EASIEST Sofa Cover EVER - How To Cover An Ugly Sofa
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- Looking for an easy couch cover for your RV or home? Here's a fast, cheap and easy sofa cover hack that you can use in your home or RV! I demonstrate 4 different fabrics you can use to create a whole new look for your RV or home couch!
I don't know about you...but I think most of the fabrics used in RVs are ugly! So, how to cover an ugly sofa? Watch this video to see how I cover up an ugly sofa in our Jayco travel trailer. I quickly, easily and cheaply make it go from hideous to something I love. Plus, it comes off easily for when I need to throw it in the wash. I'll show how to cover an ugly sofa quickly and easily! If your RV jackknife sofa is ugly and needs a facelift, try this out!
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You are very creative. I liked the first cover.
Thank you so much, Dee! It's the one I use the most too. As the dogs seem to think the couch is 'their place,' it's the easiest to wash when we are on the road. I love the gold colour too.
Great way to make an old ugly couch look fresh and new! I'm going to be doing this for sure!
Cheap and easy too!
The different variations 😱
Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure 😊 I hope it helps you! Thanks for watching!
That's neat I'll try that on my sofa in my house thanks for sharing..it looks nice the way you did it 👍
Thanks so much 😊 Let me know how it works for you, Mary!
I say I'll try it but I'm just talking I can't do anything I have a bad back I can't even walk but I can't make myself feel like I can😳😉
Ive been stressing on how I can make this ugly sofa natch everything else we have in the RV
Thank you so much!
I’m so happy it was helpful! Thanks for letting me know!❤️😊
👏 Excellent ideas👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Love the drop cloth
Yes, it's a good choice. Thanks, Diana!
Great way to quickly and inexpensively recover your Jack Knife sofa. Liked the last one with the drop cloth the best. The noodle idea in the he fold was an awesome tip. Thanks for sharing, Sue.
Thanks Bob! It works really well for us (and the dogs!). Those drop clothes are great for lots of projects! Take care!!
When you pulled out the foam pipe insulation I was wondering what the heck? Then it all came together. Great idea!
Lol! Thanks! It works so well!
Thank you so much! I have been trying to figure out how to cover our jack knife sofa! Heading to the store right now!
Yay!! I love it when I can help someone cover up a hideous RV sofa! 😁lol! Hope you find exactly what you want. Let me know how it turns out! Thanks for watching and leaving such a nice comment!❤️
One word....WOW!!!
😁Thank you!
Great tutorial! Fast and easy and the slo ge noodle hack is brilliant!
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Perfect ! What a wonderful idea ! I was considering all sorts of ways without having to sew and your idea is just the best .I am a creative and resourcful lady however I am not sure that I would have thought of using the foam tube .I am so excited to try this ,Thank you so much ,love from England Xx
You are so welcome! I am always thrilled to get comments like this! Best of luck with your sofa!-Thanks for watching-Sue
You are WONDERFUL! I was stressing on how to reupholster a jackknife bench in a new living quarters horse trailer I just purchased... this makes it so I don't have to! THANK YOU!!
Thank you sooo much! Your lovely comment started my day off perfectly! It's always good to hear when one of my 'ideas' has helped someone else out. Good luck with your couch and your new trailer! We have had horses in the past, but now that we're retired, we aren't home often enough to warrant keeping any. I do miss them though. I always found caring for them (and the chickens too) very therapeutic. It always feels kind of lonely outside now without them hanging over the fence looking for a treat. Take care and happy trails!-Sue
That is great advice. You always come up with the best stuff.
Hi Denise! Thanks! This was in our stolen trailer. The new to us one has challenged me all over again! No space between the top and bottom to be able to stuff a foam tube. I've come up with a plan of attack though and eventually will share that too. Thanks for watching! Take care-Sue
Great job. Very creative Sue.
Thanks so much! Way better than the ugly fern (?) pattern!
I tried this last week and it worked perfectly. I chose a grey t-shirt knit full size sheet and it was so nice when folded up into a couch! Great idea!
I’m so glad!! T-shirt sheets are a great idea!! Thanks for leaving a comment!
That was fun watching you do all that but was looking for love seat cover thank you
Hi Vicky! Was it a cover for a sofa w/arms you were looking for? I’ve done this with a regular sofa in the house too and, although the arms make it a bit more fiddler, it still works. Anyways, thanks for watching and have a great day!
This was very helpful. Great video!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment!
Great tutorial ! It will look fab once your finished !
Thank you🙏
This was very helpful. Thank you so much!
That’s awesome! I’m so glad😁It always makes my day when I hear things like this. Thanks for letting me know❤️
Love the how too... good ingenuity; great work. Love the white bed spread. And never would have thought of the drop clothe wow. ~ Diana
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it👍❤️
Thanks so much, Susan! I was considering buying canvas at a fabric store (I sew a lot). I never even thought to use painting tarp! I also was dreading trying to measure and sew a cover. The pipe insulation is so fanastic. I am going to Home Depot tomorrow.
For folks who are artistic, I could see them using fabric paint to make a beautiful design on the fabric as well. I am not a good artist but the gears are turning in my creative head as to an embroidery pattern I could put on it.
Hi and thanks for watching! I'm so glad you are able to take this and run with it! My son, who is an artist, uses the drop cloths as a canvas for wall hangings. It works great! I'm going to try dying a piece of it to match the gold colour I love in the sheet. For me, that would be the perfect cover! I'd love to know how your sofa turns out!
Hey Sue! Great idea. My favorite was the IKEA bedspread and the drop cloth. TFS,Heather ❤
They are both perfect for collecting cat hair! lol!
This is such a smart idea! I just bought my first trailer-thanks for this pool noodle tip 😊
Thank you! Have fun with your new trailer!
Awesome tips and and transformation dear friend
Thank you very much! I appreciate your kind words!
great options and explanation. thanks.
Thank you for watching! I hope you can make use of the information😁
Awesome job. TY for sharing.
Justin Melo Thanks for watching, Justin❤️
The bedspread looked nice. I was just watching the screen repair video. Tucking the foam thing in the crevice of the couch reminds of the spline of the screen. good video
You're right, Linda! It is the same concept! You're so smart!! lol! Thanks for your support and friendship!🌻
That is great idea and you did a awesome job!
Thanks so much!
You are so very talented my friend! It looks fantastic! Great job. Take care. -Jody
Thanks, Jody! Happy trails!
This is a great idea! We're going to try this before buying slip covers. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Sadly, this trailer was stolen and I not only lost the trailer but my beautiful quilted bedspread I'd put on the sofa. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
Great video! Thank you
Thank YOU for watching! Hope it was helpful❤️
Thank you for the tips. I really have an ugly jackknife sofa!
Lol! I have yet to see an attractive one!🤪Hope this helps!
Thanks for the great ideas.
You are very welcome, Mary! Have a great day and thanks for watching and leaving a comment!😁❤️
Quick and easy and very creative...tfs
Thank you! 😊
Thank you so much for this! I don't sew, it scares me haha, but I can do this! You are a lifesaver 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You are so welcome! I'm glad it has helped you out! Thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment.
The most useful information out of 50/11 videos l have watched looking for a solution to my jack knife couch upholstering problems! You are a heaven sent! Thank you! For sharing!
Oh! Thank you!! That's so sweet of you to let me know. I wish my sofa story ended here. Sadly this trailer was stolen a year ago, along with a beautiful bedspread I had found to cover the sofa with. We now have a new trailer (not brand new, just new to us) and the jackknife sofa is a different kind so I'm working on a new cover idea for it. Keeps me busy, anyways! Take care and thanks again!-Sue
@@HoneyandMe lm sorry to hear that. But more importantly! How in the heck does one manage to steal a tow behind camper? Is beyond me. I know it happens, but honestly! How! Wish you the best of luck with your new rig. :)
@@elizangelaridgell2010 Thank you. I am still baffled over the theft. The audacity is beyond belief. We live in BC where there are lots of backroads, farms and orchards with transient workers who need housing.If someone wanted a cheap/free way to house their pickers, a trailer can disappear into the back 40 and be totally out of sight. Sad, but true. I'd love to know how your sofa turns out though!
@@HoneyandMe I was actually planning on using drop cloth to do my upholstering but was super nervous on trying to hand sew such thick material. Plus lm way more comfortable with a hand drill then l’m with a needle and thread :) l’m definitely sending you pics :)
@@elizangelaridgell2010 Can't wait to see them!!! Drop clothes are so useful for way more than dropping! lol!
Nice work 😊
Thanks 😄
Hi HAM!!!! This was great information. Has anyone ever told the dealerships that 50 Shades of Beige is not what RVers want? LOL! Hugs to you, your family, and your fur babies. May the sun shine warm for you this weekend. Cheers!
Hello NEAL!! Lol...yup, someone needs to do just that. The sun is definitely shining on us now! After so much wet, cold weather it is wonderful to feel that sun!! It will do the garden, and us, a world of good! Hope you are doing well and staying busy. Take care, my friend!-HAM/Sue
Hi Susan, just caught up with your latest video and wow! The sofa look good in all of the demonstrations and so easy to do! We have dogs as you know already and I use blankets I might look at doing something similar although ours isn’t a jack knife sofa. Thank you so much for sharing. Take care.👍🐶🐾😄
Thanks so much! It really is a sofa saver! You can use this method on any sofa/couch that you can squish a foam tube into. I've also used it on an old sofa in the house and cut shorter pieces of foam tube to push down between the arms and the seat cushions. Keeps everything tucked in nicely!
Wonderful, thank you 🙏🏼
You are very welcome! I hope it works out well for you! And thanks for watching!❤
Thank you so much for this idea, i have a recliner couch and i cannot keep anything put on it. This should work!❤
You're so welcome! I hope it works well for you! I’m about to put a cover on our recliner couch too! Our husky is shedding still and I’m tired of hauling out the vacuum each morning to clean up the spot she sneaks on to🤣 Much easier to pull off the cover and shake it outside👍Thanks for watching!
Great, I use a crochet blanket mom made, it kept coming off etc, now I'll be heading to home depot for some pipe cover. See ya on the road
Perfect! I’m in the process of crocheting a blanket! The cat thinks it’s for her, but it’s for me in the RV to cuddle up in😼Seeyah!
Susan you are such a crafty person, that really turned out good.
Thanks, Wiley! Is 'crafty' the same as 'wiley'? Lol! I remember being quite confused by that term as a kid listening to a story about a 'crafty' coyote!
@@HoneyandMe different spelling but yes, lol, hope you are doing well at home, miss seeing you in honey though.
Loved your video! I like the function of our sofa in our 18' camper, but hate the plastic fake leather cover. My husband took it out tonight because I wanted to figure out how to reupholster it. When I looked at it, I think it's too complicated for me to recover. The foam pipe idea of yours is the key here. I have been using a cushy bedspread fabric so far on top of it. It does come out at times, but I have also used a floor mat, the one that is used to keep rugs from slipping on wood floors. That has worked well to keep it in place on top of the plastic fake leather. I have also used queen pillows at both ends, because our sofa is not as wide as the space it's in. That also works. We have also put rolling shelves under the sofa, because our sofa is heavy for me to pull up and we need all of the storage we can get in our small camper. Hope this helps others, as you have done for me.
Your ideas are wonderful!! And I’m so glad my foamy tube idea has been a help. Sadly, this trailer in which I filmed this cover idea was stolen back in October. The trailer was all packed in case we’d be able to hit the road this spring on our annual trip south, so not only did we lose our beloved RV, we lost a ton of gear, clothing...everything inside. I’d finally found the perfect cover for the couch too, a lovely embroidered cream bedspread I had bought years before and hadn’t used for years. So mad and upset 😡 Happily, it was insured and we’ve been able to purchase a new-to-us trailer that I’m dying to get stuck in to redecorating!! All the best in 2021 to you and your family!
Great to see all these options. Well described and simple. Thank you! ps....I've noticed that in many of your
vids, you use either these foam pipes or pool noodles. So cool! Great to know these tricks. perfect.
Glad you like them! I'm sad to say this particular trailer was stolen last October, along with the cover I eventually chose to keep on the sofa...a beautiful quilted bedspread I'd been hanging onto for years. Our new to us trailer is undergoing some water damage repair that we needed to get done before I can get stuck into the interior renovations..including the sofa bed recover in it! It's a whole new ballgame with this new sofa, so check back to see how I deal with it! Thanks so much for watching and for your lovely comment!
@@HoneyandMe So sad to hear about the trailer!! Terrible. but yes, love your channel and blogs. I'm trying to figure out how to turn the dinette into a bed. I dont think the table collapses down.
Oh dear! That’s strange as most RV beds do. Maybe there’s a secret trick to it. Have you googled your make and model to see if someone has posted the secret?
@@HoneyandMe I will try. Right now, there seem to be two pedistal legs bolted down, but I dont think they collapse down to make the table short to slide bed over. it.
Hello, got your sticker and got it on the RV. The video will be out in the morning. Sorry for the delay. It has been crazy. Congrats on the 1K as well. I started running your playlist some at night to help out with hours. Great stuff. I like anything that makes things easier. I think I would got with the white cotton one of the four. I am lucky and my wife handles all that stuff though. lol Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much, William! Really appreciate it❤️
I like that. It's a great method. Ours is a fake leather, and gets hot. I like a fabric seat much better and will have to try that. The matching valence and sofa skirt board are perfect. The cushions are a nice touch too. Good job! Thanks for the tips.
Hi Jurgen! I hear you on the ‘hot seat’! Our old truck had fake leather seats and many a times I burned my legs wearing shorts on them. Ouch! Sofa skirt board! That’s a good name for that part👍 Thanks for stopping by and tell Sue her hair looks great!
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Will do. Thank you.
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Thanks very much
I will see how it goes.
You are so very welcome! Good luck👍
Good ideas!
Thanks Mom!
What a wonderful solution. Just bought a 1996 airstream motor hone. Everything but floor is original. I know everyone is crazy about remodeling rvs but I can’t bring myself to destroy a well kept ‘96 decor. Someday, zoomers may love kitschy decor the same way some of us do other eras.
Hi! Congrats on your purchase! Airstreams are lovely! We pass by a very shiny Airstream motorhome on our way into Westbank here in BC. It's parked in a storage lot and I am so curious to see the inside, You don't see a lot of the motorhome models. I hear you on ot wanting to change too much. Our trailer has had the walls painted, but I refuse to cover the pretty wood up. So even though the trend is to paint the cabinets white, mine are staying wood. Thanks for stopping by!-Sue
Really does change the way it looks doesn't it? Will have to try this with our sofa as well. Thank you!
Yes it does! Gives the trailer a whole new feel! Let me know how it works for you and thanks for watching!
Genius!
Thank you!!
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Thanks for the sub! I'll do my best!
The white one is pretty.
My favourite too. It doesn’t last long with the dogs, but is very washable! Sadly, this trailer was stolen, along with the covers and sofa.
You’re a genius!! Thank you so much for these amazing tips! Would you say the drop cloth is the most sturdy material you tried?
Yes, absolutely. It is a very thick fabric, so would probably be the most durable. It is quite stiff as well in it's unwashed state, but does soften up some after laundering. Thanks for watching!
You are amazing
😁❤️Thank you!
I can't do the blanket thing. I would be fixing it constantly. I love the contrast of the solid and stripes. The striped material is definitely my taste. I like the first solid color the best. But it did wrinkle a lot.
I hear yuh, Felicity👍 I love the solid gold sheet with the stripes best too. It’s also really easy to wash and dries in a heartbeat if I am where I can hang it outside. I scored it’s fitted mate as well so swap them out when one gets beyond what I can tolerate as far as dirty dog marks goes🤪🐶🐶🐶 I’ve been keeping my eyes open for the same colour but in an outdoor fabric❤️
Thank you!
You’re so welcome!
Thanks so much! We are in the process of buying our first travel trailer - early 2000's - and I've been stressing how I'm going to recover the sofa and dinette when I don't know how to sew. I was wondering if a drop cloth would work and the foam is genius!
Yay! That’s so exciting!! Yes, a drop cloth works great! You can wash them to soften them up a bit too. They are also dyeable if you wanted a different colour. We’ll be looking for a ‘new to us’ travel trailer this spring as the one this video was filmed in was stolen from where we had it stored for the winter, under a month ago. We are so angry, as we have now lost our lovely trailer as well as all our possessions that were in it. But, I keep reminding myself that it was just ‘things’ and all can be replaced. Happily, it was insured, although not for the contents. Best of luck with your new home on wheels and making it your own!❤️
Yup, butt ugly and why? Love this transformation... from ugly bug to butterfly :-)
I have no idea why RV companies employ people with bad taste. It's one of life's many mysteries. Lol! Thanks for watching, Holly!
Thank for the tips. I covered mine too. It was my first attempt at upholstery. It would have been nice to have seen this first. I used grommets to close mine up cause I am not a zipper girl. And by not a zipper girl, I mean I can’t put them in. 😂😂😂
Lol! I getcha! I don’t like putting in zippers either☹️Thank goodness for Velcro!
So do you have a video on a love seat with arms thank you
Sorry, no I don't. I do have a new sofa in our 'new to us' trailer that I need to figure out a way to cover and will make a video about it when I get it figured out. I can't use this method on it as there is no 'tucking' space between the seat and back. It does have arms though. You can try using the foam tubes along the sides as well as the back on your love seat to anchor the cover in place.
Can you give me the link where you mention replacing the Jack knife bed with another bed while still opening up the walkway?
The video is here...th-cam.com/video/XxQ5nUQI09o/w-d-xo.html . My jackknife sofa had a framed base, so I made 2 sofa sized cushions to replace the sofa. Worked wonderfully in my situation. If yours is like mine in the trailer, without a framed base, it would be very simple to construct a ‘box’ like mine in Honey to set the new sofa cushions on. Hope this helps!
Omg I liked the white bedspread, what size was it?
The white one was an IKEA bedspread, double or full size. I know I bought as a ‘ now or never ‘ sale item which means they no longer carry them😢. But, if it’s any help, it was made out of a heavy muslin fabric. The drop cloth version was much heavier and less pliable until I’d washed it, so that might be another option. Sadly, my personal favourite was a beautiful bedspread that was embroidered, but all one off white colour. It was on the sofa when some scum-bag stole our trailer.🤬Im now trying to come up with a new version of this cover for our new to us trailer that has a different sofa design. The original version in this video works so well, but won’t work on the new trailer sofa😢. Anyways… hope you find something to suit you!
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About how many yards of fabric would you say you used for the Outdoor Fabric option you showed? Trying to locate some cheap fabric and wondering how much I would roughly need 😊
Hi Chelsea! Thanks for the question😁I wish I could go out and measure it for you but sadly, this trailer was stolen 3 years ago, along with the sofa and the various covers🙁. BUT… I can explain how to figure out how much fabric you need. The outdoor fabric probably won’t be wide enough to cover the back and seat without using 2 lengths, so to figure out how much you’ll need measure the width of the sofa you want to cover and add on the amount extra to cover both sides as far as you’ll need so they can be tucked in and stay tucked in. If you are covering a regular sofa you can use the same foam tubes tucked into the sides to keep the edges there anchored. You will need 2 lengths of this measurement to cover the back and seat, overlapping at the crevice where they meet.
I hope this explains it. Use a piece of string or ribbon to measure and then measure that with a measuring tape. I find this works quite well. Lmk if you need any further help!-Sue❤
Thank You so much! What's the size of the tarp? I'm in the U.S. but can figure it out if you can tell me your tarp size. This hack is amazing.
Hi Loraine! The drop cloth I used in this video is a 9 x 12 foot one. The brand was Everbilt and I got it at Home Depot. That's Canada, mind you, so not sure if they carry the same brands in the US. I was able to pick that seam and have 2 more than large enough covers. Not sure if you follow my channel, but this particular trailer was stolen almost 2 years ago along with my favourite cover for the sofa. It was a beautiful beige quilted bedspread that I'd been keeping for something special. Sadly, when we (not the police) located the trailer almost 1 /12 years after it was stolen, the thief had sold most of our things from inside (which were not insured) and my bedspread, along with so many other things I valued were not in it. We now have a new to us trailer bought with the insurance money that I am in the process of redecorating. The sofa in it is butt ugly!! And way too small for anyone but a kid to sleep on. Plus, it doesn't have the nice deep crevice in between the two cushions to stuff that tube into. Not sure what I'm going to do with it. I miss my old trailer, and the sofa! Best of luck with your project and thanks for watching!- Sue
@@HoneyandMe thank you so much for answering my question. I appreciate that. I"m so sorry that happened to you. Try to enjoy your new camper!
@@lorainemanuel5811 Thank you, Loraine❤️
I preferred the look of your couch 😂 The grey part, not the bottom part lol!
Lol! I'm wracking my brain trying to think what this couch looked like now. Sadly, this trailer was stolen from us and I lost it and everything in it. And this method didn't work on the couch in the trailer we replaced it with. So, we ended up building a daybed in the new trailer! Thanks for watching!
Can this work for a recliner chair that uses a lever to recline back? There are arms and three areas for tucking (back to seat,and each arm).
Hi! Thanks for asking! I think this would work with a recliner and any chair that has space for tucking a foam tube into. You might need a narrower tube, depending on the space in the ‘tucking’ area. Check the hardware stores for foam covering for water pipes as they do come in different sizes. Good luck!😁
@@HoneyandMe thank-you! And for taking the time to reply.
@@tsering9262 You’re more than welcome😁
At the top of my jackknife sofa is a gap between the wall and sofa. Any recommendations how to ensure the cover stays on? There is no tight space to keep it tucked in.
I'd try sticking one of the foam tubes down the back of your sofa as well. Depending on how much space there is, you can get one that will fit tightly (Possibly a pool noodle if you need a bigger size than Home Depot sells.) If you seat back tilts back from the pivot point of the sofa seat and back, it will probably open up wider the further down you go from the top of the back. If the roam roll wants to slide down into the wider area, you could sew a channel into the top of whatever it is you use to cover the sofa with. Then insert the tube into the channel. You'll want to make the channel wide enough so you can remove the tube for laundering the cover. Hope that helps. I'd love to know if you try these ideas and how they work.-Sue
Mine has a gap, too! So I'm planning, after discovering this video, to see if I'm able to lift the back of the sofa at all. If so, I'll use extra long fabric so that I can wrap it down the back and tuck it under the sofa from the back side, as well.
I use a sheet garter clasped to the cover on each side, on an angle at the corners from the back to the side, to keep fabric from coming off the back of the sofa and at the bottom corners as well. They are inexpensive, come in a package of 4 and available at Walmart and Amazon.
@@peggykay5447 Great idea!!!
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