To some, a couch may be just a couch. But to you, intrepid holder of mighty imagination, it is much more: A portal to untold fun and adventure. The perfect backbone for the perfect pillow fort.
There’s no better way to spend a summer night than building a pillow fort, no matter how old you are! They make good bonding exercises that can include the whole family, or they can also be a fun date night activity. Build out the fort and throw on a movie, and you’ve got a night worth remembering.
We’ve scoured the internet to bring you the best advice on creating the best pillow forts. We always aim to give our customers the best, be it with furniture or with advice, so read on and get ready to put together a fort like no other!
Step 1
Before you make your Perfect Fort of Perfectness (TM), you need to do some preparation. Start by taking any cushions off your couch or sofa. Take them all off – don’t leave any behind, but don’t put them too far out of reach. We’ll use them again in a quick second.
Step 2
Told you it would be quick! Those cushions you just removed are now going to become the walls for your fort. Stack them vertically against the arms of the couch, and if they are stiff enough and you can balance them, try to go for the sky and stack them two cushions high! That’s more like it.
Step 3
Keep expanding your fort! Take any remaining cushions and set them in a line with the other cushions that formed the start of your walls. Keep this going until you run out of cushions, and then grab as many pillows as you can find throughout your house! Stack the pillows as high as your cushion wall and use those to fill out the rest of your fort area. You may also need to use chairs or other household furniture at the ends, depending on your pillow quantity and how much free space you have left.
Step 4
Your fort is looking pretty good by now, isn’t it? There is just one thing missing: your roof!
Grab some blankets and run them across the top of all your pillows and cushions to form the roof of your fort. You may need to tie or pin together multiple blankets for this step, to make sure they can cover up your whole fort. If you can’t hide in it, it isn’t really a fort is it?
Depending on how big your fort is, you may also need to reinforce the middle of your blanket roof – this can either be done with some string attached to the ceiling or additional chairs or pillow stacks.
Step 5
This is the most important step of all: Enjoy your fort! Building a perfect pillow fort is no easy task, so enjoy the fruits of your hard work! Watch a movie with the kids or get cozy with a favorite book—there’s no wrong way to spend time in a pillow fort.
Use this opportunity to really get a feel for your couch and its cushions too! Is the upholstery looking worse for wear? Are the cushions not so cushy? You might want to think about an upgrade! Remember, you can’t really have the perfect pillow fort unless you have the perfect couch to make it with.
Of course, without a sturdy couch, your fort won’t have the backbone it needs. If your couch is looking more saggy than comfortable, then it’s time for a new one. Stop on by today and surprise the family with a new couch perfect for sitting and building forts on all summer long!