Upholstery and Fabrics - Reupholster wicker-back chairs

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eellsworth
04-04-09, 02:41 PM
am currently redoing our kitchen table and chairs. The table is pretty easy, but the chairs have me stumped. I've added pictures below of one of the chairs before I took it apart, and after. Somehow I need to get rid of the wicker. But, I'm not sure how to do that for the back. I tried removing the wicker from the chair, but it's glued in really tight. Any good ideas?
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37073881@N07/3412883286/" title="DSCF0872 by namelocee, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3351/3412883286_5632327923_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="DSCF0872" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37073881@N07/3412082517/" title="DSCF0874 by namelocee, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3412082517_1778a607fe_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="DSCF0874" /></a>

georgia
04-27-09, 08:01 PM
What did you have in mind when you get rid of the wicker? If you are just thinking about covering them with cloth you can cover over the wicker with a strong cloth or webbing then pad the chair 1"or 2" foam then cover it and put a cover over the OS back also.