Rejuvenating the fabric of your home We can cover anything We Can Cover & Re-Upholster Anything! Plumbs have been making furniture covers for over 50 years, and in that time we have encountered every style of furniture you can imagine. So when we say we can cover anything, we really mean it! We can cover & re-upholster any style of furniture! There are hundreds of styles of furniture, all varying in shapes and size. Dining Chairs Stools Futons We treat every piece of furniture individually and try to advise the best covering solution depending on the shape, detailing, and general use of the furniture. One of the most popular styles of furniture is the 10 cushion club style, which is a 3 seater sofa and 2 chairs with non-fixed seat and back cushions. Some of the other common styles include; Queen Anne Chairs, Chesterfields, Wing Styles, Recliners, Sofa Beds, Drop Arm Sofas, Chaise Longues. Don’t worry if you’re unsure which style of furniture you own, our home consultants are always on hand to help.
We can cover & re-upholster any brand! It really doesn’t matter what brand the original manufacturer of your furniture is Plumbs WILL have a solution to your covering requirements, either by reupholstery or loose covers. So whether it’s Parker Knoll, Ercol, Laura Ashley, Marks & Spencer or many more, Plumbs have got you covered! We have a range of product options, from stretch loose covers to rigid upholstery weight tailored covers to suite your unique needs. Don’t forget about our comprehensive Reupholstery Service where we can take your furniture right back to its frame and begin all over again! Here is a selection of the quality fabric brands that we can use to cover your furniture… We really can cover anything! Read about how we helped Alice Francis cover an entire house for an art exhibition in Galloway using Made-to-Measure covers that fitted snugly around the contours of the building, including its three large chimneys. Read more about this floral masterpiece >>
Welcome back to Upholstery Basics, where we’ll be rolling up our sleeves and completing our first project together: a wrap-around seat. Of all seating, dining room chairs get the brunt of the abuse — a little vino here, red sauce there. If you’ve been glaring at those chairs and wondering how to give them that much-needed facelift, read on, and you’ll be transforming those eyesores into jaw-droppers in no time. Read the full post on reupholstering dining chairs after the jump! Don’t forget to check out Upholstery Basics: Tool Time to learn more about the tools we’re using today. 1. Remove the seat from your chair frame by unscrewing the screws on the underside. If your seat drops into the frame, like mine, you may be able to pop it out without unscrewing it. Make sure to mark the orientation of the seat before removing. It may seem obvious, but it is imperative that we know which side is the front when we attach the fabric later. 2. Strip all of the old fabric, padding, staples and tacks off of the seat using your pliers and staple remover.
Once you’re finished, you should be left with a wooden board. This is a good point to mark any screw holes, so you can avoid them as you attach new padding and fabric. 3. Flip the board upside down on top of the foam and trace the outside edge with a permanent marker. 4. Use the carving knife to cut out the shape. Don’t worry if the edges get a little ragged looking. Just do your best to keep the blade straight up and down and not angled to one side or the other. 5. To create a slight domed shape to the seat, place a layer of cotton batting about an inch inside the edges of the board. Add extra layers if you’d like the crown of the seat to be more exaggerated. Just remember to make each additional layer of cotton slightly smaller than the one that precedes it. 6. Attach the foam to the board by stapling through the side of the foam and down into the wood. It’s best to work in opposites as you staple, so start with the back side and then move to the front. Then staple from the right to left side.
Be careful not to push the foam back as you staple. We want the hard wooden edge to be padded, so it won’t show through the fabric. 7. Dacron will smooth out all of the imperfections and be the final layer of padding before the fabric. Once the foam is secured all the way around, tightly wrap Dacron around the edge and staple to the bottom of the board. 8. Trim off the excess Dacron gathered at the corners and around the bottom. 9. Now it’s time for the fabric! If you’re working with a pattern, decide where you’d like it placed on the seat. The rule of thumb is to place the top of the pattern at the back of the seat and the bottom of the pattern at the front of the seat. 10. To get started, staple the fabric at the back of the seat, but only put the staples in halfway by lifting one side of the staple gun up at an angle. These are called sub-staples and will allow you to pull them out very easily should you need to make adjustments. Once you’ve stapled the back, move on to the front.
Then sub-staple the right and left sides. 11. Make a pleat in every corner by pulling the fabric from the sides around to the front and back. Fold under enough of the excess fabric to make the edges of the folds flush with the corners. Feel free to cut out bulky excess if you’re having trouble getting it all folded under the pleats, and use your regulator to get the fabric neatly tucked in. 12. Once you’re happy with where your fabric is placed, take out your sub-staples a few inches at a time and replace them with permanent staples that go in all the way. These will need to be closer together to make sure all the fabric is held down tightly. Keep a close eye on the edge as you go. The more consistent you are with the tightness of your pull, the smoother the fabric will look. Another tip: Pull with your palm instead of your fingertips to avoid puckers and dimples. 13. It’s looking like a finished seat now! After you’ve cut off the excess fabric, permanently staple the dustcover to the front side of the seat.