How to cover the sofa with your own hands

In the process of repair, all objects and elements of the room are subject to change. But not everyone has sufficient funds to upgrade furniture. If the frame is still strong and reliable, then there is no need to go to the store for shopping - you can modify and restore the upholstered furniture yourself. The central place in the living room is a sofa or sofa. If you do not know how to make a constriction for small money, we recommend that you read this article.

Tools

Tools for stretching furniture

As in any other process It all starts with planning and preliminary work. If you are going to cover the sofa at home without the involvement of specialists, then you should perform all the steps in order. To begin to pick up the tool. You need to stock up with this:

• screwdriver set;
• hammers;
• scissors;
• construction or furniture stapler with brackets (the optimal size is 8 10 mm);
• pliers;
• a set of wrenches;
• self-tapping screws;
• a screwdriver;
• glue (PVA).

Possible result

In addition, you should choose new materials: filler and material for upholstery. Consider the most popular options.

Filler

Among modern fillers, polyurethane foam occupies the leading place, which can be bought at a hardware store at an affordable price. When buying foam rubber, you need to pay attention to the following characteristics:

1. Density. It depends on which element the filler is selected for. For example, for sitting you need a larger indicator, and for the back and armrests - a smaller one. So, experts recommend seating for a density of 30 kg / m ³ (brand EL3040 and EL4050), and for armrests - 25 kg / m ³ .
2. Softness.
3. Elasticity.

Sheet foam rubber

Among the domestic manufacturers of foam rubber is Mouromporon, which is not The first year offers its customers quality products with a large list of advantages:

• quality;
• safety;
• environmental friendliness;
• hypoallergenic material;
• affordable cost.

Materials for coating

Materials for upholstery

After How to determine the filler, you can proceed to the choice of material for upholstery. The choice is large enough, most often consumers stop at such options:

1. Tapestry is a dense and noble fabric that has anti-dust properties. A great option for rooms made in retro style.
2. Jacquard - rayon with double-sided pattern. The material is very aesthetic, so it looks solid. Cleared without problems.
3. Flock is made from natural (cotton) or artificial (polyester) base. The material has a velvety in a small volume, thanks to which it is pleasant to touch it. Can be cleaned dry or wet. Cat's claws are not afraid of such a sofa, since there are no traces left on it.
4. Velor has a high strength and low pile. Not wrinkled.
5. Shinil - is quite similar in appearance to velor, but unlike him, the material is of higher quality. In addition, he breathes, has a slight hairiness.
6. Faux suede - can be either non-woven or woven. The material is well cleaned, you can carry out wet cleaning with warm soapy water.
7. Leather can be either natural or artificial, depending on the restoration budget and your own preferences. The material is durable and practical, but is afraid of the effects of animal claws.

No matter what is chosen, the following requirements are taken into account:

• strength;
• ease of purification;
• resistance to ultraviolet
• environmental friendliness;
• attractive appearance.

Also in the list of necessary materials should be recorded furniture tape, braid and piping. This consumables, which will be needed when upholstery.

Getting Started

Removing the old upholstery

When all the necessary materials and tools are collected and purchased, you can go to work. To start a sofa should be disassembled into basic elements. Standardly, each model consists of the following parts:

• back;
• seats;
• armrests;
• lower part (tsar);
• locks for fixing the backrest.

Lubricate the mechanism

To do everything correctly and not break the components, follow a simple algorithm Action:

1. Remove the bolts that secure the armrests to the base.
2. Remove the seats.
3. Disconnect the king.
4. Fold out the sofa and turn it over to face the floor.
5. Remove the backrest.
6. Remove the locks.
7. Dismantle the seats.
8. Remove old fasteners: nails and staples.
9. Remove old upholstery and filler.
10. In the presence of defective and broken springs - completely remove the unit.

The upholstery and the filler must be carefully removed, since subsequently new elements will be patterned on them.

Main part

The main part of the process includes several steps. To know exactly how to fit the sofa, you should perform everything step by step and carefully.

Repair the internal parts

Repair

Start with the repair of the frame, and from the spring block:

• defective elements are carefully unscrewed with pliers;
• we install new springs;
• we insert the block back and fix it with nails.

It is possible to make the old springs more elastic with the help of foam pieces or an old blanket. Springs stuffed with sliced ​​foam. If an old blanket was chosen, then they would cover the entire block from above and sew it with a needle with a string. To sheets of foam rubber lay tight, they are pre-coated with glue. To make the foam rubber look more voluminous, you can lay a synthetic winterizer over the foam rubber.

Looped springs can not be removed, just stretch them - so they will last longer.

Sewing covers

Regardless of whether the sofa is upholstered with leather or fabric, the scheme of operations is very simple:

• on the floor with the wrong side up we lay out the fabric where we lay out the elements of the old upholstery on top;
• we fix with needles so that the elements do not move;
• we trace all the components with chalk, not forgetting the seam allowances;
• we cut the material;
• we sew everything on a sewing machine.

We are wrapping the elements of the sofa

Fixing with the stapler

When everything is ready , the sofa is directly upholstered, or rather its individual components:

• we put sewn back covers, seats and armrests;
• the places where new clothes will be fixed should be exactly where old covers were placed;
• we fix new covers with the help of a stapler, at the same time the material must be tightened every time the next fasteners are driven.

It remains only to assemble all the components in the reverse order of disassembly, while paying attention:

• to match the tags;
• the lock is fastened first to the back, then to the seat and to the tsar;
• the sidewalls are mounted, and then the armrests;
• we fix the wooden panels at the end, before they are painted, if necessary.

The procedure for changing the upholstery

All processes are quite simple and require only attentiveness. Now you know how to cover the sofa yourself and save a decent amount on this.

Constantly tightening the upholstery is required in order for the material to lie flat and smooth. Work should be done on the long side and move towards the short.

Features of skin wrapping

Skin waist

If in quality The new material was selected leather, here the process of covering is somewhat different, more precisely, it will be necessary to take into account several important points. It should be noted that the sofa, covered with leather, will look somewhat more respectable, and the process of care will be easy, because, unlike textiles, it is easy to remove dirt, dust, grease stains and other types of dirt from the skin.

The sequence of work performed during disassembly and repair of the sofa frame is no different from the previous description, so we will not dwell on it again. We pay great attention to the removal of the old upholstery, which will be used as a pattern for the pattern of a new material. In addition, you will also need a lining in which any adhesive material will act.

When sewing new covers, we take into account such features:

• sweeping process is excluded, since the needle can leave holes in the material;
• all upholstery elements on the wrong side fix with adhesive tape;
• in order not to damage the skin when sewing (the sewing machine foot may leave marks), you should first lubricate the material with petroleum jelly.

You will have to work with allowances that were left for the seams in the process of cutting. If they are put together, then from the front side they can bulge a hill. To get a flat and smooth surface, you need to well separate and iron the allowances through gauze with an iron.

The stitches will be securely fastened using tape.

Summing up, we can say that the restoration process can be completely carried out independently without the assistance of outside help. It is enough to purchase the necessary materials, assemble a simple tool for the work and start the painstaking work - covering the sofa.

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