Sofa Cheat

Some of you might remember when I reupholstered my sofa- over a year ago! What I didn't tell anyone until now is that I totally cheated there, at the end. I made the cushion covers, but didn't put the zippers in them. I just safety pinned them shut and put them on the sofa that way. So here I am, coming clean, and finally putting my zippers on. It's still not entirely done. I want to put extra fabric around the bottom back of the sofa, with cording through it for a little extra designer touch. But since the sofa is against the wall, I will probably not do it any time soon. Maybe next year!

Fixing a Vintage Sofa

I'm not going to show every tiny little step, since you already saw a lot when I did my chair. Also, I got my husband to help me pull staples, so disrobing the sofa went a lot faster. Here you can see the board across the bottom front is in sore need of repair. That side of the sofa was a little droopy and now we know why. Dave, the wonder husband, is going to put it all back together and reinforce it with steel brackets. I'm going to start with the new upholstery. I just looked at my fabric again. I'm still very much in love with it.