How Do You Reupholster a Swivel Bar Stool?

Recovering a swivel bar stool is largely the same job as any seat pad, with one difference that catches people out: the swivel plate has to sit perfectly flat against the seat board, so no staples or fabric folds can encroach on its footprint. This guide covers separating the seat from the plate without disturbing the mechanism, photographing the fixings because the plate is often deliberately off centre, repairing torn out screw holes with glued dowels, and choosing high density foam suited to the concentrated load a perching seat receives. We also explain why patterned fabric behaves differently on a seat that is seen from every angle, and how to test the finished stool under load. For anyone working through a matching set, we explain why fixings should be bagged per stool, why templates beat measuring each seat, and how pile direction is judged from every angle on seats that turn....