When we moved into our first house about 13 years ago, we purchased our first couch. It sat in our formal front room most of that time unused, except for a few home/visiting teaching occassions. The fabric is dated and it was looking very sad, so instead of buying a new couch, I made an attempt to recover it.
This is the
before picture...
and this is the
After picture. Not too bad for a first try.