Ah, the dreaded sofa sag. One day your back cushions are plump, proud, and ready for a Netflix marathon; the next, they look like sad, deflated pancakes that have completely given up on life. Fear not, for restoring them to their former glory is easier than you think.
Your first line of defense is a bit of cushion CPR. Most back cushions are filled with a loose polyester fiber that gets compacted into depressing clumps over time. Unzip the cover and get your hands dirty. Pull out all the filling, manually break up the clumps to give it some air, and consider introducing some fresh polyester fiberfill from a craft store. Mixing new life in with the old can often be enough to plump things up and restore a bit of dignity to your seating arrangement.
If you're looking for a more permanent solution and want to stop this fluffing charade once and for all, it's time for an upgrade. The real pro move is to contain that flighty filling. Instead of just stuffing loose fiber back into the cover where it can shift and settle into lumps, create an inner casing. You can sew a simple bag out of inexpensive muslin or ticking fabric that's roughly the size of your cushion cover. Then, pack that inner bag tightly with new, high-quality polyester fiber. Once it’s nice and plump, simply slide this new, self-contained insert into your decorative sofa cover. This trick keeps the filling evenly distributed and prevents it from wandering into the sad, saggy corners ever again.
So, banish the sag and give your sofa the proud posture it deserves. After all, nobody likes a sloucher.
