Rustic Linen Slipcovers

My favorite fabric is 100% linen and I was so happy to work with a customer who loves linen as much as I do.  She is comfortable with the casual washed linen look.  I pre-washed the linen and did not iron it before making the slipcovers.  These parsons' chair slipcovers are absolutely gorgeous!

In the far background, you can see my customers dining room chair slipcovers I made several years ago and they still look great!  I used a linen/cotton blend for those chairs. 

Dining room slipcovers done in 2012.  Here is a link to the blog post.

We chose to only use kick pleats in the back of the slipcovers.  I like the clean look in the front.

Here is a close up of the rustic linen after being washed.

A slipcover for a desk chair done in the same 100% rustic linen fabric with a fun box pleat skirt.

 The desk chair is fastened with ties around the front legs under the skirt.  The ties will help secure the front of the slipcover from shifting.

While on vacation in Florida last week, I was very excited to stop by the Vintage Soul Store at 1118 New York Ave, St Cloud, Florida.  I have been following her on Facebook for a couple years.  The store was beautiful and the owner,  Debbie Mangual was so sweet.  It was 101 degrees that day and she mentioned that the best time to visit is October thru May.   Below are a some pictures to give you a sampling of the pretty items she sells which include some cute slipcovered chairs.  If you are ever in the area you should definitely stop by.  It will be worth it and there are several other boutiques and antique shops along New York Ave.

A Coffee Sack and Classic White Slipcovers

My customer has a large collection of coffee sacks and wanted to use one for her ottoman slipcover. I was so happy when the coffee sack design fit perfect to the top of the ottoman.  She also chose a white denim for her wing chair, 2 parsons chairs and 6 bar stool slipcovers.  Most of these slipcovers were done for her keeping room.  I had never heard of a keeping room before this year and now I have made slipcovers for two of them.

I was in love with my customers home at the consultation visit.  She has a great eye for decorating. My customers home is decorated so beautifully that her real estate agent wanted to showcase her home during the open house in her new development.

The ottoman slipcover was kept clean and simple.  I lined the coffee sack to stabilize it for the top of the ottoman.  Instead of cording, all the seams were top stitched. The sides of the ottoman were made from drop cloth fabric.  

Great view showing white slipcovered chairs flanking the fireplace

I made the pillow slipcover from the left over fabric of the coffee sack

Close up of the top of the ottoman.

Parson chair slipcovers in white denim.

A picture of 4 of the 6 bar stool slipcovers done with a cute box pleat skirt.

Pretty Parsons Chair Slipcovers

 Here are pictures of some cute parsons chair slipcovers I just delivered.  In the first picture you can see the old and new slipcovers side by side.  She loved the box pleated skirt and wanted to keep the same style.

Here is a picture with all the new slipcovers around the table.

Bar Stools with Box Pleats

These slipcovers were so fun to make!  I love the mix of the slipcovers on the industrial bar stools.  My customer chose the white 100% cotton linen-look fabric.  The slipcovers are nice and snug but I also added velcro straps underneath for extra holding power.  They are so cute and brighten up the kitchen area.

 This is the inspiration picture from Pinterest

 I am now booking into June.  Call now to get on my summer list.

Round Ottoman Slipcover

 You will probably remember the ticking couch in the background from a previous post.   My customer had been searching Craigslist for a large round ottoman with no luck.  She contacted me after she had this custom ottoman frame built to her specifications. Of course I had to get a picture of Jack, my customers dog, looking cute posing on top of the ottoman.

 

 

I asked my customer if she would like to meet at Schindlers Fabrics, a great local fabric shop, that has been in business since 1938.The following is from Schindlers website:

 Since 1938, Schindlers’ has been servicing the greater Cleveland area in home decor, quality re-upholstery, custom made products for the home, office and marine use. We have our retail store, upholstery and drapery shop and workrooms on-site, and we have been a discount and wholesale outlet for designers and upholsterers in the Cleveland area for decades. We stock over 300,000 yards of home fashion fabrics all first quality. Our extensive line includes silks, sheers, tapestries, velvets, cottons, linens, mohair, chenilles, crewels, canvas, vinyls, commercial upholstery and trims. We have a fabric for every budget.

 With the wide variety of fabrics at Schindlers she was sure to find what she wanted.   My customer purchased all the fabrics and trim for the ottoman except for the skirt from Schindlers.

 

I upholstered the top of the ottoman.  She wanted the bottom untouched so she could use the storage underneath. 

  

My customer requested a tuft in the center of the top.  I offered her the option of using a snap. The snap lets the slipcover be removed easily for dry cleaning.  My friend Dede O'Hair is the owner of Workroom Buttons  which specializes in providing the custom workroom industry with an informed and educated source for covered button supplies and equipment.  I sent the top of the slipcover to Dede and she set the snap for me since I do not have the equipment to do it myself.  She also supplied me with the snap screw which I had my husband screw into the center of the frame.  I then upholstered around the snap.

  

Again, I used the awesome Quick Pleater for the boxed pleats. Here is a video on how the quick pleater works.

Quick Pleater Video

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