Using Old Rugs As Upholstery

You basically just shape the carpeting around your headboard to give it dimension.

Using old rugs as upholstery.

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. Chenille was initially developed as a textile to make shawls thanks to its soft feel and beautiful drape. 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. You d just have to plan ahead and cut out lots of excess bulkiness at corners like i ve shown you many times.

Stitch the fold in. Cut the carpet by the seat size and left margins by the size foam s width. Let s say you re up for it. However i m a little prejudiced on this one.

Chenille upholstery fabric is very popular for chairs couches and pillows and chenille is also ideal for drapery fabric and window coverings. Pin it you can make a nice upholstered headboard using old carpet or a small rug. Press it flat to remove all creases. 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.

Thread an upholstery needle with heavy duty upholstery thread. We would be interested to see a fine rug being used as an accent on a ceiling. 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. Ken old carpet and rugs are popular choices for underlayment when building ponds and water features so it stands to reason that it could also function as a weed barrier and padding underneath pea gravel.

Lay the no slip rug pad on the floor. It looks like the going rate for a mid sized rug ottoman covering size is between 200 00 and 300 00. Spread the rug and put the stool with thick foam and acrylic foam on it. Ebay has over 5000 kilim rugs to choose from.

As for upholstering a chair i think using kilims as upholstery fabric would work fine. Lay the cotton batting on top of the rug pad also pressing out any creases or folds. The one problem i could foresee is bulkiness at edges. We see this working best if the rug is inset with a tray ceiling.

When the braided strips reach the desired length of the center of your rug turn the corner by folding the braid.