Hi...We have 4 1950's vynil chrome kitchen chairs. I'm wondering how much (just a ball park figure) it would run us to have them redone with new vynil. Anyone know of any websites where I can find out? Thanks. :)
If my memory is correct chairs like that have a seat that screws onto the frame of the chair, would actually be pretty easy to do yourself. You can buy foam padding and vinyl at a fabric store. Turn the chair upside down and unscrew the screws holding the seat on, there should be staples holding the vinyl on, pull them out. Now you should have a wood? base, pad and a sheet of vinyl.Use the old sheet of vinyl as a guide to measure the new. Use the old pad as a guide to measure the new pad too. Put it all together as before with the new materials, re-staple and screw back on. As far as price I am not really sure I am guessing vinyl is going to set you back about 12 dollars a yard. Foam padding is pretty inexpensive, around 4-5 dollars per chair. If you do it yourself there is no labor charge and you do not have to take the chairs anywhere. Good Luck and have fun.
The last ones I did I charged $65 each, labor and materials to make new plywood bases, cut and replace the foam core, and add new vinyl (Naugahyde @ $35 /yd). I was lucky enough to get 4 chairs out of one yard of material. A few inches larger and I would not have. Sure you could do it yourself, do you have a jig saw, disk sander, router, foam cutter and pneumatic stapler?
You can find vinyl or any other fabric style at fabric stores such as Joanns Fabrics or Calico Corners and do them yourself. It's cheap.
