Don’t get me wrong, it was a really, wonderfully sweet gesture for my mom to hand over her old sofa to me when I moved into my new apartment. With the plush cushions and reclining seats, it was almost more than a girl could ask for.

Except for one thing. It totally didn’t match my decor. With a green kitchen and a light, airy living room, this brown and beige monstrosity had no right bringing down the aura I had worked so hard to achieve. And so, my friends, I did something I never thought I would do — I slipcovered that bad boy. For some reason I had the total wrong idea about slipcovers. I originally thought what’s the point, people will be able to tell I’m faking it — but I was wrong. It provides me with a change for every season, should I chose to do so, or a quick fix for when I decide to paint my kitchen orange instead. Who knew what I missing?

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