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.

Learn how to reupholster a chair seat and back (and even a couch), and you'll be able to bring custom design into your space.

A dining chair is also a perfect project for a first-timer, since tackling a single seat is a lot simpler than making over, say, an entire settee or living room chair.

One of the fun things about being an upholsterer is that I get to play around with switching out the fabrics on my furniture at home whenever I feel in the mood for change, and dining chairs ...

Dining room chairs with drop seats (like the one in the above video) are a pretty doable reupholstering project for beginners.

You could buy a used chair and re-upholster it for a great looking piece that fits a lean budget. Pay attention to details as you're upholstering your furniture, as these will make or break the piece.

Pauline Ives isn’t the type of person to throw something away if it’s in pretty good shape. So when the fabric on her husband’s motorized recliner began to deteriorate and the chair still ...

But there is a benefit if yours is modern living room furniture. “Simple, modern designs tend to be easier and faster to reupholster, which can reduce labor costs,” explains Ella.

Learn how to reupholster a chair seat and back and even a couch! There's no need to pay someone else to fix your chairs or sofa, get the basics down of furniture upholstery today.

New fabric can transform tired seating and avoid the need to replace a comfortable piece of furniture with new. But the question that arises is how much it will cost to reupholster a sofa or couch.