A thorough renovation of the room during repairswill be incomplete if you do not take care of its situation. Of course, you can buy a completely new set for a new image of the premises. But is it worth while categorically refusing an old chest or grandmother's canapé, if they are dear to you and are still able to serve as faith and truth? 
From an old sofa you can make a stylish, brightdesigner thing, you need to paint the base and drag the soft part. However, this will take a little of your own effort. Surely you will immediately have to decide how to update, since this thing is one of the most common pieces of furniture for any home. Therefore, it is quite natural if the reincarnation of a somewhat outdated interior in a new way begins with the sofa.
Materials and tools required for work
Qualitatively and quickly update the sofa will help the following materials, tools and adaptations, which it is desirable to stock up in advance: 
For the necking of furniture you will need: a drill, a screwdriver, a ruler, a knife, scissors, a hammer, a stapler, furniture nails.
- flat and cross-type screwdrivers;
- a set of locksmith keys;
- pliers;
- side cutters;
- Nippers;
- mounting stapler;
- a hammer for shoemaking work;
- sewing machine;
- scissors;
- marker (chalk);
- needles and threads;
- Furniture nails.
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Preparatory operations: disassembly, checking of springs, pattern
To implement the full cycle of restorationthe old sofa should first be disassembled. And to disassemble it is necessary in a certain order to perform work with high quality. To do this in many cases will not be difficult, since manufacturers often make the sofas corps, which greatly facilitates the repair and recovery operations. 
The design of the sofa. From this object, they remove the cushions, backrests, ottomans and other overhead elements on it. Then use a screwdriver and side cutters (pliers) to remove the old upholstery. This should be done very carefully, as worn cloth can break off from careless movement, and it will subsequently be needed whole. After the "bare" of the interior space, it is necessary to check the integrity and performance of the wooden frame, springs and filler. Cracked or rotten carcass bars are replaced with new ones. Also, metal springs are replaced without repair (if they are, of course, present in the couch) in case of severe deterioration, slackness or presence of cracks. When restoring soft furniture it is desirable to change the filler, regardless of its appearance. The point is that the foam, which is most often used as a material for this sofa component, refers to a very short-lived raw material. Since in recent years, the industry has developed many of the most diverse modern materials for the sphere of furniture production, it is recommended to take any of these materials instead of foam rubber, for example latex or polyurethane foam. For our case, these polymers are valuable in that they are designed for a long service life and perfectly "hold" the desired shape. At the same time, dense and cheap matter (burlap, cotton cloth, etc.) will go on the auxiliary upholstery of the internal elements of the frame, hidden from the human eye. Now you can do a pattern for a new upholstery. As a kind of pattern for it, the fabric of the old upholstery is used. It is for this reason that it should be treated with care when removing from the frame. 
The removed upholstery is better to designate where itwas, and using it to find a new one. It is strongly recommended that all the removed pieces of upholstery be designated where exactly on the couch they were located, and neatly spread out on the floor. This will facilitate the task of determining the total volume of new fabric, which will have to be bought for a waist. After the fabric is purchased, old patches are used to make new workpieces. Subsequently, they will need to be sewn, preserving the pattern and paying attention to the quality of the lines. Back to contents</a>
Pulling over old furniture: the procedure
To update means to tighten it.This term denotes a complete replacement of an outdated fabric "cover" with a new coating, observing all the technological nuances that were used during the initial assembly of the sofa. By the way, experts advise doing this periodically every 5-10 years. For approximately this period, the fabric and frame wear out a lot, and the owner of the specified item begins another rearrangement in his apartment. And if he does not get the feeling that the sofa is morally outdated, then the new fashion zigzag will force a person to take up the renewal of his furnishings. 
To update the frame use woodenbars of the same size, they are nailed in several places. The constriction process begins with the installation of new elements of a rigid frame - bars and springs. To replace the damaged wooden elements, new bars must be cut in strict accordance with the dimensions of the old ones. At installation metal fasteners and furniture glue is applied. To select the right springs, without special skills, is better with the help of specialists. The new tissue fragments on the edges must be stitched on the sewing machine beforehand. After that, they are located in those places where their former "doubles" used to be. Then they are nailed to the frame with furniture nails or with a stapler, all the time bending the edges of the fabric inward so that no coarse, ugly stitches are formed. At the same time, you should always stretch the fabric. According to another variant of the constriction, it is necessary to sew original covers, in shape and size, corresponding to the upholstery of the seats and the back of the sofa from the fabric blanks. When the covers are ready, they are simply put on these structures and sewed. In conclusion, separate removable parts of the sofa are assembled in a sequence, the reverse order of disassembly. Renovated furniture is fastened with restored or new decorative pads, pillows. Back to contents</a>
Choosing the fabric upholstery for the sofa
Fabric for upholstery should be strong, but inthe same time soft and pleasant to the touch. Another serious problem for someone who updates the sofa with their own hands, is what kind of fabric to pick up to qualitatively enclose their old upholstered furniture. And here it is necessary to involve not only an aesthetic sense, but also practical sanity. After all, the upholstery fabric should not only please the eye with its ideal color scheme. It must also possess excellent strength, otherwise the age of material subjected to daily stresses and strains will be short. For this reason, unwanted coarse cloth and synthetic, predisposed to rapid and strong stretching. You should be extremely cautious, if there was an idea to put a sofa skin substitute. Its quality is far from always identical to the quality of genuine leather, and a strong and often unpleasant smell makes leatherette inadequate in living rooms. The most common and best-proven materials include upholstery from cotton tapestry, jacquard, velor, microfiber. In any case, choosing a fabric for a sofa cover, it must be assumed that it should not moult during operation, it does not smell bad, it must have a strong pile. And color and drawing, of course, should be stylistically in harmony with the surrounding interior. Back to contents</a>
Some useful tips
The stapler is used to attach the fabric to the body. To make it easier to understand how to update the sofa without errors, it is recommended that before the time of disassembly and during the constriction, you take a photo and video of everything that is happening. In this case, it will be possible to peek out how it looked like this or that element of the structure before disassembling. If the upholstery and the condition of the carcass allow further use of them without dismantling and re-tightening, furniture renovation can be limited to cleaning up dirt and stains. In the first case, use a vacuum cleaner and wet cloths. In the second, you will need to use special chemical stain removers and a soft brush (sponge). In the absence of proper experience in the work on the constriction of upholstered furniture, it is recommended first to practice on simpler subjects, for example, on an old stool. Matter is better to take the cheapest. In any case, the master has the appropriate experience or not, preferring to give preference to simpler patterns. Thus, having learned better the basics of the renovation of upholstered furniture, you can more confidently undertake the restoration of the old sofa. It's a painstaking business, but fascinating. It will certainly bring a lot of pleasure to the creative person. </ ul>
