| Take a good look at that ugly chair you have sitting in | | | | |
| your dining room. Maybe you have 4 ugly chairs that | | | | 1. Electronic upholstery stapler. This stapler runs, as the |
| looked great back in the 1970's. Now the whole polka | | | | name intimates, off of electricity only and, while |
| dot theme isn't looking so hot is it? So what should you | | | | providing a basic job good for a beginner, is not going |
| do? Throw perfectly good wooden chairs out and buy | | | | to have the sheer power needed to fix a whole sofa. |
| new ones - I don't think so let's reupholster them using | | | | 2. Pneumatic upholstery stapler. This stapler runs off of |
| a upholstery stapler! Take a few moments to think | | | | a compressed air system and is going to need a |
| about what you would like to make those fine looking | | | | relatively strong air compressor. Choose an air |
| chairs into something more aesthetically pleasing. Now | | | | compressor pushing out at least 90lb of pressure to |
| that you've got a good idea of the design elements | | | | make sure your pneuamtic upholstery stapler can do |
| you want for your new chairs you are going to need a | | | | it's job. |
| few tools and a little patience. | | | | Once you've selected the tool it should now be as |
| The first thing you will need to get is the fabric. Choose | | | | simple as removing the old fabric and ditiching it (or |
| something that makes you happy but not your guests | | | | burning it depending on your mood!), stretching the new |
| puke - remember this is what got you in trouble 30 | | | | fabric over the chair and stapling it in place. Make sure |
| years ago! Next up you'll need an upholstery stapler | | | | you use a fine wire 7 series staple as this will use the |
| and this is where it gets a little tricky. You see there | | | | least amount of fabric producing a nice clean look. |
| are 2 main types of upholstery staplers as I describe | | | | The last step is impress your friends with your newly |
| below: | | | | reupholstered furniture thanks to your hard work! |