How was your weekend? I wanted one other day. Haha! We spent Saturday and Sunday working, nevertheless it was good to cross hundreds off of our guidelines. I’m not going to lie- I undoubtedly forgot to publish this publish remaining week. I promised to share it and utterly spaced! Sorry, buddies. Increased late than in no way, I suppose? As we communicate I’m sharing the basics of how I upholstered the banquette once more cushion for the shock kitchen and consuming room makeover. That’s glorious you in all probability have a bench seat, banquette, breakfast nook… and it would moreover make a incredible budget-friendly, stylish headboard! Click on on by for the tutorial and sources…
As I beforehand talked about, we’ve got been in a time crunch for this mission, and I didn’t plan to share a tutorial or take images, nevertheless since so plenty of requested it- I put one collectively using what I had. I’ve shared a variety of upholstery tutorials by the years and was able to tug photos from just a few of those, so that you may see each step. This mission was very straightforward and is perhaps self explanatory! Here is what you’ll need…
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Step 1 // Resolve your backboard dimension & kind, then decrease it. After you have got your measurements and imaginative and prescient, you’ll need to chop your supplies to dimension. You’ll be able to do that at any big subject retailer in case you’re purchasing for picket or MDF- they’ll even decrease it for you. As quickly as we obtained our supplies dwelling, I requested Emmett to cut radius corners for me, for a additional stylized look. You can also use a sander in order so as to add a fragile radius.
Step 2 // Adhere the batting to the board. I used Great 77 to spray the board sooner than pressing on the batting. This may increasingly help keep the batting in place and protect it from slipping or sagging over time. This step is significant in conserving your materials wrinkle free! In case your piece is greater, use clamps to help with this course of, whereas smoothing it out. They’ll make your life less complicated! Proper right here’s an occasion image from our DIY upholstered headboard…
Step 3 // Staple the fabric to the board. As quickly as your board is roofed in batting, decrease your materials to dimension (leaving 3-4″ throughout the perimeter), and staple it throughout the board. Reduce off any additional materials as quickly because it’s accomplished.
Step 4 // Join the mud cowl. This step is non-compulsory, nevertheless in case you’d identical to the underside to look clear & accomplished, you probably can join a mud cowl. Reduce it to dimension and staple it to the underside of the board, concealing any uneven traces or additional materials. Proper right here is an occasion of the mud materials backing from my earlier publish, the best way to upholster the seat of a chair.
Step 5 // Reduce your leather-based to dimension. You acknowledge I like odd numbers in design, so I opted for 3 leather-based straps. Crystal initially envisioned two, nevertheless I believed three regarded most interesting AND as a result of the straps are actually functioning and are holding the board up, a third strap supplies assist inside the center. Relying in your leather-based weight and dimension, you may do type of. It’s merely personal alternative! We held up the board, looped the leather-based straps spherical it, determined exactly the place we would have liked the straps to carry, then decrease them to dimension.
Step 6 // Arrange the board. Drill three (or regardless of number of straps you choose) pilot holes into your wall. Using the drill, push the screws by the leather-based, making a spot. Now it’s time for the arrange! Place the looped leather-based throughout the board, push the screw by the leather-based, and drill it into your pilot holes. Repeat until the board is hanging. Here is a VERY blurry show display screen seize (sorry) from a time-lapse Crystal took of us placing within the board… it’s really a two explicit individual job.
Step 7 // Arrange the screw covers. The silver screws don’t look very designerly drilled into the leather-based, nevertheless they’re holding up the backboard. To make them look additional stylized, or like decorative buttons or grommets- we snapped black screw covers over excessive of them to complete the look. Strive the shut up beneath…
That’s it! It’s really a easy DIY that seems good, nevertheless may be comfortable. Crystal and I every examined it out and it’s undoubtedly nicer than leaning straight in direction of the wall.
For the seat cushions, I sourced these from Amazon (they arrive in numerous colors and sizes), then Kristen constructed the banquette seat to go well with. That was less complicated and cheaper than taking the custom-made route, since Kristen wanted to assemble the seat anyway. In our earlier dwelling, I ordered custom-made seat cushions to go well with our banquette / breakfast nook, so that’s one other alternative. You can study additional about that proper right here!
Let me know you in all probability have any questions! I do know this tutorial was sort of a mashup of this mission mixed with earlier upholstery initiatives, nevertheless I really feel you’re going to get the thought. I promise it’s easy! Subsequent time I’ll anticipate tutorial requests. Haha! I didn’t perceive this could possibly be so in model. I’m really happy with how this little seating spot bought right here collectively and I do know Patty (the home proprietor) is completely thrilled, so that’s a major win. I hope your week is off to an beautiful start!
