Dani finished re-covering this side chair seat during a 3-hour demonstration at the Emerson Cultural Center in Bozeman, MT.

before-after images of dining chair seat replacement

A simple dining seat – before & after

removing dirt with a clean rag

Dani cleans the wood after removing the chair’s seat

plywood-foam-darcron layers glued together for chair seat

The chair’s seat layers are glued together

hands stretching fabric over the plywood/foam seat

Fabric stapling begins with centering the fabric to the wood base

2 images - stapling

Dani proceeds with stapling around the perimeter of the seat

student with finished chair

Dani shows off her handiwork – completed in 2-3 hours!

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