Reupholster Dining Room Chair Fabric. Dining room chairs are one of the most common pieces of furniture to reupholster. Take into account your skill level and experience with upholstery as some materials are easier to work with than other.

Before you get started make sure that the chair frames are sound and repair them as necessary. Take into account your skill level and experience with upholstery as some materials are easier to work with than other. Upholstery can be an intimidating project but it seems more complicated than it actually is.
Chairs with fabric covering the back.
Many of us own that one chair sofa or bench seat that has been through it all and needs a makeover. How to re cover a dining room chair. Chairs that only have fabric on the seat will need less than a yard to cover two chairs about three quarters of a yard. Most upholstery and tapestry fabric is 54 inches wide and will have a pattern repeating twice across the width.