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White English Rolled Arm Chair

October 3, 2014 by Shelley

Hey everyone! Lindsey at Better After blog is hosting a giveaway for me! I’m giving away one copy of Styling Cents and a “How to Slipcover DVD”!

I know how much we all like to see awesome before and afters…her blog is all about BEFORE and AFTER photos which are pretty AMAZING!

I am offering an exclusive 30% off promo code to her readers for Styling Cents and all my other tutorial products! Go to her site and check it out!
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Now onto a slipcover makeover!

I did this chair this past spring and realized I never posted about it. My client wanted to change her cream chair to a white english rolled arm chair to go with her newly designed bedroom! Which is pretty AMAZING! IMG_2152

CHAIR–BEFORE

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CHAIR–AFTER–kept the legs exposed!

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Turned legs are my favorite!

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Ran piping down the inside arm to finish it off

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IMG_2166Now this is a bedroom! Pretty bedding, end tables, lamps, a few purposeful accessories, and that amazing antique chair!

Filed Under: chair, exposed legs, giveaway, no skirt, ottoman, white duck cloth

Matelesse Bedspread Slipcover

October 1, 2014 by Shelley

My client had this great chair which was her husbands grandma’s and it had been in the family for a long time. She wanted a matelesse bedspread slipcover. She only bought one queen size matelesse bedspread–I had to get a bit creative! I used a solid cream denim for the piping and decking and we only had enough to get the front of the pillow.

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Chair –BEFORE

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Chair–AFTER

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Usually I do tuck ins down the inside wings, but with the original chair being a faux leather I knew it wouldn’t work. The fabric would slip out and shift around. I decided to run piping down the inside wing seam instead. Worked great.

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With the chair being faux leather, I also staple gunned velcro underneath the base and sewed velcro to the edge of the piping along the base. That way it will stay in place better and the arms and back won’t slip and pull up.

SIDE NOTE–

#1 Running in a Relay race next weekend! Red Rock Park City. It’s a 6 person relay day race (60 miles–10 miles each). Call me crazy…but my girls (running partners) and I just signed up to run an Ultra Race in May! 3 person Relay. Day Race in Moab (60 miles total–20 miles each).

#2 My boys are growing up! My oldest is now 14! Every time I hug him, I have to keep my eyes from watering! I only have four more years with him at home! When they are little and life is crazy everyone always tells you to enjoy it and that the time flies.

I remember those days that felt like an eternity till bedtime–I’d always smile and nod and think in my head ” you promise?” (–cause I’m in survival mode and every day feels like a year). Well it’s happened! Where did the past 14 yrs go?

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Back in 2005 with my 3 boys! My sister took this photo back before she became famous for her photography skills! Love how she captured the moment! My baby was always pinching and sucking his thumb and my 2 yr old terror looks so sweet and innocent! My oldest is always so accommodating and a peacemaker–look how he doesn’t mind one bit having his face squeezed and pinched by the baby.

 

10711412_1514276995484328_366900501_nMy cousin ran into my oldest son at the skate park the other day and sent me this picture! When did they get so BIG?!!! 1/2″ more and he’ll be taller than his momma!

 

Filed Under: chair, no skirt

Blue/White Stripe Chair

June 25, 2014 by Shelley

This is my first post on my new wordpress site. I have no idea what I am doing!

Oh some exciting news…I am offering a 20% off promo code for all my tutorials. Use Promo code “SUMMER” till Midnight 7/4/14.

 

This space had been redesigned by TheGrandeDesign for their clients teenage daughter. They pulled the chair from the master bedroom to repurpose it in this space. I love how well all the colors look together and all the bold prints. Definitely an amazing space!

BEFORE–burgandy Chenille chair that was being used in another room.

 

 

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IMG_2962 The Grande Design did a great job designing this space!

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Love the way this turned out!

I ended up sewing ribbon on those front corners and tied them underneath behind the front legs of the chair to hold it taught.

 

SIDE NOTE#1—Summer vacation is always  a party! Whether I’m driving the boys and their friends to the store to buy treats or taking them to the mountain to look for snakes or driving them to the top of Unity pass to longboard home–I love it and love being available for them. I’m sticking to my 2 day work week during summer break, so please be patient with me while I work through my wait list.

Can’t wait for our annual camping at Carlsbad State beach with 6 other families from the neighborhood. The kids have been talking about it for months! Last week I found some cheap flights on Allegiant Air to Honolulu during Christmas Break. We’ve been talking about getting the whole family to Hawaii again, so we bought our flights! Did I mention how much I love trips?! Oh and I may have booked Belize as well for a couples trip in January–Oh man I need to simmer down! I did get it on a Living Social Deal for $540 with a 10% off promo code. Now I’m trying to get enough sky miles to book our flights for free!

 

#2–Camille and I helped our friend Brooke stage her mantel the other day after an excursion to the local Thrift Store! Turned out AMAZING!

 

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Our cart from the Thrift Store

Filed Under: chair, matching, no skirt, Uncategorized

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