After the winter break, it often turns out that the upholstery and covering of the beach chair are stained or even torn. However, you can easily reupholster the beach chair. All you need is some sturdy fabric, a needle, thread and a sewing machine. How to reupholster the beach chair.
How to reupholster a beach chair?
To reupholster a beach chair, you need sturdy fabric, needle, thread, sewing machine, tape measure, scissors, waxed yarn or nylon thread and optionally zippers. Select suitable, durable fabric such as awning fabric and replace cushions and upholstery if necessary.
What is needed to reupholster a beach chair?
- Fabric for upholstery
- Scissors
- Tape measure
- Sewing machine
- waxed yarn or nylon thread
- maybe. Zippers
Measure the beach chair carefully in advance so that you can buy enough fabric. Don't forget the seam allowances.
If you add zippers to the cushion covers, you can easily remove them later to wash them in the washing machine. If necessary, you can also use snap fasteners to close the cushions.
Which fabric is suitable?
To reupholster a beach chair, you should use the strongest possible fabric. Then the covers last much longer. Awning fabric is particularly suitable (€8.00 on Amazon). It is water-repellent and easy to clean if something goes wrong. You should impregnate other materials before processing them. They are then more durable and are easy to keep clean.
If there are children in the house, an easy-care cover made of washable oilcloth, for example, is a good solution. It's not that comfortable to sit on, but you can easily wipe off any stains.
Fabrics for beach chairs are available in many colors and variations, so you can decorate your beach chair according to your personal taste.
Renew cushions and upholstery
If the old boxes and cushions are worn out, get foam mats. The plates should be at least six centimeters thick so that you can sit on them comfortably later.
Foam is easy to cut. Measure the size of the seats and backrests carefully beforehand. You sew matching covers from the same fabric that you use for the covering.
Wintering pillows and cushions in the house
So that the cushions and upholstery do not suffer too much in the winter, you should overwinter all the fabric parts in the house.
Tip
If the old beach chair has had its day, it's annoying because the decorative garden furniture is relatively expensive. It will be a little cheaper if you build the beach chair yourself.
