I have a random room off of my kitchen called a Keeping Room. Apparently it's a southern thing. I have wanted to put a Victorian couch in there forever, but they are super expensive. I saw the above couch on Craig's List but it was too expensive for the condition it was in. I knew I'd have to recover it. I waited until it came down to $150 and then I was sold. I have only reupholstered one thing before and that was a simple chair so I was a bit nervous.
The deconstruction always takes forever and this settee was old so some of the nails just disintegrated when I tried to pull them out. Josh had tried to make sure that it came from a smoke free home, which the seller assured us it did. Not until he was driving home with it did he know they had lied. It smelled so bad. I doused it in vinegar and sprinkled baking soda all over it and let it stil for a while. Luckily the smell came out.
Now the fun part!
I just thought this couch was so fun (but a little tricky) to recover.
I really love how it turned out!
Before and after. Now I have a winged back chair to do...
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