I am in the process of soul searching, it is very serious business.
I am desperately looking within myself for a hidden talent, a talent that I never knew I needed until now.
Unfortunately not any hidden talent will do, I am waiting to discover my gift for re-upholstering.
You see, I already have a great skill at finding junk for cheap but I was pretty proud of this beauty:
I found it on KSL.com for $10 and every fiber of my being screamed that I needed it!
Alright, alright, I realize I bought a couch that in it's current state is unusable as it is disgusting. So now it sits in my storage unit as I hunt down books and tutorials on how to reupholster a vintage couch. My mom thinks I probably should have started with something a little less demanding in my quest for discovering the "re-upholster talent." But when it's love at the right price, you can't turn back.
soooo...... does anyone know, maybe, how to re-upholster furniture? Or know of any re-upholstering classes being offered in Utah? I mean, of course, I am just asking just to jump start my deeply hidden innate ability.
Do they have a "Home fabrics and Rugs" store by you? They do free classes on reupholstering. I've considered going. I've done a few chairs, but nothing so ambitious! good luck!
ReplyDeleteStephanie! That's brilliant! I will look into that for sure, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThere's a crafty blog I like to read that has all kinds of tips on reupholtering, among other things. She would have some good pointers.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.allthingsthrifty.com/
Have fun and good luck!
That last comment was from me, Julia Mannning, from study abroad, in case you were wondering. :) Congrats on the upcoming arrival!
ReplyDeleteI have an old small antique desk chair of my mom's that I'm using for Autumn's desk in her room. I'm going to re-upholster it this week and Google has provided some pretty good ides. There are youtube videos too. I just googled "Reupholster antique chair (or Couch in your case)". Good luck! I'll post pics of my project too. (this is Lex (Burns) Hanson)
ReplyDeletesuch an awesome find!!! I want to learn how to reupholster so bad! I'm not going to lie, I also have a couch and a chair in storage, waiting to be revived :) if you find a class or something, let me know and we should do it together!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for the advice! I am on it!
ReplyDeleteJulia, it's so good to hear from you, I hope all is well in your life?
Lex, how is North Dakota?
Tosha, if I find a class I will for sure let you know!