MrsDouglass
Sawyer's Harem
Registered: 05-2006
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My couch!
This is what I've been doing late into the night the past 3 days.
I re-covered my couch and ottoman and made new curtains. I even took the time to make every single cushion and pillow cover removable for washing. I'm soo glad I'm done. It's nice and soft and comfy.
Before I had covered it with a black and white toile. It showed every sticky little finger print. That's why I went with a dirt colored fabric this time.
Feel free to stop by and sit on it with me!
Last edited by MrsDouglass, 10/31/2007, 8:57 am
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10/31/2007, 8:55 am
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MrsDouglass
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Re: My couch!
Thanks!
That couch and ottoman were a steal. We bought them in Germany. The original fabric is bright orange and red and the pillows are bright orange and olive green plaid-hideously ugly. Even the Germans wouldn't buy it (and that's saying a lot--they like weird fabric).
We loved the style and size of it (you can't tell from the picture, but it's bigger than a twin size bed--two can easily lay side by side with the back pillows taken off) and it was on clearance for $500. I knew I could easily recover the cushions for $150, so we bought it.
You can't see it in the picture, but directly across from the couch is giant wall unit we bought at a thrift store in Germany. Germans call them shranks. When we brought the couch home, it dwarfed our little entertainment center, so we had to get a huge piece to balance the huge couch. It's been hard in military housing--we need a wall at least 10 feet long and a ceiling 7 feet tall to put the shrank on.
I miss Germany....
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10/31/2007, 9:37 am
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MrsDouglass
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Re: My couch!
Thanks!
I can't sew clothes for crap, but home decor type sewing I'm pretty decent at. My mom was a furniture upholsterer for about a year when she got so sick of nursing she had to take a break. She taught me what to do.
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10/31/2007, 3:23 pm
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LadyDy
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Re: My couch!
It looks great Mrs D.
You have a very nice looking couch now is it comphy?
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11/3/2007, 8:35 pm
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