Easy Way To Attach Nailhead Trim To Upholstery
Nailhead trim is known for its attractive decorative border formed by nails pounded on the piece of furniture. If you have an upholstery at home and you want to attach nailhead trim to it, you can do so very easily and for that, you need to follow the below-mentioned steps carefully:
- Plan: The first step is to plan the trim design. While working with the individual nails to create the nailhead trim, the user can be more flexible with its spacing as well as in the pattern. For example, the user can have the nails in the pattern of one after another or might space them out so there are gaps between nails.
- Draw The Design: The next step is to draw the planned design on the upholstery. Use painter’s tape for overlaying the area where the trims will be applied. The trim is often used along edges as well as on seams. Use a pencil, to mark the locations where the trim will be pounded. If in case the user is including spaces between nails, that time measure them carefully with the help of tape measure as this will help to make result look uniform.
- Pound The Nails: Now in this step start pounding the nails according to the draw pattern. Pound the nails into the upholstery following the marks on the painter’s tape. To protect the fingers and to increase the visibility hold down the nail using a pair of needle-nose pliers, after that pound it in with the help of hammer.
- Remove: Its very important to remove the bent or warped nails. While installing the nails a few will bend, warp, or even can become deformed. It is advised don’t try to pound these nails into place, use a tack puller to remove these kinds of nails.
- Rest Of The Way: Now at last continue pounding the nails in the rest of the way. Once all the nails are attached, peel away the painter's tape from the nails. Then use the hammer to pound the nails in the remainder of the way.