If you’re like me, you love to save money! These times we find ourselves currently living in, require one to be resourceful. I’ve heard alot of talk lately in the media about food prices and I’ve noticed the outrageous prices myself when I’ve been out at the grocery store. What I didn’t realize as acutely was the increase in furniture. At a few thousand dollars and up, a brand new set is honestly way out of my budget at this time. Being the thrifter that I am, I searched for a week or two online both on Marketplace and local furniture stores,, both box stores and smaller local shops. No luck at first. I had grey in mind so that meant alot of what I found wasn’t going to work. I knew I wanted something with a clean tailored look, possibly tufted. I hoped for an attached chaise and because I knew I wanted at least two chairs to complete the livingroom, I didn’t want to spend more than $500.00 – $600.00 on it. Well, yesterday I finally hit the jackpot! I found a dark grey/greige sofa with chaise for my price point. It was a short drive to pick it up and fit the look I was going for as well as being in really good shape overall.
The sofa was from a home that had pets though and they did minor damage by way of some small snags over most of the sofa. I was able to remove the snags and it honestly looks like new now. I wanted to share how I did this as I know that many of you own sofas with the same type of material and may want to freshen it up a bit or you’re in a situation similar to mine where you find a great deal on a piece of furniture that fits all your specifications but it has some minor damage such as this and you need a quick, easy DIY fix.
As you can see in the above photo, the arm of the sofa had some minor snags and pilling. This was over the entire sofa, some area more than others. Not to worry, it’s a pretty easy fix!
I used a pair of sharp scissors, a razor and a de- pilling tool to repair my sofa.
Using a sharp pair of scissors, carefully cut off any pulled strings or snags that are long enough to reach with the scissors. Then using the razor, carefully shave off the remaining stub of the string if one remains and any other small snags that may be too small to cut with the scissors. Finally, use the de-pilling tool to smooth out any leftover pilling.
So much better! I continued this process all over the sofa and I’m so happy with the end result. I have a new to me sofa that fits all the wants and needs of my family at a fraction of the cost of new! My search continues for new chairs/recliners!