A new outfit for a sofa

Over time favorite things grow old and out of fashion. And once beautiful, the envy of all the neighbors of the sofa, barely got out through connections or bought on sale turns into a shabby, dull piece of furniture. With that, however, I am sorry to leave. Return upholstered furniture fresh and neat appearance, you can use the waist. To learn how to update your favorite sofa and armchair, telling users FORUMHOUSE.

If the furniture has a simple shape and design, which can be disassembled and assembled without special tools and equipment, and all mechanisms are strong enough and does not need to be replaced, you can make a constriction independently. However, better to start all the same with fabric upholstery - leather and its synthetic substitutes are considered complex materials, and for such constrictions required experience and skill.

The process of the waist of upholstered furniture can be divided into several stages:

1. Dismantling of furniture, removal of parts and mechanisms

2. Removing the old upholstery

3. Cutting and sewing a new dress

4. replacement filler

5. Hauling furniture parts

6. Assembly

Member FORUMHOUSE imasterok decided to pereobivku relatively new leather sofa - furniture was not yet two years old, but she suffered greatly from the clutches of a pet - cat Basil. To work forumchanin needed furniture stapler (can be normal, can be air), brackets stapler, glue for foam rubber, screwdriver, pliers, ruler, pencil and scissors (for patterns), clothing machine.

imasterok (Member FORUMHOUSE):

- The first thing we do: Turn off all the elements of the sofa. Begin to disassemble the sofa from the bottom, remove the technical upholstery and remove all staples that secure the furniture fabric for the sofa frame. Part of the staples must be removed with pliers. Foam pad and I advise you not to tear off, so you do not stick it back.

Disassemble the upholstered furniture is best, having a camera on hand and step by step removing the entire operating procedure - in the future it will greatly simplify the task of the assembly. Old upholstery should be removed carefully - it will come in handy when cutting new tissue (to make it easier to pull, the pattern is better to do a little more on the pattern a few centimeters).

The pattern to make a new, imasterok advises unpick old fabrics into separate constituent elements. It is also necessary otporot sintepon and alter or paste the new tissue. Sew cloth no better conventional and special heavy-duty thread in furniture.

Once the new pattern is ready, proceed to the slinky. Pull the fabric needed to the maximum and in all places equally to eventually figure is not twisted, and the fabric is not met. Attach material using the furniture stapler (in the extreme case, can be dispensed with nails). Staples beat 2-3 cm, angles hammer last.

Most often hauling sofas and chairs are rarely limited to changing the upholstery - eventually foam filler sags, or fall out of the spring is about to begin, and sometimes it is found after dissection of soft furniture. Member FORUMHOUSE Putnikk62 believes that to maintain the old spring in the sofa or chair is not necessary, they can be safely discarded.

Putnikk62(Member FORUMHOUSE):

- The springs can be replaced by a latex + sintepon or felt - it is more durable than sintepon. Can be used as a filler foam and furniture to buy a special belt - with a good stretch you will not feel the lack of springs. On the tape it is desirable to put a material like teak to foam less ruffled.

Sintepon, put on top of the foam, to protect the latter from abrasion and makes it easier to stretch the fabric. Stack sintepon better in 2-4 layers, depending on the material thickness - than it is, the furniture would look voluminous.

Validating moning at the waist sofa spring clean up did not, and as an additional layer of filler used an old blanket. The participants also recommend the use of FORUMHOUSE horsehair and sea grass.

If you decide to make the foam filler, pay attention to the quality of the material and its structure: foam rubber high quality fine bubbles, by pressing it momentarily straightens in a cheaper - large bubbles, foam slowly restores shape. For the restoration of furniture forum users are advised to choose a foam density of 22-25.

A separate theme - the choice of fabrics for upholstery. The color scheme - of course, a matter of taste. But when choosing the upholstery material is not necessary to be guided only by aesthetic considerations, but pay attention to the fabric of practicality.

The fabric should not fade and have a sharp odor. If the fabric with a nap, make sure that the lint is firmly held in the ground and do not fall, or torment clean clothes and furniture quickly "bald." Please note that when cutting pile fabrics pile should always be directed to one side. When placing such fabric patterns can not be rotated, so waste is generally remains larger than when cutting fabrics without pile. The same applies to the fabric pattern: a large ornamental difficult to fit the pattern, which entails higher material consumption.

Today, the market can find furniture fabrics with special water and dirt impregnation that greatly facilitate the maintenance of furniture, especially if a family has young children and animals.

Give your favorite chair or couch a second life! After hauling of upholstered furniture not only to update the interior, but also greatly save the family budget. Tips FORUMHOUSE participants on how to replace the upholstery, read this topic. More interesting information about the restoration and alteration of furniture in the home you will find here.

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