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At first glance, this Room & Board chair looked super simple to slipcover. Then, it got tricky. In this post, I share how I worked with the boxy shape and modern design to create a custom fit. Club chairs come in all shape and sizes. Some designs are sleek and boxy. Others have a soft…
A custom-made slipcover for a large boxy sofa, like Andrea’s Pottery Barn piece, looks and functions best in a supple heavyweight fabric. It covers and defines the squared arms and other angular features better than a lighter weight fabric that is too limp or clingy. For this project I used cotton-poly canvas in Charcoal. Besides being…
Don’t you love the graceful contour of this traditional high-back wing chair? It features all kinds of curvy details: flared wings, arched top, rounded tight back and scrolled arms, just to name a few. When I created this canvas slipcover for Laura’s wingback I made sure to draw attention to the wonderful curves with simple…
A simple slipcover in a neutral color. Sound boring? Not at all! Especially when you choose a fabric and seam detail that are unexpected. The fabric vision for this slipcover was a grey cotton canvas. I could have easily gone with this basic solid grey 10 oz. canvas. Instead, I chose a 12 oz. yarn-dyed canvas:…