Living room remodel, part three: Furniture makeover (before and after)

Here is our favorite part of our living room remodel – our brand new sofa and armchairs. The story of how we got these can pretty much be summed up in three lucky strikes. Strike #1 – I won the couch on an internet auction for 20€ and got the armchairs for free from a friend of my mom’s. Strike#2 – The upholsterer who did the furniture is a colleague of H’s. Strike #3 – We found this dreamy fabric for a ridiculous 2.50€/m^2. 

The couch was in pretty okay shape when we got it. There were stains on the fabric, but those were the only signs of it being used. Other than that it looked great. The chairs were obviously retro and had already been reupholstered once. They were, however, squeaky and a little uncomfortable.

What did the upholsterer do? Not only did he cover the furniture in this new fabric (duh), he also shaped the cushions and sewed removable cushion covers. The cushions are also loose so whenever a stain occurs, the cushion can just be flipped over. It’s pretty much a brand new, completely different couch that’s great if you’ve got a messy little Ladybug or if you’re one that sometimes likes to spill wine. The squeaky (and rusty, as it turned out) springs inside the armchairs were removed and replaced by foam rubber. For a teeny-tiny amount of money (compared to what furniture costs in stores) we got an entirely new set of furniture. That’s what they call “bang for the buck”!

// Teie ees on meie kõige lemmikum osa kogu elutoaremondist – meie uhiuued diivan ja tugitoolid. Nende saamisloo võib kokku võtta kolme õnneliku juhusega: 1. Ma sain diivani 20 euroga osta.ee oksjonilt ja tugitoolid tasuta ema sõbranna käest, 2. Sadulsepp on H kolleeg, 3. Me leidsime selle suurepärase kanga naeruväärse  2.50€/m² eest.

Diivan oli meieni jõudes päris okeis seisukorras. Katteriidel olid plekid, aga need olid ka põhimõtteliselt ainus märk diivani kulumisest. Toolid olid ilmselgelt retrod ja olid korra juba uue kangaga kaetud, küll aga tegid nad “nõuka häält” (krigisesid) ja olid pisut ebamugavad.

Mida sadulsepp siis kokkuvõttes tegi? Lisaks sellele, et ta mööbli uue kangaga kattis, värskendas ta diivanipatjade kuju ja õmbles neile eemaldatavad tõmblukkudega katted. Padjad on diivanil lahtiselt, seega saab pleki tekkides diivanipadja vajadusel teistpidi keerata. Niisiis on meil põhimõtteliselt täiesti uus ja hoopis teistsugune diivan, mis on äärmiselt lapse- ja veiniplekisõbralik. Kriuksuvad (ja, nagu selgus, ka roostes) vedrud tugitoolide sees asendusid porolooniga. Tibatillukese summa (võrreldes uute mööblikomplektide hindadega) eest saime täiesti uhiuue mööbli. Uskumatu vedamine!