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Shelly Miller Leer

Shelly Miller Leer

Furniture & Accessories

How to Repair or add Buttons to Furniture

Upholstery repair can be a lucrative facet to an upholstery or interior design business. The right person will have upholstery skills, as well as problem solving abilities. With that said, let's get on with a furniture repair, or restyle, that can be accomplished by anyone who's long on patience and who works carefully and methodically. I rigged this project by going in and removing one of the buttons that comprised a diamond tuft so that you can see exactly how to replace missing buttons, or undertake your own chair restyling by pulling some covered buttons through the inside back to add simple tufted detail. This upholstery know-how will save you the money you'd spend on a service call, or the price of a new chair to replace the one you chose to restyle. I'll warn you now--you may get nervous in the middle, but hang in there. You can do it. Persevere and if you really get anxious, send me a message. One more thing, having the confidence and skill to carefully 'unhitch' and 're-hitch' the outside back of a piece of furniture can come in quite handy for a myriad of upholstery projects, problems and repairs for DIY-ers, as well as professionals.
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