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Originally Posted by Steve & Susan  Beeyouteeful!!!
Is it much more comfortable?
Looks like the cushions area little thicker - did you use denser foam?
We too don't like the stock sofa too much and would like to do something similar! |
I went with 5" thick bottom cushions instead of the 4" stock cushions. The back cushions are stock, just rewrapped with the black vinyl. It's important to not go with anything too soft, as you will sink in and it will cause you some lower back troubles. 5" seems just about right, and you don't sink down to the wood.
The pile of 12"x12" yellow pillows is nice too, you can build a little mound of them to fit whatever angle you want to sit at..
One other thing that I didn't realize until I was redoing the couch - there is an angle wedge that sits behind the back cushions that had fallen down to the point of being ineffective. The right way to set this up is to push your bottom cushions all the way to the backstop, then lay the wedge on top (thick part on the bottom) then lay the back cushions there normally. This creates a more comfortable angle for your back. (Was this clear? Let me know if you want me to take pictures to explain -- as far as I know this wedge piece should've come with every airstream but is not mentioned in any instruction manual)
(Note that you can't really go thicker than 5" for the bottom cushions, otherwise the left side cushion hits the window latches (in fact, even with 5" bottom, it hits a bit))
So, overall, more comfortable? Yes, though still not as comfortable as my old Ikea couch back in my apartment. Possible that it's going to take some time to break in the bottom cushions, too. I think the posture is still a bit more upright than I'd like it, but there's not much you could do about that in this design without losing your behind-couch storage. (and when I want to slouch, I can always turn to the side in the pillow-pile..)