So now that our main construction is done for our two rooms downstairs, I have decided it is time to decorate. Which is a double edged sword. Pinterest makes it look so easy, real life makes it way harder. I'm new to the whole decorating stuff, so I'm sure I'm going to change my mind many times. I did find a place to start, recovering my throw pillows on the sectional. The old ones didn't match whatsoever. I have made quite a few envelope pillow covers. I learned out to do it from this tutorial on youtube...
I can now make one start to finish in about 15 minutes. They are really easy! This would be great for a beginner sewer (hopefully you read that in the right context) as well because it doesn't deal with any zippers. Then you can jazz it up by adding ties, or ruffles.
Anyway, I started these pillows last night and just cruised through them. Here are the before.
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As you can see, the long pillows already look worn. Even though I keep telling Jeremy to PLEASE not lay on them while he watches TV....
And here are the after
I tried to make sure I kept it simple (K.I.S.S). I'm usually one to through ruffles, fabric flowers, etc, on everything. Then I get too overwhelmed and end up disliking it. I tried to choose big print patterns and little print patterns to balance out all the miss matched fabrics. Who knows, I may end up not liking it. But for now I do.
The only thing I'm a little "eh" about right now is the grey pillows on the brown couch. It looks better if you look at it standing from the kitchen, because you can see the brown of the palette wall. I would prefer a dark grey sectional. But, you can't have your cake and eat it too (is that saying even applicable right now?)
I was able to cover 7 pillows for about $30. Not bad if I say so myself! Now off to the next project, that will more than likely involve succulents...
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