The chair was structurally in great condition, but had a few stains on the upholstery of the seat, so I decided to recover it with a Greek key patterned fabric. This gave it a fresh look, helped to tie the chair into the other fabrics I selected for the room and provided a little variety and texture to the furnishings in the room.
Before:
Step 1. Remove seat from chair.
Step 2. Remove liner fabric from underside of seat.
Step 3: Lay out seat on top of fabric and cut out around seat. Leave about 3" to turn over the edge of the seat and cut along the contour/curve of the seat.
Step 4: Stretch fabric over the edge of the seat, staple in place. I used 3/16" staples for the sides, and 1/4" for the corners where the fabric is thicker from being folded over itself. Be sure to staple about 2" from the edge of the seat, but not too close to the edge of the fabric.
Step 5: Re-adhere liner fabric to the underside of seat. This can be glued down, or in this case, stapled down. Some people do not replace the liner, but it helps to give a more finished/clean look.
Step 6: Reassemble seat bottom to the chair base.
After:
And that is how you recover a simple crossback chair. As easy as 1,2,3,4,5! :)
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