Recovering cushions is pretty easy. I literally deconstructed the old ones and used them as patterns to sew the new ones. I even reused the old zippers.
Here is the couch. All the cushions are reversible in that you can flip them over (not turn them inside out). All the back cushions have loose stuffing in them and two covered buttons on the front and the back. The only thing I worry about is the metal part of the button separating from the cloth outer part. I should have "super glued" them into the metal shells. One has already popped out. I did a bunch of extra covered buttons but it would be a drag to pull all that loose stuffing out and reattach the button since the front and the back ones are tied together inside the stuffing in order to pull them inward. Maybe I need a class on upholstery to learn tricks of the trade on things like those buttons.
Isn't the sign above the chaise lounge cute? "Peace, Love and Sandy Feet". The furniture I recovered is in my friend's oceanfront condo in Ocean City, Maryland.
Below is what the furniture looked like before I recovered them. This denim-look fabric wasn't in bad shape except that it had little balls of piling from wear like a sweater.
You can see the piling in the picture below, as well as the little side tucks that the back cushions had. Cute.
Some buttons were missing on the upholstery when I started so that is why I recovered several extras. But when I recovered, the only thing I did differently was to not add buttons on the bottom chaise lounge cushion. It seemed to me that with the wear and tear a bottom cushion get, especially since the condo is a rental half the year, that buttons would probably get popped off again. If Retta wants them attached, I can still do it. I'll wait and see what she thinks.
And here's a view of one of the many sunrises I enjoyed while working on this project.
And another.
Here is the couch. All the cushions are reversible in that you can flip them over (not turn them inside out). All the back cushions have loose stuffing in them and two covered buttons on the front and the back. The only thing I worry about is the metal part of the button separating from the cloth outer part. I should have "super glued" them into the metal shells. One has already popped out. I did a bunch of extra covered buttons but it would be a drag to pull all that loose stuffing out and reattach the button since the front and the back ones are tied together inside the stuffing in order to pull them inward. Maybe I need a class on upholstery to learn tricks of the trade on things like those buttons.
And last but not least, I recovered two small pillows.
There is lots of extra fabric on the bolt. It is good quality, two layer fabric, attached with the stitching of the nautical designs and was beautiful to work with.
