living room redo: II

My fingers are numb from pinning 1.2 million pins, I have bags under my eyes, and my family has had breakfast for dinner three times in the past week....BUT it is finished.  The slipcover that is :)

And I am OH so pleased with the turnout!

Last week, I posted on a project I'm working on to redo our living area....and I'm getting a pretty good start.

My goal is a living room that's light and bright. 

I liked my couch ok before, but I wanted something a bit more neutral.

Before:

AND

I cannot even begin to try to give a tutorial...there was way too many steps and thinking involved.

But if you have questions, you can email me and I'll try my best to answer.

Basically I just cut everything out and pinned it on to the couch or cushion backwards, took it off, and sewed it.

I was surprised that it wasn't saggy or baggy anywhere. I thought I'd have to tuck in the loose places where I didn't sew it very well, but I didn't have to!  I really wasn't that hard, but time consuming.

I opted for simple: no piping, no fancy corners on my cushions, no zippers (I used velcro).

I like my sanity :)

When people ask me how I get stuff like this done, my answer is usually at night.

But this project stretched the night thing a bit far...like Saturday night, I went to bed at 2am.

See? This is what happens when you make slipcovers....

But it was well worth it.  I wouldn't want to make another one tomorrow, but I'm glad I did it and I'm even more glad it's DONE!

Oh, and where do you find such fun pillows??

I think you can find them HERE ;)

ha! thanks for reading along :)

Now, here's what's left:

Living Room Project To Do List:

-paint TV cabinet

-make slipcover for couch

-paint

-build shelves (jarrod)

-sew curtains

Stay tuned for more....

Linking To:







At the Picket Fence

Feathered Nest Friday

Tatertots and Jello

The CSI Project: Slipcovers