Replacing Couch Cushions

[defendthehill]

Has anyone replaced the foam on their couch cushions? We checked with the manufacturer and we can't get them there? Don't want to buy a new couch but I NEED new cushions!! Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[J. Galt]

Well.... I just did this for a chair I had picked up on the curb (aka... garbage picked, lol!). It's a cool mid-century modern chair, but the cushions were nasty (they had a towel safety-pinned over them, they were stained and saggy... yuck). My upholsterer replaced the cushions and recovered the chair with some gorgeous fabric I picked out and now it is good as new (better than new, with my fabulous fabric!). It cost me about $180 to replace the cushions and reupholster (price does not include cost of fabric). Is this the type of info you were looking for?

 

[defendthehill]

Looking for cost. Also, I have read some people measure and order the foam themselves....others find a professional. Anyone have experience with doing it themselves???

 

[NotUrsula]

Any fabric store that carries upholstery fabrics will also carry cushion foam. The normal way to cut it is with an electric carving knife, then fine-trim with a sharp X-Acto. It's sold by the foot. Bring the old ones to compare.

You will get a better result if you also cut a long piece of fiberfill batting and wrap it around the foam like the cover of a book before putting the fabric cover on. It slides in a lot easier and looks smoother.

Enough for the seat cushions of a couch will probably cost between $90-300, depending on the quality of the foam that you buy. The cheapest stuff is seldom a good idea for a couch that is so loved that the cushions need to be replaced.

 

[jlima]

Look in your yellow pages under upholstery. I did this 20 years ago when I got my parent's hand me down sofa when I graduated from college & it cost almost $100 then. The upholstery shop had three qualities of foam to choose from and the difference in the cheapest & most expensive was about $30. I had to give them the old ones; and they "stuffed" the foam into the seat cushion forms.

 

[RangerPooh]

I don't know if they still do this but about 15 years ago my parents were able to order new foam cushions from JCPenney for their couch. Otherwise I would suggest contacting an uphulsterer (sp).