How Do I Replace the Cracked Leather on My Round Bar Stool?

Remove the cracked leather fabric from the bar stool's round seat cushion. Flip the stool upside-down, and use a staple remover or pliers to remove the staples or nails holding the leather in place. Remove the stool's seat if possible to make removing the old fabric easier.

Set the cracked leather fabric on top of a new piece of leather fabric or other fabric, and trace around it to mark its dimensions on the new fabric. If excess fabric was underneath the seat, then cut your new piece of fabric a little smaller than the old fabric. If the old fabric seemed too tight on the cushion, which may have led to premature wear and tear, allow a little more room as you cut a new cushion cover.

Lay the cut piece of new fabric on level ground with its underside facing toward the ceiling. Apply a thin layer of fabric glue, craft glue or spray-on adhesive to the center of the fabric.

Re-attach the seat to the bar stool if you removed it earlier in the project. Hold the bar stool upside-down, and position its seat cushion directly over the center of the new fabric that will cover the seat. Press the chair down firmly on the fabric, and let it set in that position for about one hour as the glue dries.

Wrap the new fabric around the seat cushion in one area of the round stool, such as the 12, 3, 6 or 9 o'clock position of a round clock. Staple or nail the edge of that section of fabric to the bottom of the seat; using a staple gun makes the task easier in most cases. From that spot, work your way around the bar stool seat either clockwise or counterclockwise, pulling the new fabric taught around the seat edge and stapling or nailing the fabric to the underside of the bar stool seat.