Question about these brass looking buttons on my chair (upholster, Lowes, wall)

[kab0906]

I have this wingback chair that I love in my office. I would love to recover it but that's not in my budget right now.

One thing I hate, though, are these buttons (or whatever they are called) that follow along the piping.

My question is: can I remove them without damaging the current upholstery? I ask because the ones along the top back actually damage the wall if it touches.

[weezycom]

You can remove nailhead trim with some pliers. I recommend getting some plain trim that matches/blends with the upholstery and a glue gun to cover over the trim line where the nailheads are removed. It won't damage the chair to remove unless you get bizarrely wild with the removal.

[nuts2uiam]

As weezy said, nailhead trim is the name and I too would urge caution with removal. Most times they are decorative but a bad removal can pull the fabric were the hole is. Can you put a throw over it to prevent the wall damage?

[kab0906]

Thanks.

I may just try to remove the ones that cause damage and see how that goes.

[emm74]

You can pull them out but it will leave holes that are golng to be susceptible to fraying. If your chair hits the wall, I would recommend putting furniture cups under the legs to keep it from sliding back and hitting the wall.

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