Furniture usually gets more expensive each year. Most times, our existing furniture or pieces we locate at a yard sale may be just as great as a new piece that has a new cover. A cover bought from a store may appear sloppy or out of place, yet reupholstering a piece may make it appear like new. To begin with any reupholstering project, you’ll have to choose the fabric and find out how much is required.
Items You Will Need
- Calculator
- Measuring tape
- Pencil and paper
Instructions
- Draw a diagram of the furniture piece you’re going to reupholster. All pieces may be separated into sections, like the arms, seat, and back.
- Take your measuring tape and then measure all sections. Measure the width, length, and height. Take your measurement in inches and then round up to the greater inch.
- Multiply all measurements together to obtain the overall area of the piece, like 10 x 13 x 4. Next, take the sum and then divide it by 36 in order to obtain the figure in yards.
- Round up the number to permit for cuts and mistakes for the overall yardage required for that particular section.
- Repeat for all sections of the furniture pieces. Add all of the section pieces together in order to obtain the overall amount of yards required for the entire project.
- Consult the guide that experts utilize to figure out yardage for reference to be certain you’re close to the proper amount of yards.
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