Thanks for checking in with me here...in a quiet little beach house by the Coast.
Today I want to share a two-minute make over that saved my sofa's sweet life, under the
I don't hold much on immaculate houses and no-go-for-kid areas...it's free reign everywhere and anywhere here, as it is in most family homes these days.
But *freedom* does have major fall out effects on high used area's such as sofa's.
Ours are lovely, deep, sandstone coloured, french feeling ones.
They're squishy, very very very loved by me...and very very very used by the kids.
To save us all the misery of my
This was in the early days of returning from our country style life in England- where kids wore wellies, and went horse riding and played football in the mud!
It was a survival technique...albeit one that turned out to look pretty great and be incredibly hardy!
Painters drop cloths come in many sizes, only one colour {it just so happens to be one of my faves- quite a french farm house colour and therefore pretty much works with all colours and styles} and are ridiculously inexpensive compared to the same amount in a linen fabric!
They are lovely to create layers in a room, look fab pilled with cushions and throws of all fabrics and can be chucked in the wash regularly.
They just continue to get softer and more worn- a look I love.
Our life here revolves around family time and outdoor life- our house is constantly open to the elements of sun, wind and children...and one enthusiastic farm dog!
These covers have saved our sofa's from the lot.
Method:
1.Remove all non-connected cushions from your sofa.
2.Cut the painters drop sheet to size {I cut mine in half leaving the hemmed edge at the front and back of the sofa, and the cut edges un-hemmed on each side.}
3.Tuck the sides and back of the sheet in as deeply as possible in the sofa.
4.Replace all the sofa cushions, and bask in how clever you are with this simple makeover.
{One that will save you both nagging the kids, and the state of your house!}
HAPPY MONDAY- some scenes from around our place lately...as Autumn starts approaching- that means for you Northern Hemisphere lovelies it's heading towards Spring!!!! :-)
Melissa xx
