When we talk about furniture repair, there is a wide range of products and methods that can help to restore your living room furniture to its original glory and make it last long. For serious issues or big projects, you might need professional advice but for small and basic repairs its DIY that is do-it-yourself, fix it methods with which you can repairs or restore the furniture yourself with some guidance and help and bring your old and worn furniture back to life.
In this article, we will discuss some DIY methods to repair and restore your living room furniture.
How to Repair and Restore Living Room Furniture
In most of the cases, the main tasks involved in repairing of living room furniture include
- Repairing broken wooden legs and feet
- Replacing missing parts
- Refinishing the sofas
- Repairing water damage
- Repairing burns
- Reupholstering
- Securing loose joints
All these requires minimum of effort and fuss and of course money. While upholstering the sofas and chairs might include the cost of fabric and upholstery materials, if you can, it can be easily done at home or at reasonable costs from a professional.
The most important thing before starting on the repair project is evaluating the extend of damage and how much the damaged piece means to you to get it replaced and if it is even worth repairing or need replacement.
Easy Fixing
Repairing broken wooden or wrought iron legs and feet is easy and can be done with some strong glue and nails or screws depending upon the kind of furniture. While some furniture pieces use glue to stick others use screws and nuts. Check out how the other legs and feet are done and do it the same way.
From living room sofas to chairs and coffee tables to trolleys, you can apply these easy fixing solutions to all minor problems and get them fixed at home.
Nicks and Scratches
Nicks and scratches are small things that can be done easily, saving money on the way. To cover up scratches, gouges, and nicks in wooden furniture, use a like colored crayon, filler stick, or touch up marker to hide the blemish that are easily available in the market. After this filling, paint the furniture or polish it to make it blend it.
If you have time and can make the effort, consider re-finishing old furniture all together to save time. Living room furniture is used daily and thus needs a good job done to make it look good as well as to last for a long time.
Some other handy tips on repairing living room furniture
- For sticky drawers that run on wood slides, apply a paste wax to the drawer and the slide to solve the problem.
- If your steel framed sofa or chair is squeaking and making noise, try applying a little lubricating oil to the rivets to avoid the noise.
- If your wooden frame is making creaking noises, you will have to have to re-glue the joints as it means that with excessive use the joints have loosened
- For wobbly chairs, use a rubber mallet to knock loose all joints that are not tight. Once you get them apart, wrap all exposed spindles with thread before re-gluing the joints and it will get tighter fit and get rid of the problem.
Not all furniture can be trusted with a DIY quick fix and not all fixes can be done at home. It such cases, it is best to contact your experienced furniture repair guy to take care of your living room furniture. Whether it’s repairing old upholstery, repairing sticky drawers or nicks and scratches, repairs and restoration can do wonders and give new life and looks to your living room furniture items. |
