Recovery (Part 2)

I loved these cute little round feet!

I did not get pictures of the refurbished feet when they were still detached.  I only removed the fabric from one of the feet so that I could have a template for the fabric. I used spray adhesive to attach the fabric to each of the feet before stapling the fabric down. The feet were not perfect, but I was not going to sweat it because they are under the couch, not very visible.

After I removed the back panel from the couch, I used it as a guide to cut the new fabric. I reused the top frame and tack strips from the sides. I wasn't sure if my amateur reverse engineering reuse of hardware would work at this point.

I still love the stripes, but am glad that my new fabric was solid or I'd be crazy now!

After the back panel and feet were prepped, it was time to add some padding and get to stapling.



This part was more fulfilling -- seeing the couch come together. I spent the next few evenings stapling, stretching and stuffing.

Before this point, I considered setting the couch out for Big Trash day a couple of times. And just as I hit my stride, I realized I was not going to have enough material to cover the frame of the couch, let alone make the cushions. Ugh!

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I was concerned that the fabric I got on sale in February (40% off) was going to be gone so I beelined up to Joann's and was relieved to find a bolt of suede plum still there and still 40% off!

I used a manual staple gun so this process was slow going, but I was working inside the house at some people's bedtimes so I wanted to be a little quieter. Next time I'll use the pneumatic stapler!



After I got the frame done and Scott helped me put the feet back on, I had to figure out how to handle the cushions...

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