how to fix sagging couch back cushions

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Hey Friends!

Happy Tuesday to you all! Did you have a good weekend?!

We certainly did! On Saturday, the weather was absolutely GORGEOUS with temperatures in the upper 60's! The sun was shining bright & we even got to open the windows for a couple of hours to let some fresh air in…. IT.WAS. HEAVENLY!

With the change in the weather I found myself wanting to work on a project, so I finally tackled one that has been on my list for quite some time now! I gave our living room sofa a little makeover…

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It's looking pretty now, but don't be deceived!

Just a few days ago, it was suffering from S aggy Sofa Syndrome….

For real! It's a thing y'all!

We've had our living room sofa for almost 6 years now. We purchased it at Ashley furniture & believe it or not, I still really like it.

Or at least I like it when it's perky….

The saggy couch…I'm not real fond of it!

Can you blame me?!

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Does your couch look like this?!

If so, have no fear, I've got some easy & inexpensive saggy couch solutions for you!

I actually got this idea from my friend Susan at Living Rich On Less. She gave her couch a makeover almost a year ago, and ever since she did, I added it to my list of things to do!

The first thing I did for this makeover was wash all of our couch cushion & throw pillow covers! This was pretty easy to do since all of our cushion covers have zippers on them. However, despite this fact, I had never thrown them in the washing machine before…..

I know, gross, right?!

Let me just tell you, I had NO IDEA how filthy those things were until I washed them! It was unbelievable!

I washed all of the cushion & throw pillow covers in our washing machine on a regular wash cycle. The throw pillow covers were thrown in the dryer, but the couch cushion covers I hung outside to dry. I was a little scared that they may shrink in the dryer and that I might never get the cushions back inside them!

The cushions on the back of our couch do not come off, but they do still have the zipper enclosures underneath. I bought a 10lb box of Poly-Fil at our local Walmart store for $20.00 and used it to add more stuffing to the back cushions. I just unzipped the cushions & stuffed! Easy peasy!! You can see by looking at the picture below, that this in itself, made a HUGE difference in our couch!

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I also used the Poly-Fil to re-stuff our throw pillows. These are the SAME throw pillows that came with the couch 6 years ago. After washing them & adding the new Poly-Fil, they literally looked BRAND NEW! I couldn't believe the difference!

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As far as the seat cushions go, I perked them up a bit using some Poly-Fil Quilt Batting. Again, I bought the batting at our local Walmart. It was around $9.00. I actually went through two packages on the couch. I'm gonna have to go back & get some more to finish up our love seat! You can see the "before" photo of the cushion in the upper right hand corner of the photo below & the "after" photo underneath. I added 3 layers of quilt batting to the cushion before putting it back into it's cover.

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To prevent the quilt batting from shifting inside the cover, I secured each layer with a spray adhesive that I purchased at Hobby Lobby. I simply sprayed a layer of the adhesive between each layer of quilt batting.

Take That Old, Worn Out Sofa & Make It Look New Again (An EASY step-by-step tutorial)