Some New Upholstery

I finally got out to my sister's apartment last night.  I have been there tons of times and have even slept over on weekends. It's nice to live on the beach! Since starting this whole apartment makeover, I hadn't actually been there.  My sister had measured and I had a good idea of what space we were working with...not a lot.  I got some before pictures (even though my camera is acting up a bit) and some amazing afters. 

Here is the couch that we found at the Faith Farm thrift store for $75.00.  It's missing the cushions here. I was snapping a picture as the upholsterer was taking it out of my parents house.  Notice the orange dust on it, that's from the disintegrating foam from these chairs.

Here it is, all nice and white.  I apologize for the quality/bluriness of the picture. My camera is acting up on me.  Luckily, I have a Nikon D3000 that I will be taking a photography class for on Saturday.  My Sony cybershot is just easy to throw in the purse. 

We had to get rid of the tufting, because of the type of fabric used. My sister has a dog who has full rights to her entire apartment and may be found napping on the couch from time to time.  She chose a vinyl for smelling and cleaning purposes. 

 Here is the new nail head trim.  Lovely.

This is the first step in her entire apartment redo.  She is even talking about completely cleaning everything out and minimizing her belongings, like her absurd amounts of shoes.  We'll see about that.  I am so excited to get this going. I feel like I've been talking about this for months.  This will be my first purchasing furniture, decorating, and accessorizing another space other than my home.  I hope it all comes out the way I'm envisioning.

Total cost of project
$75 Sofa
$200 Fabric
$170 Upholsterer
$450 Total

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