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Upholstering A Bench Seat

I told my husband i think i m going to call this post how to upholster a bench seat in less than an hour with toddlers crawling all over you lol.

Upholstering a bench seat. First remove your bench s legs so you can wrap the bench fully. The bottom portion of the seat in most vehicles can be very easy to remove and should just pop right out. I bought this beautiful green velvet fabric to upholster the bench seat with.

I vividly remember when we were making this bench seat. Because this is in the playroom i wanted a durable fabric that would clean up nicely. So i just sort of lined the seat up and used the old screws to reattach the seat.

I also had cotton batten but forgot about it during photos so i had to redo it. While the paint was drying i draped fabric over the seat of the bench and trimmed it to fit. We wanted a bench seat so i started looking for fabric.

Then cut the foam to the size of your bench s surface and glue it down using. Trim the excess fabric. It was a last minute project that had to get done.

How to upholster a bench. In this diy video we ll show you how to finish a bench for your bedroom living room or entryway. Next i used my arrow fastener t50x tacmate to secure the fabric as close to the edge as possible.

The top portion can be a little more difficult it usually has a release point in the rear of the seat that may need to be loosened with a screwdriver. Attaching the bench seat to the frame. How to upholster a bench seat.

You ll need foam a little larger than your bench s surface and batting and fabric twice the size. We did some playroom benches with baskets for toy storage. One intimidating part of some upholstery projects are the.

It was late and our girls were full of energy. Remove the bench seat from the vehicle. Cut a generous amount of fabric all around the seat to ensure there s enough for stapling.

Holding the seat in place with one hand flip the bench over then reinstall the same screws you removed in the first step image 2. If you want to make a soft seat for your bench you can upholster it with some simple tools. Place the foam and board on the back side of fabric.

How to upholster a bench seat. The problem with the way i covered the bench seat is that there is a lot of material in each corner that covers the original holes. How to upolster the bench seat.

To protect hardwood floors add a felt pad to the bottom of each leg and to keep the upholstery like new spray it with fabric protector images 3 and 4.

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