DIY furniture upholstery

Have you ever taken a piece of furniture to a professional upholsterer to see how much it would cost? It's freakin' expensive!! For the price they charge, you can get a whole new piece of

Avoid these common mistakes and ensure a successful upholstery painting project that will transform your furniture

Upholstering Instructions at Better Homes and Gardens. In a nutshell: Strip the chair of its original fabric and use the pieces as pattern. Then pin the pieces wrong sides out onto the chair. Remove pinned cover and sew it together, with welting reinforcing the seams. Put sewn cover back on the chair. It should fit like a glove!

With basic sewing skills, you can master these common upholstery techniques.

Is making piping for upholstery projects are pillows intimidating to you? Here's how to make piping for upholstery projcts the easy way! No frills, no fuss!

Today, I'm sharing an easy way on how to reupholster an ottoman with faux leather. It cost me less than $50 to get this upscale, tufted look.

New York City design-and-build professional Matthew Haly offers tips to anyone considering having furniture reupholstered.

Well, I’ve been MIA for a while now… that’s what happens when you’re 7 months pregnant, a stay at home mom to an 18 month old, […]

This is where we left off… I talked about the soda blasting process and how I deconstructed this chair, in this previous post. I was so happy with the chair and how it was looking, all deconstructed! It was still a little too yellowy for my taste and I wanted to give it more of

Painting the fabric of a dainty french stool with silk paints by Dixie Belle. This family heirloom makes a whimsy transformation.