The time has finally come. It is time to replace those cushions for the sofa. The old ones have been good and served well, but now they are just old and they no longer match your new sofa. You make your trip to the store to see what you can find. As you look around, you find the perfect cushions, but one look at the price tag and you know that they do not fit into your budget.
Sigh. What can you do now? Those were the perfect cushions, but they were just too expensive. What do you do now?
On the way home, you decide to stop at Grandma s house. Grandma seems to have the best looking house in the entire family, even though she lives on a fixed income. Her home is not just decorated with things from fifty years ago, Grandma s home could be featured in any copy of Better Homes and Gardens. She is constantly updating and has the latest colors in home decorating. It is time to get to the bottom of her decorating on a budget secrets.
While at Grandma s you tell her of the cushion dilemma, and ask what her secret to decorating is. Grandma tells you that she does all of her shopping at the fabric store.
You are somewhat confused. You say something about not knowing that the fabric store sold home furnishings.
Grandma chuckles. Her response to you is No, I do not buy furnishings or cushions there, I learned a long time ago the secret of recovering furniture and making my own cushions.
She goes on to tell you that the chair you commented on when you walked in the house is not new, but one that she bought fifty years ago. It has just been re upholstered to match the current upholstery trends. This chair is in its sixth or seventh cover since it was new.
Her secret for those cushions that look like they were just bought at the store, is that she made them herself. In fact, many times, all she needs is the fabric for a new cover and she re uses the stuffing from an older cushion.
Always ready for an adventure, Grandma invites you to go for a ride. Along the way, she stops by your house for you to pick up those old cushions and then you are off to the fabric store. In the store, you find a wide variety of fabrics that are perfect matches for your new sofa.
Now the problem is no longer budget, but choosing your favorite fabric. Once the choice is made, it is back to grandma s house.
Grandma shows you how to remove the old cover and use it for a pattern for the new. Once the pieces are cut she brings out her sewing machine and sews those covers together. She even adds a zipper in the construction of the cushions so that the stuffing from your old cushions can be used to stuff the new ones.
You now have the perfect cushions and budget for more fabric.
Author Resource:
Annie is an expert furniture and interior design writer. Her current area of specialism is http://mydeco.com/s/coffee-tables/147/ coffee tables, http://mydeco.com/s/recliners/131/ recliner and http://mydeco.com/search/?query=side+table&prefdb= side table
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