All that's left now is for Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, with President Obama's guiding hand nearby, willing to throw a few bones to some stubborn members before closing the deal on the nation's first universal health care bill.
If the staples have ripped the fabric, preventing it from lying out evenly, add an extra inch around the entire pattern. For the average dining room chair (16â³ x 18â³), you can get two seats out of Â¾ of a yard, of 54â wide fabric.
So, for three chairs on one side you need 24 inches for each chair or 72 inches, plus 6 inches between each chair and on each end, which is another 24 inches. This means you need a dining room table that is 96 inches long.