Archive for May, 2010
These are wicker bar stools made for outdoor use. The chair cushions are made of weather resistent fabric and the cushions are permanently attached to the bottom of the chair.
I would like to recover this outdoor fabric with indoor fabric to match my kitchen decor. I need ideas on how this can be done without ability of removing the cushions.
since the cushions are permanant and cannot be removed, the only thing that I can think of is to make slipcovers that can be removed and washed for them or to cover them and staple the new material over the old.
Personally I would do the slipcovers so that I could pull them off to wash easier.
measure your material so that you have an extra two inches around the edge and sew in elastic so that they will gather over the old cushions…
or…wrap them and turn the stool upside down and use a staple gun to attach the new covering to the bottom.
Go to any auto supply place or hardware store or even some supermarkets. Pick up some Amorall leather cleaner. It cleans and moisturizes the leather at the same time. You’d be surprised what yuck comes off, even when you think the leather is clean. I use it for my leather chair all the time.