Slipcovers by Shelley

Matelesse Bedspread Slipcover

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 Chair–BEFORE—Darling, but she wanted it white.

Chair–AFTER—white matelesse with gathered skirt. Queen size bedspread…used it all

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Left the scalloped edge of the bedspread on for the bottom edge of the skirt.

I dropped the skirt a few inches down from the decking so it would hang down better.

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Slipcovered Host and Hostess chairs

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First off- if you have been eyeing my “How to Slipcover” DVD, I am offering a $10 off Promo code on my Facebook Page. Making it $38.50 with shipping.
I am also offering a bundle price for my DVD and “Pillow Talk” ebook…which you can apply the promo code to as well…making them both $48.50 with shipping (saves you $20).
Lorraine had me do these chairs about a year ago, but my after photos were not so good because of the lighting–So when I dropped off her white arm chair a few weeks ago, I took new photos.
Chair— BEFORE

Lorraine’s inspiration photo she pulled out of a magazine/ book (not sure which one)
Lorraine’s Chair–AFTER— tan ticking stripe fabric, with 2″ ruffle

 Front view

 FYI— I just saw this fabric at my local “Home Fabrics” store on 7200 s. in SLC, UT. It’s beautiful, the tan is a tiny herringbone tone on tone texture and after it’s washed up it feels like heavy weight linen and drapes beautiful.

Back view

Side Note—
Many people know my sister and I are a bit of Christmas scrooges. SO this year we decided to skip the gifts and rent a beach house in Southern California instead. The kids are on board and my dream is coming true!

 Can’t wait to hang out with them for a full week with no distractions (work, email, phone calls, etc). We are planning on using the hot tub, playing in the sand (even if we are wearing sweaters), bike rides, Christmas movies, etc.

I am all about trips and would rather make memories than give my boys another remote control car that they break in two days (true story–last year). They never remember what we gave them the year before…but they will always remember our trip to the beach house with the cousins.

Pic of the beach house we are renting for Christmas week.

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Wood Arm Chair Slipcover

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I am booked till January…email me if you want on my list for January.
Lorraine has been my client for YEARS (probably 10 or 11 years)!  I have slipcovered numerous chairs, couches, ottomans, tables, lampshades (see the one in the corner below), etc. She is a huge fan of white. 
She brought me an antique arm chair with beautiful wood arms and legs. Somehow I forgot to take the before pic…oh well…here’s the AFTER!

AFTER—- LOVED it! She used a delicate white linen, so of course I had to line it. The underneath was a dark green color.

We decided to do ties on the back instead of velcro…just to add some more detail.

 Front of chair.

She has the most beautiful home…so many antiques and collections!

 Front of arm detail…I continued the piping around the wood and then the skirt wrapped around and velcroed closed around the corner.

Over time, I have found it easier to do piping around the arm holes…it looks better too.

She also had me do this darling little bench. She’s going to use it as a piano bench. I did do some ties that wrapped around the front legs under the skirt to help keep it in place more.

She had me use the same white linen as the wood arm chair.

Side Note– I always take December off every year….I am piling up projects and things I want to get done that month.

*I have 2 chairs for myself that I want to slipcover.
*Clean out some closets
*Organize my recipe folder
*Write Christmas letter
*Print some photos
*Bake pumpkin cookies
*Head to the cabin
*Sew some christmas jammies for the boys

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