While we have only had our sofa for about six years, nearly five of those years are with littles in the house. And often that means sticky fingers, leaking bottles, and even putting an indigo blanket on to cover the said stains and then the dye comes off to make the situation even worse. The sofa was definitely showing its age. I tried having it professionally cleaned, but it just wouldn?t do the trick. So, I decided to look into having it reupholstered.

I turned to Revitaliste to see wanted to take on the task of giving it a new life. The great thing about their business, is that they take care of absolutely everything. They have cultivated great connections with artisans all over the San Francisco area. I wanted the sofa to be repurposed ? the waste of getting an entirely new sofa and this one ending up in a landfill ? just wasn?t something I even wanted to consider. Much better to repurpose this one since it?s well built and just needed to be refreshed. With Revitaliste on board to give it a new life, then came the harder decision – fabric! As a designer I am surrounded by gorgeous fabrics for client projects but I knew I would need something that would stand the test of time with two littles in the ?spill? mode. That?s when I turned to Perennials fabrics. It?s one of my go-to sources for classic colors and materials. They aren?t just known for their outdoor fabrics anything. Much to my surprise, they have beautiful choices to decide from that look like linen....