DIY tutorial: Refreshing an old couch / loveseat / Fait maison tutoriel: retaper un canapé

We found this corduroy couch in the trash. It was in a good shape, but it was really dirty and way too soft... The springs were dead!

So the first thing to do is to take all the fabric away, and this implies a lot of staples !!! Be careful, take some pictures and take some notes to remember how to re-assemble everything!

The first thing to remove is the bottom fabric (below the couch), and then keep going... We used a flat screwdriver and some pliers to take all the staples away.

Keep going...

We used some bags to store the foam. Many bags!!!

Finally we can see the frame!

So we washed all the fabrics in the washing machine, while we were taking care of the springs.
We had some spare slats from IKEA, so we decided to use them to make the couch firmer.

The good thing about these slats is that they are attached to each other with a strap, so all we had to do was to place them and use some staples to keep them in place.

Now the fabric is clean! let's re-assemble!

This is how they do to hide the transition between two fabric pieces!

And here another trick for the back!

And the same trick for the sides.

Finally the bottom!

And here is our like new couch! TADAAA!

Better than new !

Soniare and Takskal