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how to recover an office chair?
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brightonman123
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reclaimed an old office chair from a skip (with permission), though the seat cover is very worn- about half of the fabric has gone, with foam underneath..
anyone know if its easy to re-cover (without resorting to gaffer tape!..)
any tips welcome!
anyone know if its easy to re-cover (without resorting to gaffer tape!..)
any tips welcome!
Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
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Sorry, can't help
but would love to know how to do it too 
. "Men are generally more careful of the breed(ing) of their horses and dogs than of their children" - William Penn 1644-1718
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frugalista, why thank me for just asking a question? feel honoured, but confused!Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
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You know those furry loo seat covers? They are an oval piece of fabric with elastic round the edge to keep them in place (can't stand them myself but just using this so that you get the picture in your head). Well, you can use this method to make removable covers for your chair. If you don't have elastic then you can make it with a drawstring instead.
Hope this helps.
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do i need to flush first?? lolLong time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
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You can unscrew the plastic bit of the seat, then you can take the old fabric off. It's hard to describe, but I did it once and recovered the chair.0
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Tiddlywinks wrote: »You know those furry loo seat covers? They are an oval piece of fabric with elastic round the edge to keep them in place (can't stand them myself but just using this so that you get the picture in your head). Well, you can use this method to make removable covers for your chair. If you don't have elastic then you can make it with a drawstring instead.
Hope this helps.
Tiddly
I made a similar cover to this for a computer chair my son rescued.
I bought a fabric remnant from a curtain shop , traced the shape of the seat and left a large seam allowance then hemmed all around it and threaded elastic. This just pops on over the damaged cover and can be removed to wash once in a while. It's now lasted about 4 years with no problems. Allow for quite a large overlap under the seat to stop the cover from sliding off during use.Decluttering, 20 mins / day Jan 2024 2/20 -
Cheap and quick fix
Take off seat...
cut template of strong cardboard (multiple layers even) round underside base of seat like a loop... again accounting for a large overlap...
cut out fabric to appropriate size, then staple it to the looped cut out after folding the fabric within the loop so it is stapled both sides of the card board... need to pull fabric tight before stapling or you could use safety pins if you wanted!!
Job done...
fix seat back to chair.
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brightonman123 wrote: »frugalista, why thank me for just asking a question? feel honoured, but confused!
I thanked you for asking something that I had been meaning to post for some time - also, because I'm polite. "Men are generally more careful of the breed(ing) of their horses and dogs than of their children" - William Penn 1644-1718
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thats ok then. had enough of stalkers!Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
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"Men are generally more careful of the breed(ing) of their horses and dogs than of their children" - William Penn 1644-1718
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