Before & After: Vintage Sofa Gets a Girly Glam Makeover

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Tara BellucciNews and Culture Director
Tara BellucciNews and Culture Director
Tara is Apartment Therapy's News & Culture Director. When not scrolling through Instagram double-tapping pet pics and astrology memes, you'll find her thrift shopping around Boston, kayaking on the Charles, and trying not to buy more plants.
published Jan 25, 2015
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(Image credit: Janet)

Many might have passed over this sad vintage sofa, but not Janet. She had glam plans for this junk shop find, including a BIG seat refresh:

(Image credit: Janet)

That oversized seat cushion makes it all the more glamorous, don’t you think?

From Janet:

I found a fabulous, battered, worn out vintage French Louis XV-style sofa at a local junk shop. So I stripped it down, sanded and painted the woodwork and reupholstered, with a little help from YouTube and my Dad. I used Designer Guild Fabric in Darly Birch, sourced at a discount fabric shop and had an upholsterer supply the seat cushion and buttons. I used an oversized seat cushion to max out the comfort element and statement effect. Delighted with the result!

Thank you Janet!