How to Create Upholstered Folding Chairs

If you’ve always wanted to have bohemian-looking upholstered chairs, you don’t need to spend much money. If you own plain folding chairs, you have the basis you need to complete this great DIY project from Apartment Therapy.

Here’s what you’ll need for this project:

  • Slatted folding chair
  • Fabric scraps
  • Foam for seat and 1″ foam for back
  • Dacron to cover foam
  • Spray adhesive
  • Stapler and staples
  • Double welt cord or gimp
  • Hot glue gun and hot glue
  • Scissors
  • Pliers to remove staples, if necessary

For the full tutorial with pictures of each step, head over to Apartment Therapy’s How to: DIY Upholstered Folding Chairs.