About a year back, the leg on our old Ikea couch that we got off Craigslist snapped. (Surprise!) We held it up with a pile of books for a while, but wanted to think of a more polished-looking long-term solution. I decided to try upholstering some cinder blocks to use as supports to replace the two front legs.
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| Staking a claim |
As luck would have it, each cinder block was just about the same height as the couch legs. I wiped down the surface of the blocks with a wet rag and glued the fabric to the block, one side at a time giving the glue time to dry. For the small faces, I wrapped the fabric around like gift wrap.
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| Blocks next to the sturdy new couch |
Before I could finish the project though, we found a perfect, affordable couch that was just what we wanted. Since Neeti had expressed interest in the blocks when we first brought them home, I finished upholstering them to see if she might play on them.
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| Enjoying the finished product |
She did not disappoint!
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