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Make your worn & loved armchair look new again! Here you can explore chair slipcover designs and fabric ideas for classic rolled arm chairs, wingbacks, modern track arm pieces, barrel shapes and much more.
Gathered skirts look so charming and chic when you use the right slipcover fabric like this buffalo check in color Seabreeze. My customer sent me her worn & loved denim slipcover from her Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic chair. I copied it and made a pair of slipcovers in the check and also in a light…
Cotton canvas with a twist. Now we’re talking! My customer, Barb, and I are over the moon with this Bayside canvas by Roth Tompkins. It’s a variation on a classic weave perfect for cottage-style decor. What makes this cloth different from basic cotton canvas? More texture, much softer hand-feel, fewer wrinkles and a wonderful high-low color…
Mary, from Florida, wanted to her pair of club chair slipcovers copied in a casual fabric that would hide dark pet hair. Hunter Green duck cloth was the perfect choice. I used Big Duck’s 10 oz. cotton canvas (duck). This medium weight fabric softens up nicely with wash. When you preshrink the yardage in jumbo size washers and driers you’ll…
I love how these awning stripe slipcovers completely changed the look of Barb’s traditional Henredon wing back chairs. The fabric, Bridgewater by Roth Tompkins, is a thick cotton canvas with a wonderful cottage vibe. The stripe is woven in, not printed. Nice! It marries beautifully with her washed, natural denim sofa slipcover. Although this fabric is labeled Dry Clean Only, I did…
This outdated Ethan Allen chair needed nothing more than a stylish slipcover to make it look current. My customer chose Carr Go Canvas in color Natural to go with her Ethan Allen sofa slipcover I made. Carr Go Canvas is 100% cotton with a slightly brushed surface. Feels like a peach skin! It has a softer wrinkle…
Gingham check is one of my favorite classic fabrics. I especially like this charcoal & antique white color combo. It’s ideal for slipcovers when you want an easy to live with pattern that goes with just about any decor. For this project I used Chester Gingham by Roth & Tompkin. A beefy medium weight, good coverage, average shrinkage, washable…