Ugly couch

Slip covers too expensive? You hate the look of your couch or want a new look?

How to use a king size sheet to recover your couch:

If you can't afford a brand new slipcover, a king sized bed sheet will also work as a low cost alternative for a standard sized sofa. To turn a sheet into a slipcover, you will need a handful of upholstery pins. These furniture pins resemble "T" shaped wires and are designed to hold arm covers in place.

Begin by centering the sheet over the sofa, lengthwise.

Use your hand to tuck the sheets firmly in behind the seat cushions and along the base of the arms. You may have to untuck and retuck a little depending on the size of the sheet in relation to the sofa.

Once everything has been tucked in, use the pins to secure the arms in place. This is done by tucking the sheet around the arm rests, and then holding the material in place with pins tucked beneath the rest itself.

The next step is to gently pull the sheet up and over the back of the sofa, taking care not to untuck from behind the cushions. Use the upholstery pins to secure the sheet in place behind the backrest of the sofa,
beginning in the center back and moving outwards towards the back of the arms. Be sure to leave enough give in the sheet so that your guests don't inadvertently unpin the sheet as they sit down.