Ain’t she a beauty? Everything you need in a single, beautiful Linen “Wallet” to get awesome tufted headboards and sofas.
The Tufting kit includes:
– 1 Upholstery Needle
– 1 White Chalk
– 1 Measuring Tape
– 1 Upholstery Twine
– 1 Small pair of Scissors
– 12 Fabric Covered Custom Buttons
So about a year ago we were inspired by a couple that does DIY stuff for their home — you might know their blog: honeybadgerhome.com
We came across their tufting hack blog post which helped them save a thousand bucks. Yes – $1,000.
Here’s the look that they were going for:
That was a Crate and Barrel Petrie Sofa costing $1,699. Here’s what they got at the end:
It definitely looks better than something that costs $1,699 wouldn’t you agree? 🙂
Needless to say we realized that there will be other people searching for the same tufting materials so that can have tufted sofas, headboards, etc.
And so we started researching, sourcing and designing till we were able to recreate what this couple had done – into your very own DIY Tufting Kit — all just for $69.
Then we had to do a little bit of testing, have a look at our very first guinea pig – our office Kivik 1 seater:
The slipcover material here is actually felt, which is a work in progress and we’re still trying to figure out what colours to get. If you are looking for something in particular, this is your chance to leave a comment down below to tell us what you’d like to see from us in the future! 🙂
Did I mention that I’m a pretty decent Ukulele player? Sommm.. wheeerrr.. o-ver the rainbow~
The Kino Charcoal buttons look a little different here, but they still complement the dark grey felt slipcover very well as seen above.
And that was when we thought, “Hey, how about we ask some of our customers to try getting some stuff tufted with our custom tufting kit?”
So it happened — A recent customer (Ashley from BiggerThanTheThreeOfUs) of ours actually tested it out and documented the entire thing here:
It really makes our hearts all warm and fuzzy inside when we see how creative people can get with the little things that they’re given. Here are a few more inspirational photos:
The possibilities are endless so who knows what’s coming next — to get your own tufting kit with 50+ different button options, clicky here: Buy Tufting Kit
Let us know, in the comment section below!
12 Comments
by Alyssa
How would you clean the cover after it is tufted? I would love to spruce up my kivik sofa but I’m concerned about cleaning.
by Chuck
Hey Alyssa!
A bit tricky but you’ll definitely need to remove the tufting in order to clean (machine-wash) the covers as that’s how the buttons are held in place 🙁
We don’t typically condone this if you have kids, but you could consider using Scotchgard so that the covers (with the tufts on) would be easier to clean should any spillage occur 🙂
Hope this helps!
by Barbara Bassett
Okay, the sample demo video was okay, but I want to tuft both sides. If I order a kit, does it include both sides or do you have to tuft it the way they show in the video?
by Hema
Hi Barbara!
If you’d like to tuft them on both sides, just do the same steps on the other side as well.
Our tufting kit comes in a default of 24 buttons. But, you can get double of that too.
Just pick the number of buttons you will need from the “Available With” panel to the right of the screen at this link: https://comfort-works.com/products/tufting-kit
Happy Tufting!
by Zakary
Do you have the links to the info about tufting with attached cushions? I’m having a heck of a time finding anything that doesn’t involve fully reupholstering.
by Naomi
Hey Zakary!
Normally, the DIY hacks we’d recommend are for sofas where the seat and back cushions are freely removable from the frame. If they’re attached to the frame, it would be so much more complicated to remove and re-install the tufting as you’ll first have to find a way to remove the attached cushions from the frame without damaging either part.
You may not have to fully reupholster the couch, but you may want to work with an upholsterer to remove the seat and back cushions from the frame first. They usually have the best skillset for doing tedious work like this very seamlessly.
Once you’ve got the cushions off, you can work on removing the buttons on your own 🙂
Hope this helps!