‘Saved me spending money’: DIY mum-of-two saves a ‘fortune’ creating ‘gorgeous’ sofas
A DIY-SAVVY mum has saved a "fortune" transforming her scribbled leather chairs into "gorgeous" sofas for just £68.
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Parents have most likely experienced that sinking feeling when their little ones inadvertently destroy a prized possession. But when one mum saw her son had scribbled all over her leather chairs, she decided to transform them herself rather than buying a new set for hundreds of pounds. Ellie Evans, 35, a radiographer and mum-of-two from Liverpool, opted for on-trend teddy material from Dunelm. She told LatestDeals.co.uk about how she pulled off the DIY transformation for just £68.
Ellie told money-saving Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK: “I’ve recently just bought a house, and incidentally my son has just scribbled all over our leather chairs.
"Having done small upcycling projects before I knew I wanted to save the chairs.
"Plus they are good quality leather chairs and it would have been a shame to throw them away.”
Ellie conducted some online research for inspiration.
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She discovered teddy sofa chair covers from Dunelm and bought them for £30 each.
Ellie explained: "I did also recover the footstool which was done with the teddy chair cover which was £8, so this cost £68 in total.”
The overall transformation process took around one hour to complete.
She commented: "The materials used were the cover chairs and an upholstery staple gun.
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"The armchair cover set comes with a separate seat pad and then the cover for the chair which has the arms sewn into it.
"The cover is quite big and baggy, so I positioned it over the arms and back.
“Once I was happy I stapled it to the chair, pulled the excess fabric under the chair and stapled the fabric so that it was smooth and tight.”
Ellie’s mother, a seamstress, helped her to transform the sofas.
The mum-of-two was over the moon with the results.
She said: "I feel great for saving the chairs and as I’ve just moved into a new home it’s saved me from spending money on new furniture which is great.
"My tip for anyone doing any upholstery upcycling would be to get a good upholstery staple gun and get help.
"The texture of the fabric also helped as you can’t see where I have stapled so something with texture or pattern is also good!”
Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, commented: “Teddy material is all the rage right now, with everyone choosing it for their coats, bags or indeed, chairs!
“Ellie has created a gorgeous set of armchairs that look as good as new, and all for £68.
“While it might have been an easier option to buy new armchairs, it was so worth it to put in the work for this transformation.
“Ellie now has a beautiful, super cosy set of armchairs - and she’s saved herself a fortune too.”