The fabric is a little dirty and faded, but in its day it was a glorious gem! (Oh, seventies, what were you thinking?) By the way, the cushions are not foam. No, they are springs wrapped in horse hair and dacron/batting stuff. I've never seen that before! They are heavy compared to most cushions. They definitely hold their shape over the years, though. This is a quality piece!
Once I got the first one half way finished, I realized that the wood trim looked pretty bad and should be refinished. So I sent them back to their owners. Wow, what a difference the new stain color made. All those dings and dents in the wood were gone, and the cherry finish really went well with the red fabric we were using. It took me a year, but I finished the first love seat. Want to see what it looks like now?
Okay, so this is actually the second love seat. I forgot to take a picture of the first one before it went home. It only took me another year to finish the second one. The cushions just need to be sat on a few times to fit perfectly. Those springs were enjoying being let loose while I used the old cover as a pattern to make new ones. The nap on this fabric makes for a rich velvet look with wonderful texture. I am so pleased with how they turned out, even though I wanted to run and hide many times in the process! I've learned so much and have a wonderful sense of accomplishment now. I didn't think I would at a few points in the process. I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how best to get the fabric straight on the sides (outside sides). It was tricky, and I finally figured it out- on the second one! I am so glad that both love seats are home and appreciated by their owners.
I am also glad to have my living room back!
It went from this:
To this:
Okay, so the laundry is still on the couch, but the rest is back to normal.
You did such a beautiful job. I started my first slipcover for a 70's loveseat back in maybe July. Need I say that it is still not finished - not even a third of the way. While working on the slip cover I started thinking "maybe it would be easier to recover". Just cover and staple has got to be easier than trying to fit a cover. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteI made slipcovers for my couch and 2 chairs. I think it is easier to make slipcovers! Although, that does depend on the piece of furniture. If it is a relatively simple design it might be easy to recover. I recovered a sofa sleeper once and it was easy- I just unscrewed the sleeper part and then the frame was so easy to work with. Have you seen the couch and chairs I did? You can see them here on my personal blog. http://hojnacke.blogspot.com/search/label/slipcover I love slipcovers because my children are messy, so I just take them off and wash them.
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