| Have you ever been to a friend's home for dinner, and | | | | removed, measure the fabric, allowing for enough to |
| just as you ease yourself in the dining room chair, you | | | | tuck and secure underneath the seat. Measure the |
| discover that it's one of those wobbly, unsteady items | | | | width and length, allowing plenty for the occasional |
| that you hope won't give way as you're eating? If | | | | mistake. Multiply width by length and we have the |
| you're the owner of such chairs, you may want to | | | | square footage required. Multiply by the number of |
| address the situation and put all your future dinner | | | | chairs, and we have the total square footage. |
| guests at ease - at least as far as their seating is | | | | Next, it's time for a trip to the fabric store, and to |
| concerned. | | | | choose some appropriate fabric for the job. Be sure to |
| Sometimes these tottering artifacts just need a | | | | take into account the décor of the dining room |
| screwdriver or wrench, and a little of your time to | | | | and other furniture and choose a color and texture of |
| tighten up the nuts and bolts. But if your dining chairs | | | | your liking. You may want to invest in a staple gun for |
| are assembled with the use of glue or joints, the | | | | this project, but on the other hand, if this is the only job |
| project may take a little longer. Wood glue is needed | | | | it may be used for, you may be able to borrow one |
| as well as a clamp to hold it all in place. Glue the joints | | | | from a friend, or the job can be completed using small |
| well, and clamp them for at least 48 hours. You could | | | | tacks and a tack hammer. |
| also attach some form of splint between the legs and | | | | Once we have all the materials necessary for the job, |
| the main frame of the chair to give it more stability. | | | | we can commence. Take the original seat cover off |
| The other problem that arises with older dining chairs is | | | | the dining chair, trying to protect the padding in the |
| the seat covering. It gets torn and worn over the | | | | process. If the padding is worn, you might want to |
| years, and if the basic chair is of good quality, it could | | | | replace this also. Now, cut a piece of fabric to the size |
| be worth recovering. You have the opportunity to | | | | previously measured for one seat cover. Place it over |
| purchase a seat covering of your style and color, and | | | | the seat and pulling it as tight as possible, staple or tack |
| can even fit it yourself. | | | | it into place under the seat. Keep pulling it tight as you |
| Let's take a look at how it can be done. | | | | round each corner of the seat so as to avoid wrinkles |
| Invert one of the dining chairs on a table or suitable | | | | over the padding area. And that's it - simple. Now you |
| support, and the seat portion of the chair will pop out | | | | have new seat covers for your dining chairs - all your |
| with a little persuasion. Once this part is successfully | | | | own work. |