Sofa Cladding Design Ideas

If you ask what home is the most favorite piece of furniture, most will answer that this is a sofa. After all, he decorates the living room, creates maximum comfort when, after returning from work, you comfortably sit on your favorite sofa with a cup of coffee. And how comfortable, sitting on it, watching your favorite movie. Usually you get such a thing with the expectation that it will serve for many years. But over time, the upholstery wears out, there are holes, spots. There is no power to look at this.

Corner sofa, which upholstered from the time of use

Type of a sofa after a banner of seats and backs and replacement of pillows

If the frame is durable, the best option is to change the sofa casing. If the main part of the upholstery fabric is good-quality, and there are few flaws, purchase or sew a cover, make a cape or pillows of various shapes.

Covers for upholstered furniture with strings

Excellent reception at classical arrangement of furniture - a symmetric arrangement of pillows

Update sofa trim is not difficult. For those who like to engage in needlework, it is not difficult to make an original cape or sew a cover from a fabric, and the masters of all trades can easily cope with the waist. It is enough to show imagination, and you will receive an updated piece of furniture.

Soft fur cushions to decorate your sofa

Prints in modern design are very popular, they will add a highlight to your interior.

There are several ways to give the sofa a new look.

The way to decorate a sofa is eclectic, in this case the pillows do not match either in color or in pattern

To update the sofa, you can throw a cozy blanket on it, which will bring an informal homely atmosphere of warmth and comfort to the interior.

How to sheathe the sofa with your own hands?

Modern sofa made of foam details, updated with gray cotton fabric

First you need to decide how much material will be needed on the sofa trim. This is approximately calculated by summing the length and width of the sofa, and double the result. It is necessary to carefully calculate the size of the corner furniture, because they have a difficult design.

The soft not folding sofa from bright rags

It should be borne in mind that the fabric with a large pattern or striped need to be cut in one direction, because of this, the cost of the material may be more.

Bright striped sofa with shelves after rework

Do not forget about seam allowances. In order to avoid inaccuracies when cutting, it is better to purchase material with a margin of about 1 meter.

If you want to save money, then give preference to either monochrome products or fabrics with small patterns, since the material with a geometric pattern consumes more

Will require replacement and filler.

For packing, you can use hard foam as the first layer and soft as the second

Use dense foam rubber and a layer of padding polyester. Some sofas have parts filled with thick foam. This at work can create difficulties. In order to avoid this, the foam rubber is wrapped in a thin padding polyester, fastened and wrapped with material for upholstery.

The thickness, density and structure of the padding should be uniform throughout the canvas

To sheathe the sofa is quite difficult, before it is subject to disassembly - remove the back, armrests. Upholstery should be strong. All parts are covered separately. Then make the assembly.

Every detail of the sofa is covered separately

On a note. When choosing a fabric for upholstery, its smell is also important, it should not be harsh, unpleasant, in a word, repulsive.

Old Soviet sofa before and after rework

What better materials to use

Retro style armchair with pastel-colored fabric upholstery

As already mentioned, good quality fabric, reliable, is needed for plating. When choosing, consider the design of the room.

Simple, but at the same time practical shenill will last many years.

It should be borne in mind that the material should not shed, have an unpleasant smell, the pile should be durable. The structure of the fabric should include artificial and natural fibers, and in order to be able to be cleaned, it is impregnated with water-repellent agent during production.

Jacquard is so versatile that it can be used almost anywhere.

Five helpful tips

1. If you have purchased a thick fleecy fabric, pay attention to the direction of the pile when cutting, since at the end of the skin one armrest may be darker than the other, since when cutting the pile the left side was directed to one side and the right to the other.
2. In order to have fewer scraps of fabric, it is better to take a material of the same color, without a nap or with a small pattern. This will help to economically impose patterns.
3. It will require more fabric consumption if you choose it with a large pattern or ornament. When cutting, each line or cell must be in a specific direction.
4. On the seat and on the back of the sofa picture should be combined.
5. Use companion fabrics for upholstery when they take colored fabric and uniform identical colors. For example, the backrest and seats are upholstered with colored fabric, and the armrests - with a uniform dark-colored material, so they get dirty less. It is better to use such trim for a corner sofa.
   

   Combination of the main fabric and companion fabric

Many people buy tapestry for sofa trim. It is better to buy quality, despite its high cost, as the cheap will not last long. Use for upholstery flock, nubuck, jacquard, natural leather.

Beautiful new sofa after a waist with their own hands

If chosen leatherette, it must also be durable. Foam rubber must be taken hard, it is designated by the letters HL, tougher - EL.

High-quality, expensive tapestry will add elegance and aristocracy to your furniture.

Successfully picking up the color, upholstery design or combining fabrics, you will update your sofa, which will positively affect the interior design.

Cost of a waist of sofas at the master

The sofa has got a completely different look after painting and replacing the upholstery.

To find out how much the waist of the sofa will cost, you need to consider the following:

• the dimensions of the sofa;
• the year of its release - it is more difficult to remodel old models, which means it will be more expensive;
• term of work - the less, the higher the cost, the type of fabric and accessories.

Restoration of a large sofa for a new interior with their own hands

Affects the cost and number of seats. In addition, an angular sofa will cost more. On average, based on the foregoing, the cost of such work ranges from 5 to 8 thousand rubles. The wishes of the customer, the condition of the furniture, the necessary work for the restoration of the sofa - all this also affects the cost of stretching.

Restoration of a small sofa do it yourself

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50 ideas for inspiration and do-it-yourself sofa upholstery replacement: