DIY Upholstery Work - Not My Cup of Tea but very Possible

I have been using the professionals - master upholsterers - at Lee/Song's Upholstery in Norcross, Georgia, for over 10 years.  They have the tools, talent and space to do wonderful work - none of which I have.   I am very impressed by those who tackle this themselves and know they save a TON of money since upholstery expenses are by far my major furniture refurbishing expense.

To honor those with the inclination and the talent, I reviewed some recent blog link parties that highlight DIY projects and my pinterest boards where I try to "file away" some of the projects for inspiration - link to my pinterest board.

I t;hink this is a fabulous transformation.  The neutral fabric and brass trim gives these chairs a whole new life - Our Lake Life Blog

Painting the woodwork and adding this colorful fabric give this bench a whole new life.  I think I could do this one myself - link to Better After Blog

This blogger has at least four entries showing each step of the way in this complicated reupholstering project.  I could not find the final - the "after" is number 4 - link to Pandoras Craftbox Log

I like how this large-scale patterned fabric is laid on this modified Martha Washington style rocker chair - link 

This is clever - the look of the back is changed by omitting the back cushion - it looks more interesting this way - link 

Love this one!  Four chairs - each with different numbers painted on the back!  link to Georgia Grace and Grit Blog.  I think I saw these chairs at a Scott's Antique Show in Atlanta several months ago. 

This looks like a reasonably straight forward DIY project - although the back buttons could be tricky - link to All Things Thrifty Blog

These are all fine examples of DIY upholstery work!  I love them all!