Everything Old (Can Be) New Again!

February 16, 2011 in Decorating,DIY,Fabric,Furniture,Home Improvement with 3 Comments

When it comes to amazing couch reupholstery, you can’t beat Susan’s primo DIY job! The hip chick from Freshly Picked managed to turn this:

Into this:

And apparently she learned to do it as part of a class she took with her husband. Lucky? I would SO like to take my boring little family room loveseat and turn it into something amazing. Want a little peek into how it was done, then look no further. Here’s a sweet time-lapse video of the couch during nine two-hour classes:

Have you ever tackled a DIY project on such a massive scale? Because I’m pretty sure I haven’t.

About Christa Terry: Christa Terry is a writer and wedding and lifestyle expert whose book iDo: Planning Your Wedding with Nothing But ‘Net is a one-stop planning resource for modern, free-thinking brides and grooms. With one husband, one toddler, and more on the way – kids, not husbands – Christa somehow manages to stay on top of the tricks and trends that make getting married and living life stylish and fun.

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3 Responses to “Everything Old (Can Be) New Again!”

  1. La Petite Acadienne February 16, 2011 at 1:45 pm #

    I would LOVE to do something like that. I have a loveseat that my grandfather bought 3 months before he passed away. It’s in perfect condition (Papa didn’t buy cheap stuff), and I love the shape of it, but the pattern is just hideous.

  2. Kai Jones February 16, 2011 at 7:19 pm #

    My best friend recovered an antique rocking chair of my great-grandmother’s while taking an upholstery class at the local community college. How cool is that!

  3. Christa Terry February 19, 2011 at 4:38 pm #

    See, I need my friends to take better classes!