How to Apply Trim on an Upholstered Bench

Upholstery Tacks

• 1

  Measure the distance around the bench where you wish to place the trim. Add 1½ inches to this measurement.

• 2

  Cut a piece of upholstery trim this length.

• 3

  Pin the trim around the bench with straight pins.

• 4

  Hammer an upholstery tack into the center of the trim. Hammer a tack every 2 inches around the bench. It may help to place the bench on its side on a protected surface before you hammer the tacks.

• 5

  Fold the final end of the trim under ½ inch and tack it in place.

Glue

• 6

  Cut the trim and pin it on as described earlier.

• 7

  Use a hot glue gun to attach the trim. Unpin one end of the trim and run a six-inch line of glue along the bench under the trim. Carefully press the trim in place. Unpin the next section and glue it in the same way.

• 8

  Continue gluing on the trim until you reach the other end. Fold under the last ½ inch and glue it in place, overlapping the first end by 1 inch.