A DIY Pool Noodle Tufted Loveseat Is A Cozy Addition To Any Living Room

To the modern-day homeowner, houses built in the 1980s sure do come with a lot of quirks. From sunken living rooms and glass block windows to brightly colored carpeting and mirrored wardrobes, what once was en vogue during the "decade of excess" now screams outdated and uncool. So what's a homeowner to do when they buy a home with features that are now out of style? Well, of course, you could completely demo any dated elements, or you could take a page out of Instagrammer Twenty-Two Treehaven's playbook and transform it into a stunningly modern home feature. Faced with an oversized entertainment center built into the wall of their living room, they decided to turn it into the ultimate cozy nook featuring a luxurious channel tufted loveseat. How? Using pool noodles, naturally.

They started by framing out the area with 2 by 4s in a half-moon formation, then scored sheets of drywall so that they'd curve, and attached them to the 2 by 4s with drywall screws. This created a round-shaped wall in the formerly square nook. Then they glued pool noodles to the drywall and used a nail gun to attach velvet fabric around them. Lastly, they upholstered the bench seat and painted the trim and doors to match. The area now offers a cozy spot to curl up, and you'd never know it used to be an entertainment center. Want to create something similar? Read on for how to pull off your own channel tufted loveseat.

You don't have to have a built-in entertainment center to replicate the same look. In fact, you can create a tufted loveseat in any corner of your living room. It all starts with finding a bench that's the right size for your space like this IKEA one ($99) or this Amazon one ($109.99), or making your own DIY built-in bench. From there, you'll need to cut a piece of plywood or MDF to the same width as your bench and to the desired height. Cut the pool noodles to the same height as the board, and then slice each pool noodle in half lengthwise. Next, hot glue the flat side of the first pool noodle to the board.

Cut a piece of fabric that is several inches longer on all sides than your board. Velvet like this one from Amazon (about $14 per yard) works great for this DIY. Staple one edge of the fabric to the backside of the board. Coat the rounded top of your pool noodle with spray adhesive, pull the fabric taut over the pool noodle, smooth out any wrinkles, and then use a staple or nail gun to attach the fabric to the board along the length of the pool noodle. Continue attaching pool noodles and stapling the fabric in this same fashion until the entire board is covered. Finish by stapling the remaining fabric to the backside of the board. Hang the tufted board on the wall above your bench, and you're done!