Outdoor Sectional

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!

Estimated Cost
$220 for Sofa, $115 for the cushions
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Varathane Gel Stain in Dark Walnut plus Varathane Premium Spar Urethane as the sealer.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Comments

britskie

Thu, 07/07/2011 - 23:51

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!

LGmontana

Wed, 09/17/2014 - 19:37

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!