DIY furniture covers

Fixing a sagging couch cushion is an easy thing to do with some Poly-fil. Most couches like mine have a “hidden” zipper at the bottom of each cushion. I simply ordered a 5 lb. box of Poly-fil from Amazon and set to work. It took approximately 20 minutes to stuff and squish each cushion back into sha

Do you need an updated sofa on a budget? How about you make a slipcover. Here is a tutorial on how to make your own.

I clicked through to a couple online stores the other day to find some new cushions for our patio chairs. Our cushions have seen better days, and we went all last summer without cushions. I had res…

In my early days of blogging, one of the first slipcover projects I did was a zebra-print cover I made for a little $8 thrift store ottoman. It was a fun little project that still gets pinned on Pinterest often (despite my terrible photography!). The original post is here if you’d like to check it out. […]

How-to reupholster an ottoman - and it cost me less than $20 to do so! This tutorial is great for beginners with many step-by-step photos!

Learn how to easily recover your outdoor cushions for a bright, new look! All you need is some fabric, scissors, needle, thread, and about 20 minutes.

Need a large, comfy ottoman for tired feet? Here's the easiest way to rehab a sad bench with fresh style to take ALL that foot plopping.

Well only I am crazy enough to buy a white (well cream) couch! Actually a white couch with a slipcover is brilliant, because you can bleach the slipcover. BUT my couch does not have a slipcover. So I always keep a pretty twin quilt draped over it. Of course though the minute you sit on it, it slides all over the place, ugg. I was looking through a catalogue and saw these furniture covers for your for pets. What I love about them is they covered the high traffic areas but you can still see…

Looking to replace your outdoor cushion covers? You've come to the right place! I'm going to show you step-by-step how easy it is to make new covers for those faded, time-worn, covered in bird poop and who knows what else, outdoor cushions! Making new covers made my outdoor furniture look brand new again! (Plus

Well, I want to start out by saying “Thank you” to you all you kind, observant readers who read about my green TV console makeover several weeks ago and suppressed the urge to say “What are you thinking?” about my totally mis-matched chair in the room. It’s true that the huge green presence probably distracted […]