If you have beautiful and expensive pieces of upholstered furniture, the outer upholstery covering of which has worn out, then it is not necessary for them to pass judgment and dispose of them. Constriction of upholstered furniture will help save the situation and prolong the life of your favorite armchair or sofa for many years. A qualitatively designed necking will not only make your furniture look beautiful, but it will make it as comfortable as the new one. In this article we will tell you about the main points that should be taken into account in the constriction of furniture, as well as how to replace the upholstery yourself. Estimate the result of the constriction of upholstered furniture in the photo before and after below in our article

How to tighten upholstered furniture saves you time and money

It often happens that after a certain time your favorite armchair or sofa loses its original appearance and there are some breakages. It can be and deterioration of an upholstery during operation and mechanical damages of elements of a design. In any case, the right decision will be to repair and peretyazhku soft furniture. This procedure will breathe new life into your armchair or sofa and will allow them to please you for many more years.

What are the advantages of a constriction of upholstered furniture:

• Saving money for buying new furniture;
• Saving time on the selection of replacement of worn furniture;
• Large range of upholstery materials;
• The ability to choose from a variety of color solutions for upholstery materials, thereby creating your own design.

Qualitative necking of upholstered furniture by own hands

Now services for the restoration of furniture are provided both by individual companies and private furniture makers who will restore the appearance of your chair or sofa for a fee. Appealing to a professional furniture maker will be advisable if your upholstered furniture, requiring repair, has serious structural damage or represents an antique value. However, if you have the necessary skills and tools, you can make a constriction of upholstered furniture yourself. Perform a good repair will help you get acquainted with useful information on the constriction of upholstered furniture with your hands in the video, shot by professional furniture makers. There are a lot of such videos on the Internet.

Constriction of upholstered furniture by own hands consists of such stages:

• Full disassembly of furniture for individual elements (armrests, seats, backrests, padded stools);
• Careful removal of old worn upholstery Remove the old upholstery carefully, as we will need it to pattern the new upholstery fabric.
• Removal of old filler and dust removal The old rotten and pressed filler (foam rubber or sintepon) is disposed of and replaced with a new one. Such a replacement will give the furniture elasticity and make it comfortable as a new one.
• Careful examination of the frame of furniture If necessary, the stretched springs are replaced, the lifting and lubrication of internal mechanisms is performed.
• Pattern of new upholstery To speed up the process of creating a pattern, we take measurements on the old upholstery. After removing the dimensions, the pattern is stitched with a special thread.
• Bracing with new material Bracing with new material начинается с того, что на пружинный блок сидения дивана или кресла надевается специальный чехол из плотной ткани. Чехол крепится к пружинному блоку плотной нитью, чтобы исключить смещение чехла. Следующим действием укладываем синтепон или поролон и плотно закрепляем ткань степлером.
• Assembly Assembly обтянутых новых материалом элементов производится в обратном разборке порядке. Все элементы прочно крепятся стандартными винтами или саморезами.

Also for you there is a visual instruction - Restoration of upholstered furniture by one's own hands: advice from the photo before and after