A finished chair seat and progress on an office chair make-over were the result an upholstery demonstration during Livingston’s downtown Art Walk.
![Upholstery demo -broken down foam on an old chair seat swivel chair seat with dilapidated foam to be replaced](https://naturalupholstery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/uph-dem-officechr-web.jpg)
The office chair seat in the process of stripping – only the old foam remains
![Upholstery demonstration - fitting new foam for the office chair woman fitting foam over chair seat](https://naturalupholstery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/uph-demo-dani-web.jpg)
Dani prepares to mark and cut a piece of latex foam for the office chair seat
![Upholstery demonstration in progress upholstery students, teacher and spectators](https://naturalupholstery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/upho-demo-web.jpg)
Nearing the end – the office chair has new foam glued on & Dani pins fabric to the chair back to see how the pattern looks
Kyra worked on her own vintage oak chair, replacing the old cracked and dry leather seat covering with a luminous blue silk. We used a thicker padding for added comfort.
![Kyra takes off the old leather chair seat cover upholstery demo - using the staple remover](https://naturalupholstery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/uph-demo-kyra1-web.jpg)
Kyra uses a handy upholstery tool to remove staples from her chair seat covering
![Removing a simple dining chair seat cover for replacement upholstery demo - detail view of staple remover tool in action](https://naturalupholstery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/uph-demo-kyra2-web.jpg)
The staple-remover in action
![Upholstery demo in full swing people at work on their upholstery projects](https://naturalupholstery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/uph-demo-kyra3-web.jpg)
Kyra staples her silk chair cover while Carla helps Dani with the office chair
![Kyra's chair - before & after oak chair photos](https://naturalupholstery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/kyra-chr-ba-web.jpg)
Kyra’s chair – before & after
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