According to Collectors Weekly, the "mission oak style became popular in the early 1900s as part of the American Arts and Crafts movement." Popular components of the mission oak style include natural upholstery, unpainted wood, and "simple, linear designs." Since most mission chairs consist of little upholstery---typically the only fabric part of the chair is the seat cushion---reupholstering a mission chair proves a much less expensive option than purchasing a new chair. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Remove the mission chair seat cushion from the chair frame by unscrewing the cushion.
2. Remove any items that attach the fabric to the cushion using needle nose pliers. This includes staples, tacks and thread.
3. Remove the fabric from the seat cushion to reveal the wooden portion of the chair cushion. Most cushions will have some cushioning, known as batting, attached to the wood. Place the wood piece and the batting on the table and lay the new fabric on top of it. Use fabric chalk to draw an outline of the chair cushion.
4. Cut out the fabric. Leave an extra two or three inches of fabric beyond the outline.
5. Place the fabric on the table, face down. Place the seat cushion on the table, face down. Pull the fabric over the seat cushion until it reaches to the back of the wood. Staple or tack the fabric to the back of the wood. Use at least one staple or tack in each corner.
Tags: seat cushion, back wood, chair cushion, chair seat, face down, mission chair, mission style