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| The hole cost extra. |
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| It's well-loved. |
Isn't it lovely? I knew right away that I could easily reupholster it, and probably paint the wood a darker color to match my other furniture. Nearly a year later, I still hadn’t done it. But that changed this weekend!
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| The underside. Just remove the 4 screws holding the cushion in place. |
As I started taking the bolts off to
release the cushion (using just an Allen wrench) I realized I would probably
need a staple gun for this project. I don’t have one and I knew if I set this
aside while I found one to borrow, it would never get done. Glue gun to the
rescue! (Is there anything a glue gun can’t solve?)
Taking off the old fabric involved taking out the existing staples – I used a flathead screwdriver and pliers. Not hard, but it was time consuming.
Months ago, I bought some great orange and white geometric print fabric and luckily, I still like it. (Full disclosure - I spent $23 on this fabric BUT I will get the footstool and covers for 2 sofa pillows with it.)
After that, I used the old fabric to measure my new fabric, cut it
out and folded it over the cushion. I wrapped it like a present, using glue
along the edges and pulling it tight and smooth across the top. Make sure you
center the fabric as you’d like it to appear. I didn’t do this but got lucky
that it looked good. Something to keep in mind next time. Then just reattach the cushion and you're done.
I didn’t paint it yet as it was raining and I thought a warm
dry day would be better. But when I do, it will be simple to take the cushion
off, paint the wood and put it back together again.
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| Relaxing after a not-so-hard project. |
Up next – matching sofa cushions!
