How To Reupholster A Parsons Chair With Renee Romeo

[@kjwallace20]

I’m a beginner that just bought 8 of these chairs to reupholster. Your video was the first to pop up when I searched for a tutorial. Thank goodness it did! Such an amazing job of step by step instruction! I’m especially pleased with your diagram of how to measure for the amount of fabric needed. I can’t wait to start!

[@ReneeRomeo]

Kelly, You are going to be a rock star with this project!! I'm so happy you found me! You can check out my entire 'reupholstery' category on my website for more information that may help with your project: reneeromeo.com/category/reupholstery/ All the best, Renee

[@marioalejandro7549]

One minute into the video and I knew, this was going to be a good one. Great job!! You have a great personality and such a great instructor. My wife and I are working on a tufted chair and this tips are going to help a lot. Great Job miss Romeo. 👍💪

[@ReneeRomeo]

Mario, Thank you so much for the nice note! You may also be interested in a video I did on tufting (I actually built an ottoman from the ground up). It's a long video but you can skip to the tufting part for your purposes. In retrospect, I think I could have used a little larger diameter foam cutter but it may give you some useful tips on how to approach your chair. I love reupholstering things and have a category that addresses a lot of the projects that I've recovered around my house. All the best to you and your wife with your chair! You can subscribe to my website too so that you don't miss any of my DIY projects in the future. www.reneeromeo.com My goal is to teach how to do things (almost) like a pro. Happy upholstering, Renee

[@snipewa4]

I'm only 3 minutes in and hit pause because I need to tell you that these tips that you are giving along the way are really useful and I very much appreciate the attention to detail that went into putting this video together. Thanks!!

[@ReneeRomeo]

snipewa4, You are very sweet to leave such a nice comment! I'm trying to make it possible for you to complete the entire project as easily as can be. You can absolutely do this! You'll have gorgeous 'new' chairs in no time... Thank you so much! All the best for a happy holiday, Renee

[@meghankelsey4725]

This video was so helpful! Thank you for really taking your time through each step and explaining everything as you went. This video should be higher on the search list!! If I watched this first, I wouldn't have needed to spend another hour watching others!

[@ReneeRomeo]

Hi Meghan, Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm really trying to rank higher but it's always an up-hill battle on KZbin! At least you found me at last! Have fun with your upholstery project. You'll do a great job! If you'd like to see another fun upholstery video, you can check this out too: reneeromeo.com/2016/08/11/build-and-upholster-a-fabric-cocktail-ottoman/ All the best, Renee

[@andreaperez8813]

Your are amazing your chairs do look beautiful. You are very skillful.

[@ReneeRomeo]

Andrea, Thank you!!! I'm purely self-taught so I thought it would be nice to share some of my tips for getting fabric fitted and tight. I think that's what I struggled with (in my head) most before I began reupholstering furniture. It really is easier than you think. I hope you try this for yourself! Renee

[@junepedley4920]

The information in this tutorial was presented very clearly and will help me complete my project with confidence. Thank you

[@ReneeRomeo]

june pedley, Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm here to help you get your project done like a pro. If you have further questions, please view my other videos that may help you along with your upholstery project. reneeromeo.com/?s=reupholstery. If you haven't visited my website yet, I have over 170 full length DIY videos to help you in other areas of your home too. All the best, Renee

[@alfo925]

This is the best tutorial I have ever seen. You addressed every detail in a clear and comprehensive way. Thank you!

[@ReneeRomeo]

HI Vera, Thank you for the kind words! I hope this helps you accomplish your project with professional results. Please visit my website www.reneeromeo.com for over 170 more DIY video tutorials that can help you around your home. All the best, Renee

[@4gma59]

You've made this process so much easier for this beginner! Thanks for a great video!

[@ReneeRomeo]

4gma59, You're welcome! I present projects the same way that I'd like to learn them. Your chair is going to turn out beautifully. Thanks for watching! Renee

[@helenspeight8049]

At last a video that explains each step.Thank you .I am a total beginner and ready now to have a go .

[@ReneeRomeo]

Helen, You'll feel like a pro in no time! I'm so happy to help. All the best with your project, Renee

[@helenpash262]

Really clear and concise video and wonderful that you show the bias tutorial. Will be watching this again for when I do my chair. xx

[@ReneeRomeo]

Helen, Thanks for the nice note! I try to answer all the questions that I had when I first started out. You're going to have a beautiful chair too! Have fun, Renee

[@brucedouglass8232]

You do such a great job teaching. I can’t wait to try this for myself.

[@ReneeRomeo]

Bruce, Thanks for the nice comment. I try not to leave anything out so that you can have the same results. If you try this, please post pictures. I'd love to see how you did! All the best, Renee

[@gwensampson1336]

Wow!you are awesum lady!your work and explanation is topnotch to say the least..Well explained.Thankyou.

[@ReneeRomeo]

Gwen, Thank you for the kind words!! I appreciate you taking the time to send such a nice note! All the best with your project too, Renee

[@ChristinaJones]

Wonderful video! I appreciate the time and detail you have put into this, you’ve helped me prepare for my big project so much. Thank you!

[@ReneeRomeo]

Christina, Thanks for the wonderful comment! I didn't leave anything out so you will be able to reupholster your chairs perfectly too. When your done, you can check out my other reupholstery projects on my channel - they will have you ripping apart all the furniture in your house (like me). Have fun! All the best, Renee

[@AndAllBffs]

Thank you so much for this video. I have these exact type chairs. You were very clear every step of the way, best reupholster video I seen to date.

[@ReneeRomeo]

AndAllBffs, I'm trying to explain things the way that I would like to see them. I know the video is a little long but I don't want to leave anything out. Hopefully, the rest of my videos come across this way. Thank you so much for watching and good luck with your chairs! All the best, Renee

[@danieldoherty8009]

Great job ,great patience and very therapeutic, must have a go my self .

[@ReneeRomeo]

Hi Daniel, Thank you for the kind words! As I say all the time, take it one step at a time and it won't get overwhelming. You will get pro results too! ... and we could all use a little therapy to get us through this coming winter. All the best with your project. Please let me know how it goes, Renee

[@craftdipper]

Fantastic tutorial! Thank you so much! 😍

[@ReneeRomeo]

@@craftdipper Thanks for watching! Renee

[@TIlic-mb3lj]

Thank you so much for this video. I have a chair that is similar and your tips and video demo helped tremendously as I have never done this before. Keep up the great work 👍

[@ReneeRomeo]

T. Ilic, You're welcome! I love sharing what I know and breaking things down in easy snippets. I hope you try this and would love to hear how it goes. You're going to love your 'NEW' chair!! All the best, Renee

[@TIlic-mb3lj]

It's done already and it looks awesome. It's actually an accent chair but no arm rest so bulkier than yours but turned put fantastic. $10 last chance at Goodwill and material on sale total under $50. 😊 Next time I will purchase an electric stapler to make it easier. Thanks again.

[@ReneeRomeo]

T. Ilic, You NEED an electric stapler. It's not too expensive and it really saves your hand from getting sore. I 'm so happy you gave new life to a perfectly good chair. Glad I could help too. Now you need to try something more ambitious. It's not as hard as it looks, is it? Renee

[@gladysmccoy1725]

Hello I absolutely love this video!!!!! I do upholstery as well in Memphis TN. You gave solutions to quite a few issues I came across. Once again thank you and I am a new follower.

[@ReneeRomeo]

Gladys McCoy, Thanks for the follow! I've never been to Memphis but love the Eastern side of Tennessee. I'm glad I could solve some issues for you. I have a tufted chair that I'll be working on in the near future. What are you working on?

[@luigibenignochiappero5589]

Congrats Miss Renee !!!!! GREAT!!!! Chapeau!!!!

[@ReneeRomeo]

Luigi, Caio and thank you! I'm happy that you enjoyed this video. If you'd like to see more, please view my reupholstery playlist here: reneeromeo.com/category/reupholstery/ All the best, Renee

[@Erica-ls7bp]

Enjoyed the video. I've watched many others and you gave some great tips. One teeny thing, I'd love to see someone make a video recovering rolled back parson chairs without doing pleats! I'm rcurrently recovering my chairs and I really don't want to do pleats.

[@ReneeRomeo]

Erica Thompson, Thanks so much! Your suggestion would be more like a slip cover for the back. It's a great idea - you could sew the rolled area together and then all you would have to do is staple it in place on the bottom. I've done many slip covers in the past and this would work out really well here too. It would also save you from having to staple through many layers of pleats. Great idea! I will try to incorporate this into a future video. All the best, Renee

[@setarita]

So inspired! Thanks for the video. Cheers from Australia 👍

[@ReneeRomeo]

setarita, Such a pretty name! I love posting tutorials so that you can see the mystery behind the upholstery. Once you get into it, furniture construction isn't that complicated either. Someday, I have to actually build the chair first! Thank you for leaving me a beautiful note. I'll keep bringing you fun projects. All the best from the US, Renee

[@nicole_beaumont]

This is a brilliant video! Thank you so much for all the detail and explanation.. I bought an entire bolt of fabric about 6 months ago with the intention of making slip covers for my dinning chairs but having the rolled tops like yours do I was afraid of attempting it.. I’ve seen a bunch of these videos but today you came up in my recommendations and I’m so glad I saw this.. now instead of making slip covers I feel comfortable enough to just use the fabric to reupholster them.. thank you so much.. these chairs look lovely.. I’ll be doing mine though in white fabric with a skirt down to the floor and using my embroidery machine to put my initials NKB in cursive lettering on the front side of the seat back. Thank you for the inspiration to finally start this process..🌹

[@ReneeRomeo]

Nicole Kennedy-Beaumont, Your 'new' chairs are going to be lovely too! I've made slipcovers in the past and I've found that the sewing has to be flawless in order for the slipcover to lay in place properly. It's a time consuming task - more so than reupholstering them (believe it or not). You're right in saying that the rolled top presents another design problem for a slipcover. Reupholstering them is.less time consuming and more forgiving. I hope you post the finished product for all of us to see! The embroidery is going to be gorgeous. Thanks for taking the time to send such a nice note. All the best, Renee

[@Boufnickle]

Stunning!

[@ReneeRomeo]

Aww, thanks Brent! This chair looks so modern now. I'm so happy with it. Are you giving it a try? Renee

[@lawrencebarrera4976]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. Looks stunning like new.

[@ReneeRomeo]

Lawrence Barrera, Thank YOU for watching! They do look like a pro reupholstered them (which I'm not). You can do this too. Try this other video if you're in the mood to build something: reneeromeo.com/2016/08/11/build-and-upholster-a-fabric-cocktail-ottoman/ All the best with your projects, Renee

[@bwonicooker]

Nice video. I love your kitty exploring in the background! I don't have tack strips in my chairs because the original was stapled under the welt cord. I'm hoping to be able to reproduce that.

[@ReneeRomeo]

Dear Beth, Thank you! I always have a kitty or two wandering around my sewing room - its such an interesting place for them to explore. Too bad I haven't been able to get them to do tricks on camera yet! I think I forgot to mention that it's possible to find new tack strip at Joanne Fabrics (locally) so if my method seems easier, you will be able to find the supplies that you need. I would love to see how you made out with yours. Renee

[@FarahKhan-v6b]

Awsome video! Please can you show us how to button/upholster a highback chair xx

[@ReneeRomeo]

Farah Khan, What a fantastic idea! I have actually done a buttoned back before and I am now adding this to my video "to do" list. Such a gorgeous finished product too. It's easier than you think. Thanks for watching and commenting so nicely. I appreciate it so much. All the best, Renee

[@FarahKhan-v6b]

@@ReneeRomeo Looking forward to it! xx

[@nancystaggs8605]

Great DIY I remember when I did my first chair, the most hated part was stripping it down. Love the fabric, what is it? It looks like cord. The computer really did not show it very well.Never did parsons chairs but these are very nice. Upholstery is very hard work and you did a great job, yes they look professional. Now parsons chairs are they just for dinning or could you use them in bed or how about a study?

[@ReneeRomeo]

Nancy, It IS a corduroy fabric and it's very soft. I had a close-up of it but it didn't make the final cut. I have two more to do for my bedroom where I pull them up to a small table for reading or having tea. So comfy too! I think reupholstery takes more patience than anything. Thanks for watching my videos, Renee

[@ginabelanger5087]

Thank god for you.. I’ve been watching videos for over a year and have been so overwhelmed.. I feel brave enough to try now thanks to you.. keep teaching.. it’s a gift.. I winder the back of the chairs rounded part isn’t on mine and I would love that? Is there a way to add that to my Parson? Like a pool noodle or something 😂

[@ReneeRomeo]

Gina Belanger, Thank god for you too! I needed this today!! 💋 You can absolutely do this all you need to do is take it one step at a time. When I'm in the middle of an upholstery project, I try to stay focused on the task at hand - not the bare chair or the fabric that I have yet to cut - just whatever I need to do right then. It REALLY helps! I LOVE your idea of a pool noodle - so creative! I think you could just attach it at either side with a couple of long screws (into the frame), fill in the gap at the top of the chair with loose cotton batting, Then you can cover the entire back (the side that your back goes up against) with a sheet of 3/4 inch fiberfill from the back of the seat, up and over the noodle and staple it to the very back side (just like yu'd do with the fabric). The fiberfill sheeting will make it look seamless (just like mine). Bravo! Love this idea so much! Let me know if I can help any further. I can't wait to see how yours turns out. All the best, Renee

[@ginabelanger5087]

Renee Romeo ok thank you.. God bless you 💕

[@ReneeRomeo]

Anytime! You too!

[@LYoung-op5ub]

Can you cover over existing cover.

[@ReneeRomeo]

Great question! I never do because the backing of the new fabric rubs against the old fabric and causes it to wear out quickly. The new covering also lays better when it's applied over cotton or polyester batting. Best wishes with your project, Renee

[@KashifAli-oh1jr]

You are so stunning

[@ReneeRomeo]

Kashif Ali, Thank you for the beautiful complement! So sweet. Renee

[@KashifAli-oh1jr]

@@ReneeRomeo i have a small used designer furniture business and sometime i get chairs and sofas that are not in good condition but they are worth more and has to be appreciated. So i am trying to learn upholstery to cut down some cost. This is a helpful video. And pretty detailed. Thanks

[@ReneeRomeo]

@@KashifAli-oh1jr You will absolutely be able to recover any piece of furniture using the methods in this video. I have a few videos posted in this playlist, so you should be able to find exactly what you're looking for. All the best with your projects too, Renee 🤗