How can I cover this sofa?

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If this couch only has to last a couple of months, I would consider a thrift store

quilt or bed spread and I would try "fastening" it down via upholstery tacks.

OK, not the most stylish but would be usable and look better.....One thing I've seen is to replace the stuffing in the pillow. This is not a temporary fix, more like

a renovation. Good luck. I hear you with making a piece of furniture "hang in there" until it can be replaced.

I kind of agree with Juliann! Wrap the seat cushion with a blanket or sheet. Duct tape it on the underside of the cushion to hold it in place. Wrap the back cushion with batting to square it up, then wrap it the same as the seat cushion duct taping it on the back. May not look great, but will serve as a temporary fix until you replace it.

Thank you Julianne, but I am novice how do I replace the stuffing in the pillow? It sounds like a JoAnn Fabric store trip.

Here's a great tutorial for stuffing up the sagging in the pillows; http://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/furniture/quick-and-easy-fix-for-sagging-sofa-cushions-19912528?expand_all_questions=1 Good luck!

Another idea for the back cushion is, if you have access to a piece of ridged foam insulation, the pink or blue stuff, cut a piece that fits the length but just shy of the height of your cushion (would be easier to take the cushion off and lay it on the floor to measure it out). With carpet tape (double stick tape) which is extremely heavy duty, place tape across the top edge, sides and bottom edge and with a friend helping you, put your cushion on top of it matching it up corner to corner. Then, using the ideas the other posters gave, wrap it with an awesome retro quilt or blanket, something heavy that will keep everything in place. You can basically gift wrap the sides towards the back of the cushion and safety pin it in place-no one will see them. If you can find a quilt that is at least the depth of the cushions (back and seat) x 4 plus the width (this gives you fabric to wrap over the sides on both sides as well as cover the cushion) So let's say it is 6" deep, you want the quilt to be at least 12" longer than the length of the seat. For length, you want it to wrap completely around both the seat and back cushions.. Lay the quilt on the floor, put the seat cushion a 1/4 of the way up the length of the quilt top side down, place the back cushion with the ridged insulation on the quilt insulation side up, giving at least 4" space in between, now take both ends and lay them over top the cushion. Tape both edges down between the cushion and the quilt. then wrap the sides towards the top which is actually the back of the cushions gift wrap style (tuck the short sides in and wrap the back in first, the top up second so you can safety pin towards the back of the cushion. With a friend's help, flip the cushions over and flip the back cushion onto the seat cushion. Sit the seat cushion in, flip the back cushion back. With your fingers squish the quilt towards the back where the two cushions meet to tuck it into place. Now you have a sofa that looks upholstered and no one knows the wiser! Good luck!

Since you are planning on replacing this couch in the near future, I wouldn't invest any big money on temporary fixes. Throw a blanket or quilt on it and secure it with colorful rope or tape, pins or a staple gun. (Power staple guns can be rented if you can't borrow one). I did a temporary re-shaping on my old couch backrest cushions by inserting pool noodles into the stuffing. Granted, it shifted and needed fluffing every few days, but it was usable for several months when it was finally replaced. Lots of colorful throw pillows will disguise the majority of it, as will some comfy furry throws or a soft afghan. What better way to warm up a vinyl couch in winter? (To stabilize the flaking vinyl, try cloth covered tape before layering on blankets and pillows).

I think the obvious problem is the vinyl cracking and peeling. Containment is essential. Plastic bagging of the cushions. Large but thin plastic bags, such as New Mattress plastic bags or boxed furniture plastic bagging will be tough enough yet flimsy enough to allow body weight to sink into cushion without too much sliding. Loosely bag and loosely tape the bag. Then use a comforter to cover and as suggested wrap it around the bagged cushions and secure with large safety pins.

Duct tape may not hold cloth very well and will leave gummy residue.

Hi. I didn't see anywhere in here whether or not you sew. Those cushions would be simple to stitch new cushion covers. If you don't sew there is iron on tape called Stitch Witchery that you use instead of sewing. Buy a couple of sheets or a few yards of fabric. Remove the old cushion covers by cutting carefully through the stitches if there are no zippers on the cushions and remove stitching on seams till the old cushion covers lay flat so that you can use them as a pattern or template to cut out new covers from the sheets or fabric yardage you bought. Then use the iron on tape or buy fabric glue instead to close the fabric making new seams for the cushion covers. If not stitched these would not be as sturdy and would be a temporary fix but it would last you till you replace the piece. This would eliminate the peeling problem. You could wrap the cushions in batting to plump them some or get a twin size foam egg carton type mattress pad to wrap them before recovering. If you add a heavy foam padding keep in mind that you might need to increase the size of the cushion covers fabric that you cut out.

I would use a BLACK SHOE DYE to touch up the arms on the sofa. I didn't see the dimensions of your sofa, but a couple of complementary "body pillow" cases might be large enough to slide over the cushions. Tis would be a quick and easy update, and you could still use the pillow cases later on after the old sofa is gone. Best wishes!

Make pillow cases for the back and bottom. One full flat should do both.