tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048624474404201792010-10-03T01:06:03.423-04:00Artsy Elf's Small Apartment in a Big CityTurning trash into treasures.ArtsyElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03819943073387529306noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404862447440420179.post-55404180821346248832010-10-03T00:25:00.003-04:002010-10-03T00:50:43.063-04:002010-10-03T00:50:43.063-04:00This old CouchSo the boyfriend's moved in and I've inherited a whole bunch of bachelor furniture. I guess this whole mess of junk will be as much of a project as he will be.<br />
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First project: his old smelly sofa. His pal Mike found it in the trash years ago and instantly fell in love despite the missing cushions and odd smell that I don't even want to start trying to identify. I've never reupholstered anything in my life, so this should be interesting... wish me luck!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I started off by ripping out the piping around each cushion with pliers. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W5BZh9im3Zs/TKgFG4K_vTI/AAAAAAAAABE/qq5TfsgDcnU/s1600/DSCN0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W5BZh9im3Zs/TKgFG4K_vTI/AAAAAAAAABE/qq5TfsgDcnU/s640/DSCN0232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Then, I used a mini screwdriver, a hammer and some needle-nose pliers to pull out about a million staples that were holding the fabric to the wood frame. First, I wedged the tip of the screwdriver into the base of each staple and hammered it lightly until it was behind the staple. This helped loosen the staple enough so that I could get a good grip with my pliers.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W5BZh9im3Zs/TKgESlrJ4QI/AAAAAAAAAA8/9KKWpA9ufqw/s1600/DSCN0223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W5BZh9im3Zs/TKgESlrJ4QI/AAAAAAAAAA8/9KKWpA9ufqw/s640/DSCN0223.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Then I yanked out each one. <br />
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