DIY Sofa Covers - Arts, Crafts and DIY

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Don’t throw your old sofa, instead give it a new look with the help of new bed sheets/ quilt covers. These DIY sofa covers are so easy to make – no sewing required!

Material

3 Quilt covers/Bedsheets Cotton, Silk

Method

Measure all the sides of your old sofa and cut the Quilt cover/bed sheet according to it. keep an inch extra cloth before cutting.
Put the new cut cloth pieces on your sofa and glue it using hot glue.
Glue the new cloth on all the sides of the sofa and then staple all the joints with upholstery stapler for a strong finish.

Notes

I change my 5 seater old sofa with the help of 3 quilt covers I bought from BIGW at 9$ each
1 upholstery stapler from Bunnings ware house at 18$
Glue gun I already had at home I just bought a pack of 25 glue sticks from BIG W at 3$

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Madiha Asif

I am female married and have a 10 years old daughter 7 year old son and a toddler . I am currently studying part time and working from home.

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57 Comments

- - ChiWren said
  - 14 Oct 2024
    2:31 pm
Very cute refresh of their couch. It had definitely seen better days in the before pic. We don’t have a very old couch, so I can’t glue gun or staple it, so have been covering it with flat sheets. Having a baby now toddler who loves to drool everywhere I need to limit the stains. Saving this idea for the future when the lounge is looking shabby

- - mom450498 said
  - 30 Jun 2022
    1:31 pm
I love that this is like a minimal waste sort of project but I hesitate to use a glue gun on a sofa. I wonder if there is a sewing option?

- - RonnieDe said
  - 15 Feb 2022
    10:24 pm
I did recover my lounge setting some years ago, oh the memories. Working full time, decided to strip and recover a 3 seater and 2 single chairs. End result was fantastic, but gee, I love your idea. Thank you so much for sharing.

- - Mrs Felix said
  - 20 Dec 2021
    2:12 pm
What a great and cheap way to protect my sofa. I have a 2.8yrs old toddler who sometimes spill her drinks on the sofa leaving nasty stains. This project can help me cover those stains without spending a fortune.

- - ashblonde said
  - 30 Sep 2021
    5:12 pm
What a great makeover! Bed linen works really well to brighten up old covers!

- - mom462038 said
  - 13 Aug 2021
    5:46 pm
Nice idea. I just bought big blankets from Shiploads or The Reject Shop, they’re cheap and nice and warm too

- - mom478886 said
  - 08 Jul 2021
    4:38 pm
Cute as a bo sew option for sure! Clever to use bed linen too

- - mom207052 said
  - 19 Jun 2021
    6:20 pm
Should have done this to our old couch which was riddled with cosmetic marks!

- - JulieP said
  - 18 Jun 2021
    8:43 pm
What a great idea

- - mom268263 said
  - 17 May 2021
    1:17 am
Creative upgrade, would love to do similar to square foam cushions with piping.

- - kazon said
  - 01 May 2021
    12:00 am
Looks amazing and so easy and affordable to change the look

- - mom363826 said
  - 30 Apr 2021
    11:21 pm
That would help keep the sofa itself much cleaner,!

- - houseWork27 said
  - 15 Apr 2021
    11:51 am
Oh it looks great I would of not thought of this at all

- - RonnieDe said
  - 07 Mar 2021
    10:16 pm
Wow, wouldn’t have thought to recover this way, top tips though, thanks.

- - mom462038 said
  - 05 Mar 2021
    10:25 am
I wish I could sew. I currently use fleecey blankets to protect my lounge suite, but I’m forever straightening them out

- - mom470069 said
  - 01 Feb 2021
    7:26 pm
This is a great idea. My kids have made a real mess of our couch, who knew water could stain so badly. I might look into doing something like this, would be way cheaper than a new couch.

- - mom111059 said
  - 29 Jan 2021
    3:16 pm
Simple idea but very effective. Great job.

- - Kate Sander said
  - 12 Jan 2021
    9:26 pm
I think this is such a great idea and a super fun idea to do as a family

- - mom19782016 said
  - 28 Dec 2020
    9:09 pm
That looks amazing! Well done they look brand new!

- - mom467510 said
  - 30 Nov 2020
    2:22 am
Wow what a transformation