How to Reupholster Old Office Furniture

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How to Reupholster Old Office FurnitureOffice furniture can often go through lot of wear and tear, especially in busy offices. Scratches, stains, and nicks are very common on the office furniture. This happens sooner with low quality furniture. Eventually office furniture starts looking poorly. Reupholstering the office furniture your self is not a bad idea as it saves lot of money and more importantly makes the furniture look good enough to last a few more years. This is good for upholstery that cannot be cleaned properly. Repairing and staining the wood or polishing metal can also improve the look of office furniture.

You will need to disassemble the furniture piece and look over the condition of the furniture. Before starting to upholster, repair and fill in cracks and scratches on the wood surfaces. You can polish metal pieces of the chair. If you are going to re-stain or paint the furniture, do it while it is disassembled.

To reupholster furniture you will need the follow:

  • Upholstering fabric
  • Staple gun
  • Cutter
  • Glue
  • Screwdriver

The fabric should be medium weight and durable. Too light a fabric will get spilt and show wear very easily while too heavy a fabric will be difficult to work with. The old fabric if any when removed can be used as a pattern to cut out the new fabric from the sheets. Padding should be replaced if it is matted.

Iron the material and stretch it over the padding and attach it to the frame with the staple gun. Stretch the material so that it is snug. If there is a pattern, be sure it is straight on the chair. Once the seats are covered, you can reassemble the chair. Be sure that the screws are tight so that there will be no accidents.

This won’t work for many offices because they need to present a professional image and have clients that are spending a lot of money. When a more professional image must be maintained, when office furniture wears out it should be replaced. When you use modular furniture systems, it is easier o replace just the pieces that look worn. When you buy from an established office furniture supply company, you will be able to purchase matching chairs to replace the ones with worn upholstery.

When you are buying new office furniture, contact the consultants at Corporate Design Choice. You will find a selection of Herman Miller office systems. You will find other office furniture as well.

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