How To Upholster A Wooden Bench

Now that the bench was upholstered it was time to tackle the bench arms.

How to upholster a wooden bench. I wasn t thrilled with how the original one i made came out for a couple of reasons. Then remove the fabric batting and foam so that you can replace them. Remove the top of the bench.

If you are reupholstering a bench you will also need to remove staples at the back of the base with needle nosed pliers. Set the bench upright. I wished i had done folded corners instead of the cover i sewed but my biggest mistake and regret was trying to be thrifty and reusing some old foam i had from an old old.

I brought it home and sprayed one side black with spray paint. One of the most common questions i get is how do i upholster a bench i always practically scream it is soooo easy i have helped dozens of people with this task. I had my local store cut this plywood to size in an effort to save myself a step.

Before i upholstered it i used pocket holes and screws to attach the two pieces together. I had screwed the top on with pocket hole screws using my kreg jig on the underside so i simply unscrewed them to remove the top. Starting on the underside of the arm i folded the fabric in and used the t50x tacmate to secure the fabric to the mdf wood i tucked the fabric up underneath the roll stapled and added another piece of fabric to cover the rest of.

Measure your cushion using the wood base and cut to the right size. Step 1 source and paint wood. If you are reupholstering an existing bench you will need to unscrew the legs and reattach them later.

Spray the seat as well if the manufacturer s directions recommend spraying both surfaces. I used leftover wood we had from another project and it was just the right size for a bench. Did you know your local hardware store like lowe s will cut wood to size for free.