Hide Your Couch's Wear and Tear With These 9 Ingenious Ideas
Before: Torn and worn
Her couch was frayed with a large hole at the seam. Get tutorial here
After: Sewn and stapled
After sewing some old vinyl together and stapling it over the old bones her couch looked brand new! Get tutorial here
Before: Tired and saggy
Some leather isn’t meant to last years of cuddling with the dogs. How to fix? Get tutorial here
After: Covered with fabric and a closet rod
Wrap a discount fabric over a closet rod and place those under the cushions! Get tutorial here
Before: Frayed and wrinkly leather
Over time, leather couches lose that bouncy fresh exterior and need a face lift. Get tutorial here
After: More batting added
Add some batting to fluff up the interior and resow. Isn’t it lovely? Get tutorial here
Before: A cracked and chipped fainting couch
This beauty was hiding under fading faux leather Get tutorial here
After: A classic beauty revived with vinyl
After a little stapled vinyl reupholstering, this piece went from duckling to swan. Get tutorial here
Before: Boring brown blur
Her brown couch was starting to get worn and tired looking. Get tutorial here
After: A vision in chalk paint
If the fabric is good, then take a risk & try your hand at chalk painting upholstery. Gorgeous. Get tutorial here
Before: Outdated Chintz
She wanted an easy way to redecorate and cover up that eyesore. Get tutorial here
After: Stunning showy slipcovers
She made interchangeable slipcovers to fit the mood of her decor and what a change! Get tutorial here
Before: Thrift store disaster
If you know you have a fixer upper, grab some fabric and a staple gun and get going. Get tutorial here
After: Stapled in new fabric
Without having to add stuffing, this was fixed with a new fabric and a little innovation. Get tutorial here
Before: Dumpster Derelict
This dumpster find was torn to shreds with stuffing almost beyond repair. Get tutorial here
After: Stuffed, sewed and stapled
Add a little batting and a whole array of new fabric and you’re good to go. Get tutorial here
Before: Stained and sad
This red couch had good bones but had dark patches on its old red upholstery. Get tutorial here
After: A new painted bluebeauty
If the batting and fabric is good don’t fix it! All it needed was a lick of paint to look brand new. Get tutorial here
