Upholstery and Fabrics - make a old sofa New

I have this great sofa, it was against the wall in my old place and they had the old fashioned heater, it burned the bottom edge. the material burned,melted and shedded.About five inches from the bottom. I tried to get the furniture store to order the back panel and have it replace, but the style I have , it discontinued. So I want to put a new material on the whole sofa. It is a great comfy one and still in good shape.
How can I do this , inexpensively and easy ....yet it will look professional.:thinker:

Hi, and welcome


How can I do this , inexpensively and easy ....yet it will look professional...

You'll probably have to pick two
lol

It's not easy to reupholster a whole sofa, nor is the good tough fabric cheap
Which is why it costs about as much as a new sofa to have them reupholstered...and can easily be more depending on fabric choice

The "easiest" and "inexpensive" way would be to make your own slip cover (or modify and existing one)
If you are able to find a deal on some fabric, or a ready made one that's close enough...
Is the sofa of a style a slipcover might work?...look OK?
(not all are)

Hmm, I wouldn't say it's easier or cheaper to make a slipcover. You'd still want a good fabric that'll hold up and you'll need a lot of it, and for it to look good, you'll need to know how to sew and you need to know how to pin fit it to the sofa so it doesn't look like a throw. If you want to give either a try, first get a good book (I'd recommend Singer series or Sunset books) and practice on a smaller item first, like an ottoman, perhaps.

Hmm, I wouldn't say it's easier or cheaper to make a slipcover....
Neither would I...hence the " marks
Lol

I've bought a few couch covers over the years that looked decent. Always paid under $100.

OK, Slick :D
Actually, Surefit (http://www.surefit.net/) makes "fitted" slipcovers now (not custom fitted, but not the one size fits all look) so you might want to look into that.