Slipcovers by Shelley

Swivel rocker

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My client wanted me to redo her swivel rocker that used to be her moms. It was the perfect shape and size to nestle next to her bed in the master bedroom.IMG_3931Chair–BEFORE–lots of love. I tore of the skirt and cut off the attached upper cushion before slipcovering.


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Chair–AFTER with box pleat skirt and separate back cushions.

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I used velcro to keep the top back cushion from falling off.

IMG_3934Much better! I love that she was able to use something that had sentimental value. You can’t beat the comfort and scale of those old chairs!

SIDE NOTE–Summer’s about here! 2 more days of school! I’m gearing up for all the craziness summer has to offer! Scout camps, camping at the beach, family reunion on the Oregon coast, paddle boarding, bike rides to Chevron and staying at our cabin in Midway, Ut. I still have lots of availability at the cabin if you are interested! $50/night and you change the linens when you leave. Email me with your dates!

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Pair of Striped Chairs

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For the past month, I have been super motivated to finish my “Get it Covered” Advanced Slipcovering Guide. I have spent numerous days taking pics and editing. Today I finished my hard edit! I’ll just need to run through it one more time and then it’ll be READY! I am super excited to get this available. I have been working on it, on and off for the past 9 months. It should be available by Monday! 
56 or so pages of tips and tricks on skirts, wing backs, sectionals, hemming options, curved inside back items, parson chairs, scrolled back, telephone arms, english rolled arms, arm pads, t-cushions, etc.!
Here’s a sneak peak of one of the pages!
My client had these pair of chairs that were the same, but had been upholstered in different fabrics. She wanted to make them a pair again. They had tufted back cushions, that I had to remove first.
Chairs–BEFORE

To cut off attached cushions–cut on cushion side of the seam, so you aren’t left with exposed springs that you will need to patch up.
Chairs—AFTER – She wanted a second set of cushions out of the floral to mix it up at some point. We decided to keep the band out of the stripe, to tie it all in.

 This fabric was a pretty heavy denim, so I did a 1.5″ blind hem on the skirt.

 I covered the back cushions and decided to keep them “pillow style” with kiss pleats instead of boxing them.

Here’s another job I dropped off last month. I was pretty proud of the matching job! I debated centering the large floral on both cushions–but it was too overwhelming since the cushions were petite. Ultimately, we decided to center the large floral on the back cushion and let the print flow down to the seat.

 My client was very happy to get rid of the old hawaiian palm leaf print that was on them.

Side Note–

I just received some rug pads from www.rugpadusa.com. The quality was great! If you need rug pads check them out! These are great for those flat weave rugs that tend to shift and slide around and don’t have much substance to them. They have different thicknesses of pad.

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Two Couches

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My client wanted to make her room less “formal”—she said no one ever goes in this room, because they are afraid to sit on the white couches. She wants the room to be used and lived in.

 COUCHES—BEFORE

 COUCHES–AFTER–She went with a great tan/gold solid that had a chunky linen weave look to it.

 I did 1.5″ blind hem on the skirt

 She was still in the process of picking out new pillow fabrics to make the room less “formal”– But I think they still look great with the old pillows.

The back cushions were attached–so I cut them off and covered them separately.
SIDE NOTE#1—Anniversary date was GREAT! We got to rapel down Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon.

 Here I am coming down….

Suited up and ready to go!
SIDE NOTE#2–I’ve been thinking about my next project for the house. I want to take out the wall to the right of the front door and open up that corner. There’s a spare bedroom behind that wall now, and that’s where I want to put the office. I also want to remove the carpet from the stairs and do wood stairs and a double hand rail with Craftsman style newel posts.
Here’s my inspiration pic for the stairs and newell posts. This pic is from Remodelaholic Blog. She shares how they did it.

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