Ghee Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 A former boss gave us a couch years ago. It's good furniture, not junky stuff like I find now, and it has a hide a bed which could prove useful in the future. I'm not a big hide a bed person, but it would be there for backup. Anyway, it looks awful. It's from the 80s and it's peach and country blue plaid, which I like , but it doesn't match the rest of my house at all. Also, it is very worn, bare on the arm rests. I'm trying to decide - cheap at the yards sale or recover? We couldn't get, maybe even find, nice heavy weight furniture like it again.OTOH, I have a couch that we use with our living room set and I don't know how expensive it is to recover a couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I would check around to see how much it would cost to get it recovered. We had two easy chairs recovered a few years ago. I bought the fabric on sale (I think I ordered it online). And there was a reasonably-price placed nearby who did a good job. I don't remember how much we paid, but it was definitely cheaper than getting new chairs. Now I need a sofa recovered. I can't find a good, inexpensive place to do it down here in Southern California. :( It will cost me at least $1500 including the fabric. It's a nice sofa which would cost close to $2000 to replace. So I'm in a quandary. It's so ratty looking (the fabric was too lightweight for our needs) that my dh has threatened to haul it out to the curb one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Check with your local community college and find out if they have reupholstery class that you could take and redo the couch as your project. I had a friend do that here. Don't know how common such classes are though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghee Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 No local community college :( No anything. In fact the ONE person who recovered here may actually be dead (I'd be shocked if he isn't, he was old when I was a child.) I'd have to take it on our move as is and hope that, with a bigger metro area and more people, would come some people who can recover furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Friend of mine gave me a well build hide-a-bed several years ago. Sat great, but boy was it ugly. Do you sew at all? I picked out fabric from JoAnn's (the section where the samples are all on hangers an they order for you) and using my 50% coupon got it for $100. I practiced a pattern for the cushions using muslin. Anyway, I fitted each cushion and used zippers (you could slip stitch shut also). I fitted the arms and sides - slipped on and then stapled around the bottom. I fitted the back and stapled across the top and bottom. It ended up looking great. Get compliments all the time :D First sewing project I'd ever done and I was 5 months pregnant. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I think there are places that will make custom made slip covers - which while expensive would be cheaper than recovering. If you can sew, even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I once looked into recovering my couch. I planned to attempt it myself. Well not after looking at the cost of fabric. It's expensive! But I suppose it would be a shame if the couch is nice and solid otherwise. My couch wasn't a quality piece so it was cheaper for me to replace it. Ya, fabric that will wear well and wash after spill is just crazy. I have good sewing skills, but have only recovered one chair. It is just SO much time and work. If you have never done something lilke this, you should definitely make a muslin first, which is a further pain. You could think about a slipcover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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