Getting A New Skin

I am giving our couch a new skin. We had gotten a great shaker style couch from a friend but the fabric was in sad shape. So my plan was to replace the fabric at some point in time. As Christmas creeped closer and I had so much to do I decided that I would just throw a great quilt over it for Christmas and ignore it till after the Yuletide season.

Daughter #1 had her 13th birthday over the weekend and I had promised her a day of shopping and a movie at the theater (that's a big deal in our house) and dinner after. So we headed to the nearest shopping mall to do some shopping. When we were done, Hubby and I wanted to look at TVs for a family Christmas gift. We headed to the nearest furniture store TO HAVE A LOOK. Shortly after we left with the agreement to pick up our TV with a new Dining set as well, next week. I came home and spent the next few days staring at my depressing living room trying to figure out what I was going to do to make the old suitable to receive the new. Thus, the new skin for the couch. This is what it used to look like... well it was the best picture I had.... I can't help my couch always having piles of wool.... : )


This is what it looks like now.

I am hoping to finish it in the next few days. Then I have to paint the floor. Yeesh!!! Is this insanity or what? I thnk I should take a picture of the living room now and the living room after I am done. It could be interesting.