{"id":395,"date":"2013-11-08T16:24:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T16:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/addicted2diy.com\/?p=395"},"modified":"2019-03-04T08:29:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:29:14","slug":"diy-upholstered-dining-chairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addicted2diy.com\/diy-upholstered-dining-chairs\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Upholstered Dining Chairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn how to build your own custom dining chairs with this DIY Upholstered Dining Chair tutorial, featuring step by step photos and printable plans.  <\/em><\/p>\n

\"DIY<\/p>\n

Hi everyone.  As I said earlier this week, I’m sharing how I built the Parson chairs for our DIY Farmhouse Table<\/a>.  <\/strong>I really wanted to still try to save money on the chairs as well, but I couldn’t find any that either matched our table, had the fabric we liked, or that weren’t an arm and a leg.  Each of these chairs cost about $40 each to make.  The biggest cost came from the fabric.  Home decor fabric isn’t cheap, but I found this on sale at Hobby Lobby.  I wanted something that would complement our home decor and wouldn’t show stains from dirty little fingers.  I found the plans for these chairs<\/strong><\/a> once again from the fabulous Ana White<\/a>.  <\/strong>Her plans are great, but I made a few modifications to better suit our needs\/desires.  Based on another brag post, I used 2x3s for the chair seats and backs as well as the back legs.  I also increased the height of the chair backs to 22 inches and changed the angle of the backrest from 15 degrees to 5 degrees.  I wanted them to sit a little straighter since they are formal dining chairs at our not-so-formal dining table:)<\/p>\n

\"building<\/p>\n

The first step is to assemble the chair seats.  I used my Kreg Jig<\/a> to drill all of the pocket holes in my chair pieces.  Using 2 1\/2″ pocket screws, I screwed the sides of the seats together.  This was by far the hardest part.  Stabilizing the back in order to screw it all together was a bit tricky.<\/p>\n

\"assembled<\/p>\n

\"attaching<\/p>\n

Once the sides and backs are attached, you’ll attach the bottom and back seat supports once again with 2 1\/2″ pocket screws.<\/p>\n

\"building<\/p>\n

Next, you’ll start building the legs.  Make sure that when you assemble the legs, you have the pocket holes for attaching it to the seat pointed in the right direction.  I came close to making that mistake a few times:)<\/p>\n

\"assembling<\/p>\n

Finish building the legs by attaching the front and back aprons.<\/p>\n

\"assembled<\/p>\n

Here’s the skeleton frame of the chair.<\/p>\n

\"attaching<\/p>\n

I used 1\/2″ plywood for the seat backs and bottoms.  You can also use jute webbing (found at upholstry stores and fabric stores) for the seat bottoms.  After sitting in these for a few months, my husband thinks we should have gone with the jute webbing to make the seat feel a little springier (is that even a word?).  I may end up swapping out the plywood bottom for the webbing if I can.  Someday…  After I assembled all of the chairs, I finished the bases with Minwax Provencial stain and Minwax Polycrylic.  No need to finish the seat since it will be covered with fabric.<\/p>\n

\"attaching<\/p>\n

I used spray adhesive to attach the 1\/2″ foam batting over the back of the chair.  Be careful on the back side of the chair that you don’t push the batting too hard.<\/p>\n

\"attaching<\/p>\n

I trimmed off the excess with scissors to make it flush with the sides of the back.  I then sprayed the adhesive on the seat and attached the foam pad.<\/p>\n

\"cutting<\/p>\n

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Then came the part I dreaded the most.  I am not one of those people who enjoys sewing.  I wouldn’t say that I hate it, but I certainly don’t do it because I want to either.  The layer of dust on it when I pulled it out would probably make my grandmother cringe.<\/p>\n

Since I was making four chairs, I made a pattern out of freezer paper so I could reuse it again and again.  Remember that if you are modifying the chair to fit the 17×15″ seat pad and\/or the height of the chair backs, you’ll need to make those same adjustments to the fabric pattern.  Because I am not much of a seamstress, I’m also not very good at explaining how to sew this together.  I’ll let Ana take over with her tutorial<\/a>.  <\/strong>She describes it so much better than I can.<\/p>\n

\"sewn<\/p>\n

Here’s how my chair looked when I was done.  The hardest part about the sewing was trying to make sure my stripes all matched up.  I accidentally put one together wrong and sat with the seam ripper for quite some time undoing that mistake.  If you would like these to be more of a slip cover, you can easily just sew a hem on the bottom.  Whatever suits your fancy:)  Just make sure that you still do the whipstitch to finish the side seams.<\/p>\n

\"stapling<\/p>\n

I used a whole lot of staples to secure the fabric to the bottom of the seat and then trimmed off the excess fabric.<\/p>\n

\"sewing<\/p>\n

Use a whipstitch method to sew an invisible seam on the sides to finish off the seam attaching the seat bottom to the back.<\/p>\n

\"upholstering<\/p>\n

\"DIY<\/p>\n

After all of the sewing is completed, use 2 1\/2″ pocket screws to attach the base of the chair to the seat.  Before we let one of the kids even touch one of them, we sprayed them with scotch guard to protect them from drips and stains.<\/p>\n

\"side\"back <\/p>\n

I was so happy with how these turned out.  I liked the fact that we could stain them exactly the same color as our table and we save a ton of money.<\/p>\n

\"set<\/p>\n

Here they are at our table.  They are super sturdy chairs and so far we haven’t had a stain yet!  Of course, that’s probably because I make my boys sit on the bench;)<\/p>\n

If you like these chairs, I’d love for you to share them with your friends.  I hope that if you have been wanting to do something like this that you will give them a try.  The original plans make for great occasional chairs or a great craft room addition.  I may do the same thing for my craft room:)<\/p>\n

{This post contains affiliate links.  If you purchase an item from one of these links, I will receive a commission at no extra cost to you}<\/p>\n

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