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Ever since I purchaces the glass revolver last week, I couldn’t stop thinking about one of the sofas came across. Perfect shape and dreamy soft. Our current sofa is so ugly that I keep it covered in throw blankets at all times, so the choice was easy, and now it’s mine (in a couple of days)! What do you think?

Nice classic shape, right? It is obviously in dire need of new fabric, you can’t see it in this photo, but the fabric is quite stained. So this will be my first attempt at reupholstering (yayy!).

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I’d love to be bold and pick a fun color or pattern, but since I have no idea what I will do with my next living room, I’m keeping it safe with gray, adding color with accent pillows and throws instead. We are both huge animal lovers, and I’ve found that although velour type fabrics catches animal hair quickly, it also cleans off pretty easily, because the hairs aren’t nested into the fibers like it does with say, cotton and linen fabrics. The fabric above is Vendela from IKEA. I’ve seen it in person a few times, and it’s nothing special, but the price certainly is =D

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A little photoshop to get the idea of what it would look like. The thing I love the most about this sofa is the gorgeous shape of the armrests. I don’t like the chaos underneath the seat cushions though, so I think I will solve that problem like this:

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This skirt detail doesn’t take too much away from the length of the armrest.

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image by SummerHouse Design

This sofa, featured in this post, really caught my eye. Isn’t the nailhead trim beyond lovely? I’d love to do something similar on mine, but do you think nailhead trim on velour would be too much?

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option one

A simple detail like this maybe?

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option two

Too much?

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option three

Maybe like this, to accentuate the shape? Silver, gold, blackened metal nails? Big, small, widely spaced or close together?

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option four

Maybe skip the nailheads altogether and add some white piping? Dark gray piping? Tufted backs and or seats??

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AGHH there are so many choices! If you have any thoughts or ideas on this, I’d be forever grateful! Which option do you prefer, and which do you like the least? Have a great day my Friends =)

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