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When Mac, Steph's retired racing greyhound, came home to live with Steph, she was not interested in getting on the furniture. Mac was content to chose any of the many dog beds throughout the house leaving the furniture for the humans.
Well, that came to a screeching halt when Tosh, another retired racing greyhound, entered the picture. Two weeks after adoption, we discovered Tosh was quite happy to make her snuggle place the couch! (In the video, you can see that first hop up onto the couch which was caught on security camera footage!) A short while later, Mac decided she too would rather lay on the couch! Now, there was no room for humans! We dealt with this by buying a small sofa, but this just didn't solve the lack of room for dogs and humans. This is Steph's solution to the sofa problem. Read on... 
BEFORE: Sometimes one will sleep on the floor, but other times, Mac will occupy one couch and Tosh the other!
Steph decided to order a DIY sofa kit. The first step was to pick a fabric: preferably one that did not attract dog fur!
This swatch failed the "dog fur" test.
You can see this one collected not as much fur, but it still wasn't right.
This fabric ticked all the boxes--it is washable and passed the "dog rub" test beautifully! Now to pick a color.
Of course the new sofa would need to coordinate with the dogs! The greyhounds were happy to lay still while Steph pondered the color choices. (By the way, they lay still up to 18 hours a day!)
With the fabric chosen, it was time to order the sofa pieces.
The sofa fabric choice is Archetype Quartz and the two ottomans are in Archetype Anchor.
Home Reserve suggested Steph try the no-risk armless chair test. It shipped within a week in a nice convenient box which was easy to lift and carry.
Pro tip: lay the box down before you open it. Fortunately, nothing was broken when it all fell out of the box!
It's like putting together a 3D puzzle! The instructions were clear and assembly took a short time.
Everything is clearly marked and goes together with screws.
Those black connectors are put into place and that is where the screws are placed. You can use a screwdriver, but Steph sped things up with a drill/driver.
Almost finished now with the assembly. That space in the bottom is designed for storage! Bonus!
The fabric upholstery is worked into place slowly to get a precise fit.
The cushions are placed inside their covers, fluffed and put into place.
The sample is finished! It is bare on each side as this is a middle piece. Tosh is not sure about the new chair.
As with anything made with OSB, there is a smell. We decided to take the upholstery off and seal the wood with some leftover paint. We did learn that it is hard to paint once it is all together so the rest of the sofa was painted prior to assembly.
Here's a sneak peek of the finished couch. There is now plenty of room for sleeping dogs and humans!
A DIY kit couch may not be for everyone, but for Steph it was. Through her research, she felt like this company, Home Reserve, would be the best option. She was able to get get a sofa in the exact configuration she needed in a dog friendly fabric.
Also, if you've ever ordered a sofa, you know how long it takes. This took about a week and a half to get. It was finished and ready in about another week. That's pretty good! We will have a few more videos about the full sectional assemble! Please note: This is not a sponsored post. FYI: We are not professionals, and we don't claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first! FYI: Affiliate links are being used on this page. Purchasing via these links help support MDP Related Projects
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