Why old sofas aren't as hopeless as they seem

A good friend of mine decided to make a renovation this summer, and the old furniture was clearly asking for a replacement. There was money for repairs, but no furniture. But when I came to visit her, in addition to stylish wallpaper and beautiful tiles in the kitchen, I saw a beautiful couch.

Knowing that she did not buy new furniture, I asked Tatiana where she got this sofa. Her answer impressed and inspired me at the same time.

This sofa Tanya remade by herself, with her own hands, and from an old ruin, which she found at her grandmother’s attic. The whole reworking took her 3 days. The material for the sofa stretching she bought at sale prices.

Editorial "Site"Inspired by this alteration, I have prepared a step-by-step instruction for you. How to Remove an Old Sofa In stylish and beautiful upholstered furniture. The result is impressive, so I will try to do the same!

1. That was her old couch.
   
   
   
2. Before the beginning of the alteration, you need to spin this monster into component parts, remembering what is screwed up and how.
   
   
   
3. And this is what one of the attachments looks like.
   
   
   
4. Disassemble the couch completely.
   
   
   
5. We number all the details from the old sofa except the upholstery. We will change the old upholstery for new and beautiful.
   
   
   
6. Then we remove the upholstery from the sides.
   
   
   
7. Now we need to sew the covers on the sidewalls and put them in place, previously wrapping the sidewalls with syntepon.
   
   
   
8. This photo shows an intermediate result.
   
   
   
9. After we have both sidewalls ready, we move on to reworking the main body of the sofa.
   
   
   
10. Next, we move on to preparing a “sandwich” of foam, syntepon and a piece of fabric for one of the sofa blocks. There are three.
    
    
    
11. This is what the process looks like.
    
    
    
12. We need to do this three times.
    
    
    
13. But this "beauty" was in the third block.
    
    
    
14. All the old elements we naturally send to the trash.
    
    
    
15. Then the wooden parts of the sofa are processed with sandpaper, repaired and put in order the crushed plywood parts.
    
    
    
16. Once the wooden parts are ready, move on to creating soft layers of the sofa.
    
    
    
17. We continue to act on the previously developed plan: fabric, foam, syntepon, stapler, braces, hammer.
    
    
    
18. It looks like this. plumbing and syntepon.
    
    
    
19. After strengthening the soft layers of the sofa, we proceed to tightening with upholstery fabric.
    
    
    
20. We then proceed directly to the assembly of the sofa.
    
    
    
21. We fasten all the details of the updated upholstered furniture.
    
    
    
22. Voila, our couch is ready!
    
    
    
    
    

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Before removing the old upholstery and sheathing, you should inspect the external wooden details of the sofa. If there are any damages or defects, they must be eliminated. And if there is little damage, it can be done without even disassembling the furniture.



To eliminate more serious damage, such as chips and cracks, you will need to purchase a wooden putty in the construction store, corresponding to the tone of the furniture, and carefully apply it in small portions to the damage site.


You can see what you can do out of a sofa in the past with a certain amount of time, materials and desire. Remaking the sofa with their own hands will require less financial costs from you, will allow you to save your favorite thing, and in addition, will give you the opportunity to apply your imagination and make the object truly unique.

I also suggest that you be inspired by 27 more ideas on how to remodel old furniture, after which you will definitely decide to remodel.

Creative inspiration, patience, perseverance and beautiful updated interior items. If this article was useful to you, don’t forget to share it with your friends.