NBR - Slipcovering a chair for DD1's room

bumpuser9353653 · January 2014

We have a wing-back chair in DD1's room that has hideous fabric, but we got it for $40 on craigslist figuring we would just slip-cover or re-upholster it. That was like 2 yrs ago... Now that I'm looking for a cover online, all I can find are covers for t-cushion chairs. Ours has a square/box cushion. So now I'm thinking of attempting a DIY cover. Anyone ever DIY a chair slipcover - am I about to bite off more than I can chew, so-to-speak?

I am pretty handy with power tools, but not so much with a sewing machine (not to mention my machine is probably not even capable of handling yards of heavy fabric.) How pricey is it to get the thing re-upholstered professionally? (and where does one go for something like that??)

mamabelle2014 · January 2014

This girl reupholstered her wingback chair for $78:

https://jennyndesign.blogspot.com/2012/10/diy-reupholster-wingback-chair.html

If you have any friends that are handy with a sewing machine, it would probably just take an afternoon.

Edit: Nm on the afternoon, she says it took 16 hrs. Geez!

bumpuser9353653 · January 2014

mamabelle2014 said:

This girl reupholstered her wingback chair for $78:

https://jennyndesign.blogspot.com/2012/10/diy-reupholster-wingback-chair.html

If you have any friends that are handy with a sewing machine, it would probably just take an afternoon.

Edit: Nm on the afternoon, she says it took 16 hrs. Geez!

wow, 16 hrs! That could take me months to get done lol! Also - is it a lot of sewing or just a lot of cut and staple? I wonder how long it would have taken without the piping?