I spent time here and there last week recovering the love seat and chair in the front (mostly unused) living room. I'd bought the fabric a couple months ago, but you know how you have to feel like doing it or it's just not gonna go well. This was my third time covering them in the 15 years since I've had them. Actual slipcovers--those specifically made for one piece of furniture--are not cheap! I've come up with a pretty down and dirty way of doing it and thought I'd share some tips via a 5 minute video. The only thing I haven't figured out how to do is to videotape myself doing something and John was an a$$ about having to get up off the couch to help me so I guess it's gonna have to wait til my mom comes up to visit next month. Men! ooohhh....don't get me started. Anyway, I snapped this pic a few minutes ago a) 'cause it almost looks staged (except for her guilty as hell ears down/sidewards glance face. She's in trouble!) and b) just to at least show you the love seat in the front room no longer looks like a big piece of crap. :-) Oh, and c) to document the first and LAST time Sophie will be sitting there!
Hey Des..maybe you can come videotape for me...remember you said you wanted to learn how last year when I posted this piece I covered with a storebought throw?
Gosh I am impressed, I love the cording. i was thinking I would never tackle this and then I remembered when we first moved to Ca many years ago straight out of school with no furniture...my then husband built a big backless garden bench type platform and I covered a long foam cushion and 2 wedge back pieces to make a couch. We were so cool, the cushion ended before the end of the bench so we had a built I coffee table. (And a guest bed for our firends who still did road trips then) I haven't thought about that project in years, I didn't even have a sewing machine we rented one for 2 weeks...geez, what we tackle without a thought when we're young!
Posted by: Mary Ann | October 27, 2010 at 06:59 PM
Get on this video will you! :) I have a sofa/loveseat that needs to be recovered. It isn't old it is just ugly. What was I thinking. Anyway, please inspire me. Really.
Posted by: tina | October 23, 2010 at 08:31 AM
I peak at your blog every now and then (found you when I was looking for more inspiration on fabric banners) and I love that you know how to recover furniture! I just bought a couch off of Craigs List yesterday and would LOVE to recover it. Please post a tutorial. And yes, video sounds lovely ;).
Posted by: Crystal Keilers | October 18, 2010 at 08:46 PM
That looks wonderful - cording and all. Aren't you good? Can hardly wait to see it and question???? just how do you expect to keep Sophie off of it?
Posted by: Peggy | October 18, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Great job!! Miss Sophie fits right in with the color scheme!!
Posted by: Barbara | October 18, 2010 at 10:42 AM
Great job on the covers Jen...Sophie looks so sweet on the love seat...what could she have been up to?
Posted by: black eyed susans kitchen | October 18, 2010 at 10:18 AM