fabric. Everything had to be carefully planned out and marked to assure each piece would be reassembled into the same spot. This was an organized way to tackle this project. The more pieces, the better you have to keep track of which one goes where!

I installed a new zipper into each cushion, since the old zippers were metal and too small for these large cushions. I prefer the newer continuous zippers which can be cut to any size, making the fit of the cushions back into their new covers much easier. If it can taken apart, it can be put back together. This applies to pretty much anything with upholstery work.