Reupholster Your Car Door Fabric

Last year, I came across an awesome pin. To cover the {ugly} door fabric on your car! I don’t know what took me so long to finally do it, but I’m so glad I did. I LOVE the way it came out! The first time I did it, I was so excited, that I rushed and cut too much, so ended up having to redo it {typical me!} After that, I decided I needed to take my time and do it correctly! It wasn’t hard, but it WAS time consuming–so bring a lot of patience with you for this project!

What I used: Fabric Mod Podge, paint brush, orange wood stick (you could use anything thin enough to stuff the excess fabric into the crevasses), fabric scissors (and a pair of tiny ones if you have!) and of course, some awesome fabric! (I purchased mine from Hobby Lobby).

I started by making a general pattern for the door by putting some paper up to the door fabric. It was a little annoying to cut the hole out for the handle, so I cut it too small and then cut little by little. Remember!! You need it to be SMALLER than the actual handle (about 1/8in. around the entire handle), since you need the extra fabric to tuck under the plastic edges, and the entire piece of fabric needs to be about 1/4in LARGER than the entire section. Then, I brushed the Mod Podge over the entire fabric area (especially in the corners—don’t worry about getting it on the plastic, it will rub off once dried!) Once the glue was painted all over, I aligned the fabric, and tucked the excess into the edges until they weren’t seen. I found it easier to tuck in the outer part first just enough to hold it in place, and then tucked it in into the handle. Once the handle was done, then I went around the edges and finished neatly tucking the fabric in. If you need to cut any of the fabric, use small scissors so you don’t cut too much off! Trust me…little by little! You need just enough to tuck in to be neatly hidden, but not too much that it will bulk up.

Once everything’s tucked in, clean up the excess glue on the surrounding areas. I used a wet wipe, and it worked perfectly. How cute is this?!?

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