Once the fabric is detached on the underside, you can peel it off the rest of the couch.

How to upholster a bench cushion. Place the seat cushion upside down on some template. Measure your bench measure the length and depth of your bench top, and write it down. Remove the mounting screws securing the seat cushion to the bench frame with a screwdriver.

Use the seam ripper to cut through the other seams you come across if necessary. The first thing that i did was remove the seat cushion by turning the bench over and using a screwdriver to remove the four screws that attached the base to the seat. Measure cardboard/plywood and cut it in size at first, you have to measure the benchtop you wanted.

With this type of bench design, the cushion is stapled to a backer board that is then attached to the bench's frame. Materials 1/2″ plywood, cut exactly to the size of the top of your bench 2 yards of upholstery fabric 3″ medium density bench foam, cut exactly to the size of the top of your. That means we only need to cut one top panel and the four boxing strips.

You can cut the cushion plate a bit shorter and let the foam kick it out. Follow the steps below on how to upholster a cushion 1. Then, i went on a search for foam.

Hold on to the fabric because at this point you don’t want your fabric to move. Here are the steps we followed to easily reupholster the bench cushion. How to upholster a bench cushion 1.

To make the bench seat, we cut a piece of particle board to the size of the benches. Use the hole already formed at the bottom and bring the upholstery needle through the top. The foam would have cost over $120 dollars from the craft.