Anyone can make a nasty seat nice in just a couple of hours. Here are some tips for successfully reupholstering chairs. The post How to Reupholster a Chair appeared first on Family Handyman.

Being able to upholster something at home is an incredibly useful skill. Once you learn to reupholster a chair, you can turn all kinds of thrift store throwaways into useful, good-looking furniture.

How to reupholster a chair Make sure to label all your pieces and take notes as you reupholster your chair. Daisy-Daisy/Getty Images Unscrew the seat base from the chair.

Recovering vs. Reupholstering First, it's important to understand the difference between recovering and reupholstering. Recovering is simply putting new fabric over the old fabric.

DEAR GAIL: We have a sofa and chair that we've had for years but the fabric has seen better days. We're considering reupholstering but didn't know if it is better to reupholster or just buy new? -- ...