Today I decided to try my hand at upholstering, and I’m not going to quit my day job. For what I’m doing, it ended up looking pretty good, but like most projects of mine, there are slight imperfections that I’ll definitely know about.
I started out getting the foam all cut out so it can attach to the rail.
Then I glued it to the wooden part of the rail.
Then I used the kitchen knife to cut it so it overlapped a bit.
Then it was time to put the cloth over the padding. I put the padding and the wooden part on top of the micro suede. The fabric was barely wide enough.
I did the outside first, and probably went through 1000 staples.
Here’s the outside finished.
Then I did the inside, which I didn’t take pictures of in progress. I started by cutting a line in the middle of the cloth from end to end. Then I cut toward the straight sides, and on the curves from the center to the outer part of the curves. Another 1000 staples later, it looked like this.
Up next: installing the legs, upholstering the playing service and race track, painting the Plexiglas and installing the rope light.
1 comment:
That railing covering turned out well! Looks like you used a couple inches of high density foam too - you'd be surprised how many people go too thin, too soft, or completley neglect railing padding. You want high density stuff for the railings since you'll be placing a lot of pressure there with your elbows and forearms, and you want it to last and stay comfortable for years.
Post a Comment