How Much Fabric to Cover a Bar Stool Seat?

Recovering a bar stool seat is one of the quickest ways to refresh a kitchen, provided you buy the right amount of fabric first. This guide gives a simple formula: seat width plus twice the pad thickness plus 8cm on every side, which for most stools works out at a 60cm square. From there we scale up to sets of four and six, explain how roll widths of around 140cm affect your calculation, and cover the extra allowance needed for pattern repeats, stripes and velvet pile direction. There is guidance on choosing an upholstery grade fabric with a suitable rub count, whether to replace the foam, and why a layer of wadding improves the finished surface. A step by step method takes you through stapling in opposing pairs, easing fullness around curves, and folding corners cleanly, with extra notes for bucket seats and low backrests....