Some people assume that if you are in the acting profession, you are also automatically super paid and can buy whatever you want and be generally decadent and carefree around town. NOT SO. This is especially apparent when it comes to getting furniture upholstered – that shiz is EXPENSIVE.

So, if you’re a lady/gentleman on a budget and you want to make your house/apartment dope and extravagant without spending all of your precious, precious coconut water dollars, try this ridiculously simple DIY project:

“NO SEW” UPHOLSTERY

I know what you’re thinking. You’re like, “Dennings, upholstery is a job best left to professionals.” And I’m like, “Shhhhh. Open your heart.”

1. MEASURE YOUR CUSHIONS

I skipped this step initially because I thought I was a magical unicorn and would “just know” how much fabric I needed when the fabric store employee laid it out for cutting. Needless to say, I was that person in line going, “Six yards… wait, that’s a lot, right?
Four yards. No wait, okay if I have…wait.”

2. GET THE FABRIC(S) OF YOUR CHOICE

I like to mix patterns, so I got a few different but complementary fabrics to alternate on my couch and chair cushions. You can obviously use the same fabric for everything, but I’m just throwing that option out there. As Bob Ross would say, “You can do
anything you want to do in your world.”

3. GET SO MANY SAFETY PINS

You heard me. I got a pack of 40 and used almost all of them, so if you have a lot of cushions to cover you might want to pick up extras.

4. ASSEMBLE

Lay the cut fabric pattern side down on the floor or another flat work surface. Place your cushion in the middle, back side up.

Pull the fabric up and fold tightly around the cushion. Pin each fold in place. Take your time and use as many folds as you need. MAKE SURE THE PINS ARE SECURELY FASTENED, otherwise you will end up with a Couch Of Pain (C.O.P).

Repeat with each cushion.

That’s all there is to it, Crafty Pants! You have transformed this:

Into this:

And if you have throw pillows:

Love,
Kat