Sooo... I love our couches. But we got them 6 years ago, and they were used then, although in barely used condition. They get a lot of use, and I have washed the seat cushions too many times. They had gotten to the point that they had a few holes in them, the piping was totally coming off and unraveling, and they were disgustingly dirty. And I couldn't wash them anymore or they would disintegrate.
Since I can't afford new couches, and I really like these and the frame and cushions themselves are all in great shape, I thought I would compromise and just re-cover the cushions and the pillows- the things that were the worst.
I don't sew more than a straight line, so I put an ad on the BYU-I bulletin board for a sewer who could make the cushions and pillow covers for $100.
I had bought some nice upholstery fabric a long time ago when it was on sale. And even though it wasn't the same fabric, I thought it would still look nice with it.
Anyhoo... I found a girl right away who was soo nice and did buttons on the pillows and made me four throw pillow covers for $25 more.
Here are the before pictures, which are rather horrifying to even put on here.
Do you see how I turned the cushions "zipper out," because then you couldn't see the piping falling apart?
Here are the "afters", and I think they look a whole lot better!
Happy day!! I think they look even better in real life and it feels sooo much cleaner and nicer in there now. It makes me so happy!! And I don't have to feel so embarrassed when people come over. I don't know how much long we'll get out of them, but anything is better!!
Just a cute picture of Emme reading her books.
And I just thought it was cute how her hair curled this day. It reminds me of Charlie Brown's little sister Sally.
We spent all day today outside working to get our garden areas ready. We got most everything planted except the tomatoes. Whether or not anything will grow is yet to be seen!
Here is what happens after a day in the garden.
And this is why we had to put a little fence around this part of the garden!!
