Upholstering a Chair Coastal Style | 26 Upholstered Chair Ideas & How To

Examples of great upholstered chairs with Coastal Fabric.

Sofa chair upholstered in seashell fabric in a New England home, featured here.



Upholstered Chairs in Shell Fabric
Chic upholstered chairs seen at Kathleen Hay Designs.

Red Lobster Fabric Upholstered Chair
Chair upholstered with Lobster Fabric.

Coastal Upholstered Accent Side Chairs
Traditional upholstered chairs with a sea life pattern via CVI Design.

Coastal Sofa Chair
Original source no longer available.

Wing Chair Upholstery Makeover
A spectacular wing chair makeover. Original source unknown.

Upholstered Coral branch Chair
A Coral Chair. Bold and elegant.

Coral Fabric Upholstered French Chair
A coastal upholstered chair fit for a queen. Via FB of Completely Coastal Furniture in Jacksonville FL.

Upholstered Arm Chair Coastal Sea Life shell Fabric
Upholstered by The Gathering Place Sarasota FL with Eastern Accent's Jolie Fabric. This looks like the same seashell fabric as the first chair.



Chair Upholstered in Tommy Bahama Green Leaf Fabric
Chair upholstered in Tommy Bahama palm Fabric by The Gathering Place, Sarasota FL.


Chair and ottoman upholstered in a blue coastal sea life fabric, seen in a Ohio home, featured on Kammy's Korner. You can see the same oceanic fabric by Thomas Paul used for a Roman Shade.

Blue Sea Life Fabric Upholstered Chairs
The same sea life fabric as in the picture above is used for these chairs in a Nantucket home, designed by Donna Elle.

Reef Fabric Upholstered Chair
Upholstered rattan chair in a Coral Reef Fabric from Wayfair. Customer image. 



Upholstered Chair in Thibaut Seaside Shell Fabric
Chair upholstered with seaside shell fabric from Thibaut.

Wicker Coffee Table Set with Stools Upholstered Coastal Fabric
A wicker glass top coffee table with chairs underneath that are upholstered with a playful flip flop fabric. Original source is no longer available.



upholstering a chair
A whimsical map design on a classic wing chair. Seen at Lonny.

coastal chair with palms
Tropical palms seen at Coastal Living. Source no longer available.

Vanguard chair with seascape
This upholstered coastal chair features an image. Source unknown.

upholstering sofa chairs
Swivel chairs upholstered in a playful sea life theme fabric. Source unknown.

upholstered coral chair
Something more minimal. Source unknown.

nautical chair with stripes and anchor
Chic nautical upholstered chair with stripes. Seen a Maison du Monde.

nautical wing chair
Nautical flag chair from The Well Appointed House.

upholstered nautical chair
Another take on nautical in a Cottage by the Sea.

seahorse chair
A coastal upholstered chair gone wild with seahorses. Source no longer available.

upholstered chaise
Chaise in shell fabric. Source no longer available.

Coastal Fabric Upholstered Chaise
A a bold red upholstered long chair (chaise) featuring a starfish pattern in a Florida cottage rental at Pineapple Fish on Facebook.

If upholstering a chair is in your future, find your coastal fabric HERE!

In a nutshell: Strip the chair of its original fabric and use the pieces as pattern. Then pin the pieces wrong sides out onto the chair. Remove pinned cover and sew it together, with welting reinforcing the seams. Put sewn cover back on the chair. It should fit like a glove.