~the little French loveseat~

I wanted to share with you a peek at what the little love seat

in Savannah's room looked like when I purchased it.

It wasn't horrible, but the upholstery was dingy and a dated crushed velvet.

I saw it's potential though with it's great curves and petite size.

I knew it would be great at the foot of her bed.

After I hauled her home I began getting quotes for either slip covering it or getting it re-upholstered.

{that is why you see the dimensions in this photo}

Slip covering it would have set me back about $350

and re-upholstering it would cost about $450.00.

Seeing as how it was only $25 to start with, that price wasn't horrible.

But it also was not in my budget for my daughters room.

So I attempted to tackle the job myself using $7 white curtains from

Ikea that I found at the Goodwill.

{thank goodness their curtains are so long!}

Normally this isn't something I would try and tackle on my own.

But because of the large savings I thought it was worth a try.

It actually wasn't too hard.

I realize it isn't as perfect as it would have been had I had a professional do it,

but it is just fine for it's purpose

and the money I saved was well worth it.

I cut and stapled, and stapled and cut.

And out of a pair of curtains I had enough to not only
cover the love seat, but cover the cushions as well,

fully piped and everything.

I covered the staples with white trim and fabric glue and painted the legs white.
I threw on some white down pillows and a velvet
chocolate brown pillow to tie in the wall color.

And there you have it.
A pretty little French love seat for around $35.
xoxo

p.s. Emalee, Savannah says hi, and please tell your mom thanks for reading my blog! You should email Savannah, she'd love it!