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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…
Jeralyn, from Tennessee, sent me her old sofa slipcover to copy. I took the entire thing apart to use as a pattern. Ta-Da! Here’s the new slipcover in a taupe polyester micro fiber, a fabric she found in her area. Although the original slipcover had been used for many years it still fit well. No stretched out or…
When my customer bought her Ethan Allen white leather sofa she wasn’t thinking slipcover. But after living with it for only a few months, she realized her sofa needed some sort of protection. Why? Edward, her orange tabby cat, couldn’t resist scratching the leather upholstery. I made this sofa slipcover from white cotton bull denim, a heavyweight cotton…
Here’s a twist on a natural color slipcover. Instead of basic canvas or twill, my customer chose a diamond-textured matelasse fabric. The matelasse is a soft, thick cotton fabric, which has great coverage. It blankets the chair beautifully, hiding the outdated blue plaid upholstery. This slipcover makeover gives an elegant yet cozy look to this pretty wingback…
Inspired by a pretty interior, similar to her own living room, my customer envisioned her 15-year-old Ethan Allen sofa new again with a slipcover makeover. She chose Carr-Go Canvas in color Natural, a medium weight sanded cotton canvas. I updated the skirt with a modified waterfall style and plumped up the cushions with a new…
It’s amazing how a simple canvas slipcover can instantly update an old piece of furniture. For this cute, curvy loveseat makeover I used Carr-Go Canvas in color Stone. I like it because it’s not stiff as a board or too limp. It doesn’t wrinkle like a “crunchy” canvas. And, best of all the surface has a…