{"id":239233,"date":"2023-10-23T14:53:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=239233"},"modified":"2023-10-23T14:53:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:53:22","slug":"i-transformed-my-stained-sofa-using-fitted-sheets-it-was-so-easy-and-cheap-but-looks-brand-new-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/beauty-and-fashion\/i-transformed-my-stained-sofa-using-fitted-sheets-it-was-so-easy-and-cheap-but-looks-brand-new-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I transformed my stained sofa using fitted sheets – it was so easy and cheap but looks brand new | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A WOMAN who was sick of looking at her stained and grubby beige sofa has transformed it into a modern olive green couch on a budget.<\/strong><\/p>\n Kris Buckhout, from the US, shared the savvy hack on social media leaving many impressed.<\/p>\n Sofas are obviously expensive and Kris wanted to give hers an upgrade without spending hundreds on a new one.<\/p>\n So the savvy woman decided to use a couple of bed sheets to make it look brand new.<\/p>\n "And now i have a gorgeous olive linen sofa for fall without spending a dime," she captioned the clip.<\/p>\n Viewers were obsessed with the simple upgrade and inundated Kris asking for a tutorial.<\/p>\n The money-saving woman quickly uploaded another clip showing how she did it.<\/p>\n She said: "Never in my life did I think I would be doing a tutorial on how to put a sheet over your sofa, but here we are.<\/p>\n "You guys asked for it, so please do not s**t on me."<\/p>\n She used one fitted sheet on the left-side of her corner sofa and a large king-sized flat sheet on the right-side.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "And look at how good it looks," she said showing off the finished results.<\/p>\n "Just a ton of tucking."<\/p>\n Kris used olive green linen bed sheets for the hack – but you can use any bed sheets you have lying around to do it yourself.<\/p>\n The clip posted to her TikTok account @kris_buckhout has since gone viral with over 4million views and 290k likes.<\/p>\n People were stunned by the easy hack and many said it was great to change the interiors of your home without spending loads of money.<\/p>\n One person wrote: "This is genius. Why did I think of this?!"<\/p>\n Another commented: "I love this idea actually."<\/p>\n "Wait, this is actually genius," penned a third.<\/p>\n Meanwhile a fourth said: "My mom has done this my entire life so we didn\u2019t ruin the leather lololol."<\/p>\n "Never thought of that hell yeah cheaper than a cover,\u201d claimed a fifth.<\/p>\n Someone else added: "Ooooo I\u2019m obsessed."<\/p>\n Fabulous will pay for your exclusive stories. Just email: fabulousdigital@the-sun.co.uk and pop EXCLUSIVE in the subject line<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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