How Do You Reupholster A Love Seat?
The maxim “You only hurt the one you love” applies particularly to furniture–does anything get more beat up than your favorite place to snack and read and watch the game with the kids? It can cost a fortune to have a professional recover furniture–usually 50% to 80% of the item’s cost when it was new. The good news is that it’s not hard to cover a couch or reupholster a loveseat. Tip your love seat onto its face and use the screwdriver to remove any staples or upholstery tacks holding the fabric to the bottom and back. Use the utility knife to carefully slit any seams. Do not destroy the original fabric as you remove it–this is going to be your pattern for the new upholstery. Remove the fabric from the rest of the loveseat. Number and label each piece of fabric as you take it off. If your loveseat has cushions with non-removable covers, leave them be. You can reupholster right over the old fabric. Lay your new fabric print-side down on a flat surface, and pin the old fabric (also wr
