Reupholstering 101

I'm going start by saying that reupholstering is not my favorite thing in the world. This whole project kind of started by accident. I inherited this very ugly but extremely comfortable couch from my grandma and after I painted my living room I just wasn't loving this 80's style couch anymore. I had dreams of reupholstering it but I knew that was out of my league of abilities. I had heard nothing but horror stories about reupholstering. 

Well, one day at work I came across this blog post about reupholstering a couch:

http://do-it-yourselfdesign.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-to-re-upholster-sofa.html

She makes it look so easy! 

So I went home all pumped to take apart my couch. I found some awesome fabric at Home Fabrics and started ripping apart my couch. I didn't know what I was in for. 

Reupholstering isn't exactly hard, it is just VERY TIME CONSUMING! I didn't realize how much time it would take to just take the old fabric off of the couch. Taking the staples out took about a week. (I watched a lot of Grey's Anatomy to keep me entertained) Once the staples were out it got a lot more exciting because I could start putting my new fabric on. 

These are my Instgram photos documenting the process. Clearly I had a very positive attitude...

The biggest complication I came across was how to hide the new staples. So I found a fix by adding nail heads on the front. In the end, it wasn't really that bad. Most of my struggles came from not knowing how to approach a task. This project took me a total of 3 months because I was working full time while trying to do it. If I had worked straight through it would have taken about 2 weeks.

I probably won't be reupholstering again any time soon, but I do love my new couch!

Intro

Hello!

 My name is Olivia and I'm an Interior Designer. I graduated from LDS Business College in April of 2013 with an Associates in Interior Design and Drafting. Before that I also went to Culinary School and graduated with a Science of Culinary Arts Degree. One of the things I specialize in is Event Planning. With my experience in Culinary Arts and Design, I love planning events because it ties both fields together. 

   

     I am passionate about design. Ever since I was little, my mom always gave me free reign in our house to rearrange furniture and paint my room how I wanted. She even let me paint my room rainbow once! I was lucky to be able to develop my creativity at such a young age. I am a big fan of DIY projects. I love taking something meaningless or old and transforming it into something new. 

    This blog is where I'll be posting my latest projects and ideas. It is a great place to learn how to do DIY projects and get ideas for your own home!