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The Cutting Table · a checklist answer

Can you copy my existing chair seat and back cushions?

Also asked as:Can you replicate the cushions that I have?Bottom and back cushions for four chairs?

Yes. Send photos and a tape measure's worth of numbers, and the workshop replicates both pieces. Here's the list, partner, so the copy fits as well as the original did.

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The Pattern Engineer of Detroit · · Updated

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The quick answer

Existing chair seat and back cushions can be replicated from photos of the chair and the measurements of each cushion. The workshop quotes per chair and confirms shipping in the quote. Thinner foam costs less, so 4 in is cheaper than 6 in, and same-color piping is free. One armchair got a 22 x 22 in seat and back in charcoal linen that fit perfectly.

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Key facts

  • Chair seat and back cushions can be replicated from photos and dimensions.
  • Seat and back replacements are quoted per chair, with shipping confirmed in the quote.
  • A 4 in (10 cm) thick cushion costs less than a 6 in (15 cm) one.
  • Same-color piping is free.
  • An armchair got a 22 x 22 in (56 x 56 cm) seat and a matching 22 x 22 in back cushion.

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Every edge and both diagonals, to the nearest 1/4 in. If the numbers do not close, the workshop will say so on the call. — Nate

Leave your details and the workshop will call you to confirm measurements, fabric, foam and piping. No prices, dates or payment on this page: it is a request, not an order.

Fabric · Foam · Pipingwhat the workshop will confirm with you

Fabric
The cover cloth: weave, color and care code.
Foam
The core: its density and thickness set the feel.
Piping
Same-color piping is free.
Only for this request: no marketing calls or texts. Outside the US, add the country code.
In inches: length × depth × thickness, plus any angles or cut corners.

* Required. A member of the workshop team will call you to talk it through; nothing is charged and nothing is made until you have agreed on every detail with them.

We use these details only to answer this request and make your cushion: your name and contact details, the cushion details and photos you send, the page you came from and the ad or link that brought you, if any. The workshop that makes the cushions receives them. We don't sell them or share them for advertising, and we delete requests after 24 months. Privacy notice for requests.

Nothing is made or charged until you approve the details.

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What to measure and send, per chair

  • A photo of the chair with the old cushions in place.
  • Seat cushion: width, depth and thickness.
  • Back cushion: width, height and thickness.
  • How many chairs, since the quote is per chair.
  • The thickness you want: 4 in (10 cm) costs less than 6 in (15 cm).
  • Piping: same color as the fabric is free.
  • Rattan or wicker frame? Add the inside frame sizes; curved seats can be templated from your photos.

Why the quote comes per chair

A chair takes two pieces, seat and back, so the workshop prices the pair per chair with shipping inside. Four dining chairs are four of those pairs, not one long cushion. Measure twice; the fabric remembers.

Thickness is the lever you control. Dropping from 6 in (15 cm) to 4 in (10 cm) brings the quote down, so check what it does to your seat height first with the seat height calculator. The dining chair pad pattern shows where the tape goes, back cushion sizing covers the upright piece, and the dining chair cushion atlas has finished examples. How many chairs are you copying?

A real project

Two 22 in squares in charcoal linen

One buyer wrote in about an armchair that needed a new seat and back, both 22 x 22 in (56 x 56 cm). The workshop quoted the pair at 6 in and at 4 in thick, so the thickness decision was on the table with real numbers, and added same-color piping at no charge.

The buyer chose charcoal linen. When the cushions arrived, the verdict came back in three words: they fit perfectly.

An armchair seat and back, both 22 x 22 in, copied from photos in charcoal linen with same-color piping: the buyer's verdict was that they fit perfectly.

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Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    Can you copy my existing dining chair seat and back cushions?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Send photos with the dimensions. Replacing both the seat and the back cushion is quoted per chair; ask for shipping to be confirmed in the quote.

  2. A common question

    Can you replace the seat and back cushions on an armchair at 22 x 22 in?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Two 22 x 22 in cushions, one seat and one back, were quoted at 6 in and at 4 in thick, and 4 in cost less. Same-color piping was free. Charcoal linen was chosen, and the buyer said they fit perfectly.

  3. A common question

    Can you make seat and back cushions for a rattan lounge set?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Send photos and the inside frame sizes; the shop plans every seat and back cushion, draws templates for curved chairs from your photos and confirms with you before production.

  4. A common question

    Can you add my chair cushion size to the listing?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Send the exact size and the shop adds it as a new size option or creates a private custom listing at the quoted price. A 'Custom for...' option already in the menu belongs to a past customer.

Questions buyers ask next

What if the new cushion measures differently from my order?

Give the foam 3-4 days to recover, then send tape-measure photos of the length, width and thickness. The workshop checks them against its production records. In past cases, workshop errors were remade and ordering errors were charged at cost.

My chair seat is smaller than the smallest size on the listing. Is that a problem?

No. Sizes below the smallest option are made too, such as 9 in (23 cm) wide on a listing that starts at 12 in (30 cm). Pick the smallest range and write your exact size in the note.

Are photos alone enough for a curved or shaped chair?

Photos let the workshop draw templates for curved chairs, but it still needs the inside frame sizes, and it confirms the plan with you before production so nothing is cut on a guess.