Reupholstering A Loveseat Alongside Striped Fabric

Having wrestled for an unnaturally long time with our own chair upholstery project (well, I was more a bystander while my wife played the role of the wrestler), we are that much more impressed with Erin’s redo of her strong aunt’s loveseat. Here is her letter:

A few months ago I set out to reupholster my strong aunt’s old loveseat. I in fact planned on hiring someone to reupholster it, as I have never done anything like this before (not even close!). But then I got to thinking “Why not try my hand at it first?” So Project Loveseat was born!

It was certainly a challenge. And one that I simply sort of winged. I could not even write up a whole walkthrough because I still have no idea what I did. But it goes to show you that projects like this one are doable for the average person (the average person with A LOT of staples). It is not ideal but it is faaaar better than what I imagined I could do. -Erin

Three cheers for Erin for the strong pictures and the encouragement to take on another upholstery project at some point! You can see more photos of the process on her journal Olive Our House. Has anyone else taken on any upholstery projects lately? Or any other furniture, paint, fabric, or full room makeovers for that matter? You know we are nosy and we enjoy to check that stuff out. Simply send any and all projects to [email protected].

Psst- We shared a little “Fair Lively” over on the house Life yesterday. Check it out here.