Visual Upholstery Fabric Calculator: How Much Do You Need?

Looking for the right material to reupholster furniture? Our Upholstery Fabric Calculator is designed to help you determine approximately how much fabric you need for any reupholstery project. With this calculator, you can eliminate most of the guesswork and save both time and money. It is only meant to be a general guide. We can not know your exact situation or project, so please do your own reseach and consult an expert if you have any doubts. An extra foot or two on a couch or chair can make a difference in your upholstery fabric needs, as well as upholstering the backs, sides and areas that are unseen in these pictures. This page is basically a best guess creative work in progress to replace those upholstery fabric yardage sketches.
Chairs
Mid-size full fabric chair6 yards
Smaller full fabric chair5 yards
Smaller full fabric chair4 yards
Full size full fabric chair7 yards
Mid-size full fabric chair6 yards
Full size sparse fabric chair4 yards
Sofas
Full size full fabric sofa16 yards
Larger full fabric love seat13 yards
Mid-size full fabric couch12 yards
Mid-size full fabric love seat 11 yards
Mid-size full fabric bench style love seat sofa10 yards
Smaller full fabric bench style love seat sofa (no arms)9 yards