Using Old Rugs As Upholstery

It creates a stunning new look and this is a really simple diy.

Using old rugs as upholstery.

You d just have to plan ahead and cut out lots of excess bulkiness at corners like i ve shown you many times. When the braided strips reach the desired length of the center of your rug turn the corner by folding the braid. Pin it you can make a nice upholstered headboard using old carpet or a small rug. In recent years with the increased production of chenille the textile has.

We see this working best if the rug is inset with a tray ceiling. Spread the rug and put the stool with thick foam and acrylic foam on it. Stitch the fold in. There s a common misconception that knitted fabrics can t be used to rag rug with but i m telling you now they can 100 be used as long as the weave is tight enough that it won t completely.

Lay the cotton batting on top of the rug pad also pressing out any creases or folds. Ebay has over 5000 kilim rugs to choose from. Lay the no slip rug pad on the floor. We would be interested to see a fine rug being used as an accent on a ceiling.

Let s say you re up for it. Press it flat to remove all creases. Then lay the fabric right side up on top of those two layers making sure it is nice and flat as well image 1. The one problem i could foresee is bulkiness at edges.

We like using natural materials in our rugs when we can get our hands on them as they give an earthier homemade feel to any rag rug project. As for upholstering a chair i think using kilims as upholstery fabric would work fine. You basically just shape the carpeting around your headboard to give it dimension. Chenille was initially developed as a textile to make shawls thanks to its soft feel and beautiful drape.

Thread an upholstery needle with heavy duty upholstery thread. However i m a little prejudiced on this one. Using a decorative rug as upholstery or on an ottoman or a chair as shown in the opening photo would make a strong design statement. Cut the carpet by the seat size and left margins by the size foam s width.

On my strip of drop cloth i used glue to fold about half a inch of it over to make a neat line i do this on both sides with glue and then add more glue to the strip and place the rug on top of half of the strip and and add more glue and fold the other half of the strip on top of the rug.