I have wanted an outdoor sectional for our Atrium for a really long time, but I didn't want to spend the thousands on it that Pottery Barn/West Elm Charged. I built the entire sofa for $220, which is less than the cost of one armless piece from west Elm. (To get the pieces that I built from West Elm it would have cost $1116 which includes the extra delivery charge, but not tax or shipping.) I also sewed my own cushions to save a little extra dough (even though I'm a TERRIBLE sewer) for aprox $29 a cushion. (Their cushions are $59 a piece!) I also used leftover stain and poly that we had from some window trim we had freshened up a few weeks prior. So, total, I saved myself about $1000!
I mention that this project is probably a week long project, but that is only because there are so many pieces. In reality, I probably made one part of the sectional per day, including all of the sanding, staining, and poly.
I'm so proud to have such a beautiful piece to lounge around on and entertain this summer while still keeping a budget!
Comments
britskie
Thu, 07/07/2011 - 23:51
gorgeous
This is just beautiful. I love how you used pillows for the backs instead of matching cushions. I've been planning on building this for over a month now. I think I'm definitely going to use your cute pillow idea.
Awesome job!
luis cano
Tue, 08/02/2011 - 15:37
WoW
WOW, i love the entire set! very nice style!
LGmontana
Wed, 09/17/2014 - 19:37
plans
Hi, love the look of this! The links to the plans seem to be broken or missing... Any chance you could repost the plans?
Thanks!