Reupholstery Experiment

 So, we had a chaise longue, but it was quite rough. For one, it once lived in a bachelor pad. It also got a little beat up during the move. So, I decided to try my hand at re upholstery. Yikes!

After looking at a few websites for guidance, everyone pretty much said, just dive in. So, that was my plan. Armed with scissors, a staple gun, and a lot of patience, I dove in.

 First of all, remove all of the staples. There are a lot. A lot. We used a flat head screw drive.Luckily, the husband helped with this step.  Save each piece of fabric, so try not to tear them apart. You'll use them as a pattern for the new fabric. On each piece of fabric, I wrote where it was (top, front, back, etc) and which way was up. If there is piping, save it too.






Next, roll your new fabric out, and use the old pieces as the pattern. Emmy helped me with this step. I needed to add some new foam for the back. So, I added some cotton batting to that as well.

  









I forgot to take photos, but I made piping using this awesome tutorial.

Then, I started attaching the new pieces, in the reverse order that I took them off. This yucky piece of foam also got a new foam topper. I was too much in the zone to take a photo, oops.











 I removed two nail strips that kept the back on. And I used ply grip to replace it. I used this tutorial. They also let you know where you can buy it.

Ply grip for me was a two person job. I held it in place while Nick stapled it in. I need bigger muscles, I guess.











And there you have it. A brand new (to us) chaise longue!

After!

Before.

It doesn't look like it just rolled out of the factory. But, I don't think it looks bad at all :) Now it's not bachelor pad gross anymore either!