You can reupholster a piece of furniture for much less money than you pay for it has been done in a professional. Depending on the piece of furniture, the work may be difficult or easy.
There are various types of furniture to discuss, but in each case, this article will deal with a recliner, in particular. All recliners are different to some degree. Instead of focusing on certain types of recliner, this article will function as a general guide to get the job done.
A popular way to reupholster a recliner is to take images in sequence as you work. Use a Polaroid or digital camera to view your images quickly. This is very useful to take photos, because recliners have many layers to work, and it's easy to lose track of them, and how they return.

Here is a tool that you will need to complete this job:
You will want a task-heavy equipment. Use manual, electricity, or the type of air, all that apply. Make sure that you are the staple food of sufficient thickness and length to handle the job.
Recliners have many staples in them, and there is also a difficult and hard to get at. Getting a strong core to remove the drawer and cloth in a recliner. You may also find that a pair of pliers handy.
You will also want shoes upholstery shears. This will work better than the typical scissors. 10 "is a good size.
You will also need a tape measure to measure your fabric, and a screwdriver in May came in handy.
The first step is determining how much cloth you'll need for this project. Please see in the recliner in question, considering all the separate, and remember that you will want to allow additional cloth to religion, and add more fields. Heavy upholstery fabrics approximately 54 "wide. You can leave at the edge of selvage to get more from the cloth.

Start by flipping up the recliner. Working from bottom to top. Strip of cloth from below and from the back seat first. Then, turn right-side seat up, and work on the arms, seat and foot area. Use containers to store separate groups Screws and fasteners. Working at the time, track what is going where.
Please see the field. It will consist of good batting, or sea. If in good condition, it can only be used again. If that is crushed, damaged, or if you want to include in the fresh material, will be replaced. When it comes to batting, cotton is cheaper than polyester, but also a little more difficult to work with. When you change the foam, working with high-density, dacron-wrapped foam.
Lay out your new upholstery fabric, with a surface that will not be shown, to the top. You can use pieces of cloth removed from the old pattern, such as chairs, but remember that this time the fruit can be warped or stretched. Cut your new fruit, and leave room for additional cloth that will be tucked. If the fruit is not symmetrical, you may find it useful to mark TOPS and drink it.
Furthermore, the attachment of cloth arrived - complete with good new or the old foam or batting - to each panel. It helps to use straight pins to attach the cloth before permanently. Smooth out the fabric and fold it neatly on the edges to prevent bulges and unevenness. While you work, remember that patterned cloth will be in line with caution. There is no worse than finish the job and the realization that the panel with a cloth boxes set in the corners of the strange, not the rest?
If you have a cloth positioned correctly, for each panel. Making the cloth , but not so fast that show signs of stress. Then, you reattach the panel and components for the frame from the chair.