So today, we decided to start off the renovation by redoing the upholstery on the dinette cushions. We started with the seat cushions first, tomorrow will we do the back cushions. As for the design, we decided on a light, neutral muslin fabric on the bottom seat and are going with a pretty green and blue chevron pattern for the back part! I'm really excited to see how this turns out! I was a little hesitant about using muslin, but turned out loving it in the end.
Here's how we did it:
Before:
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Here's the original pattern of the cushion... yuck! |
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| This is the batting we used underneath the muslin, it was pretty cheap at Walmart, about $5.97 for a full size, which allowed us to double it and be a perfect match for the two seat cushions. |
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| First we cut the muslin to fold around the existing cushion. |
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| Then we put a piece of cut plywood on the bottom of the cushion for support and to staple the fabric to. |
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| The product after the batting was stapled. |
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| Side view of the plywood, cushion and batting on top. |
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| We then stapled the fabric around the same way as the batting, starting from the middle and working our way to the ends. Also, don't worry about it not looking 100% polished and wrapped perfectly, no one will see this side anyway :P |
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| The finished product! It was super easy and turned out fabulous! |
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| From the side, loved the pleating :) |
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| All done! We really loved how it turned out. |
UPDATE (6/20/14):
Here are the final back cushions. They were done the same way the bottom cushions were!
Now, let's look at the price breakdown:
Chevron fabric, 2 yrds @ $9.99/yrd = $19.98
Muslin fabric, 5 yrds @ $1.97/yrd = $9.85
Batting, 2 pkgs @ $5.97/each = $11.94
Plywood, 1 board @ $19.49/each = $19.49
Staples, had on hand at home = $0.00
Subtotal = $61.26
Sales tax = $3.68
Total price = $64.94
Not too bad for redoing 4 pieces of cushion! I'm very happy to have spent that and have the outcome that we received.
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