How to Recover a Sofa and Love Seat
Deciding to recover your sofa and love seat can be a great way to save money on buying new furniture. Any piece of furniture covered in fabric can be recovered to suit your current needs. Whether you want to salvage antique furniture or design your own living room scheme, recovering your sofa and love seat gives your furniture a brand new feel. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
- Fabric
- Staple gun
- Pen or pencil
- Sewing machine or needle and thread
Instructions
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How to recover a sofa and love seat
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Measure your sofa and love seat dimensions. Also, measure the cushions. Make sure you purchase enough fabric to reupholster furniture and cushions. It is better to have too much fabric than not enough.
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Select your new fabric. Choose fabric made for covering furniture. This fabric will be more durable and often stain-resistant. Choosing a fabric unsuitable for recovering furniture can result in time wasted and money loss.
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Remove the old fabric. Use a pair of scissors to carefully cut the old fabric from the wood frame located at the bottom of the furniture. Take notice of how the fabric is stapled around the frame so that you can mimic this when recovering the furniture.
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Cover your furniture with new fabric. You will not need to cover the seat area of the furniture, just the back, arms and sides. Refer to the way the old fabric was positioned. Tuck the extra fabric into the sides of the wood frame. Then, gently pull the extra fabric through the frame and smooth the fabric over the furniture for a snug fit.
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Staple your fabric to the wood frame. Refer back to the way the old fabric was stapled, and staple the extra fabric onto the wood frame accordingly.
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Trace your old seat cushions and pillows onto the fabric and cut the fabric. You can also cover your old pillows without cutting off the new fabric, or you can purchase foam stuffing and start from scratch.
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If you choose to start from scratch, sew the cushion fabric together one side at a time leaving an open end to insert pillow or stuffing. Sew the closing ends to complete cushion recover.
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Tips & Warnings
Recovering your sofa and love seat can be a challenging job. Consider getting someone to help you. If removing the old fabric is too challenging, you may skip this step and simply cover up the old fabric with the new fabric. Also, purchasing a slipcover is a quick and easy solution to recovering your old furniture.
