Blue and White Buffalo Check Slipcovers

My latest slipcovers were done in this beautiful blue and white buffalo check fabric.  I made sure to match the design on all sides of the chair. This fabric washed really well and has a nice stretch to it which works very well for a slipcover. The new slipcovers have given new life to these chairs and  transformed the whole look of the room.  They look amazing in front of the large picture windows. My customer will be able to toss these in her home washing machine when needed since the fabric was pre-washed before construction.

Before picture of chair with faded floral slipcover.

The customer chose a taller skirt starting at the deck line.

 

Office Makeover

I made this office chair slipcover for a customer in Mississippi. She was planning to redecorate her office with a Shabby Chic style.  She sent me some great before and after pictures which I would love to share with you.

 Before picture of her office. 

After picture

 Notice all the changes: the new chandelier, the office chair legs are painted white, the desk is painted white, white sheer curtain panels and the walls are a aqua blue. The colors on the slipcover blend nicely with the colors in the room.  Great choice of fabrics!

French Knots on Linen Slipcover

I received a call from a customer wanting a slipcover for a wing chair her husband inherited from his grandmother.  She had it upholstered in the past but was still not happy with the look and she knew she had to live with this chair. 

I have been admiring the french knot slipcover designed by Holly Mathis Interiors and made by LS Slipcovers for a while and I was delighted when my customer showed me that it was the look she wanted for her slipcover. I had a lot of fun transforming this wing chair to resemble the inspiration picture and I am so happy with the results.   This wing chair has a separate seat cushion but she wanted me to copy the look in the inspiration picture so I slipcovered over the cushion.    The fabric was 100% linen in a Dove Grey. I have included all the transformation pictures below.

Here is the inspiration picture.  Slipcover designed by Holly Mathis Interiors

 Delicate little french knots outline the arm fronts, outside arm seam and the outside wing

 Little kitty Charlotte peaking her paws out from the skirt.

 There's Charlotte's new favorite hiding place. She is too cute!

 Side view

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 Before Picture

 Inspiration picture from LS Slipcovers

Below you will see a couple pictures of how I covered the wood with foam and dacron.

Hollowed out foam is slid over the wood arms and wings.

The foam was then shaved to the desired shape. 

Then I used a tag gun to attach the dacron over the foam to smooth everything out.  I could not get a very tight fit this way but the customer's husband wanted to be able to go back to the original look if he wanted.  Although my customer says it never will. LOL

Linking to:

Feathered Nest Friday
Restyle Relove
Miss Mustard Seed
My Salvaged Treasures
All Things Heart and Home
Thrifty Decor Chick

Romantic Slipcover

My latest slipcover has to be one of my favorites. If you have been following my blog you know that I adore ruffles.    My customer has great taste and I love how she decorated the apartment. She actually lives in an old gum factory headquarters that was converted into apartments.  The whole room has a very romantic feel.  The ruffles on the slipcover added to that romantic feeling.  My customer ordered 5 new down pillows for the back of the sofa and new down wrapped seat cushion inserts. She added a back pillow and now has 5 instead of 4 which I think looks more inviting and the seat cushions are 1" thicker than the original cushions.  The last two pictures are the before pictures of the sofa and chair where you can really see the difference between the new seat cushions.

 On a side note: I am so happy my soldier is back home from Afghanistan.  I am so very proud of him but I am happier he is finally back home!!!! God Bless all the military and their families!!

New Slipcover Book

If you are interested in making your own office chair slipcover then check out the new slipcover book 

"The Complete Photo Guide to Slipcovers, Pillows, and Bedding" by Karen Erickson.  The book is available on Amazon here.  I contributed a chapter on making an Office task chair slipcover which starts on page 29.  The book as the title explains is full of pictures detailing each step. 

Here are the after pictures of the slipcover I finished for the book.

I want to link you to my friend Linda's slipcover blog Pencil me in.  Her niece, Kari Senter, is a student at NC State majoring in Fashion and Textile Design and was interning with her Aunt this week and chose to make an office chair slipcover using the instructions from the above mentioned book.  She did an awesome job being that this is her first attempt at making a slipcover.  You can check out her finished slipcover over at the Pencil me in blog.