Monday, June 13, 2011

Changing that old sofa . . .

Our cottage has an old couch.  It's actually in pretty good shape because, let's face it--nobody's sitting on it for seven months of the year.  However, it does have one tiny flaw.  The sun bleached one of the arms and the material split.

Since I didn't pick out the couch, I'm not a real fan of the upholstery.  I've wanted to do something about it for years.  Since the living room is only 10 x 13 we decided we'd go off in search of a loveseat.  Then we might actually get some breathing room.

Since there aren't a lot of furniture stores out in the stix, we visited the only one within a 30-mile range (with free delivery).  This is a HUGE place with gigantic room after room of furniture.  And every single chair and couch had saddle bag arms.  No kidding.  Hundreds of them.  In all kinds of fabrics and colors of leather.  But there wasn't one thing that didn't look like the next.

Ick!

And the prices!  There wasn't a loveseat under $1000.  Suddenly our old couch (which is EXTREMELY comfortable I might add) starting looking pretty good--icky pineapple upholstery and all.

Couch before
Okay, I take that last part back.  It's still icky upholstery.  And that's where Sure-FIt slipcovers come in.
The installation wasn't nearly as easy as the online video said, and we struggled for about 15 minutes, but finally we got the thing looking pretty good.

Could with cover

What do you think?  (Needs more pillows, huh?)
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  1. BookladyJune 13, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Looks great! But a few more pillows wouldn't hurt. I might not have noticed it was a cover if you hadn't mentioned it. Very nice!

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  2. BarbaraJune 13, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    I like it, and it doesn't look at all like a slipcover. Beautiful color. I'm happy to see they could even supply a slipcover for that shape of a couch.

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  3. SueJune 13, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Looks like microfiber and very nice I agree a few more pillows would be a good idea

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  4. ponyswimgalJune 13, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    Just goes to show that a makeover can do wonders! Love the cover & the ol' gal sofa looks really comfy. Have to agree, I think a few more pillows would be great. Lots of times Target or WalMart have pillows on sale that can be fitted with whatever covering you want at reasonable prices.

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  5. UnknownJune 13, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    You have no idea how many pillows I've looked at the the past could of weeks. NOTHING with a cottagy feel to them. I found these in Bed, Bath & Beyond's bargain bin (although the price wasn't much of a bargain), the only "nautical" ones I'd been able to find.

    The pillow choices around here are all depressing and WINTERY. Don't the stores know that summer does actually arrive in Western NY at some point.

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  6. DruJune 13, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    I like it. Looks new. You could get one of those neck roll pillows.

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