ottoman Archives - Slipcovers by Shelley

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!

CHAIR–BEFORE

CHAIR–AFTER–kept the legs exposed!

Turned legs are my favorite!

Ran piping down the inside arm to finish it off

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

Dark Denim Chair/Ottoman

August 25, 2014 by Shelley

I am not going to lie…my client dropped her chair off at my work studio with her dark denim fabric and I had my doubts. I had not been to her house, so I didn’t see the full concept of what direction she was going with the room. In my head I was thinking, Hmmm…denim… that was pretty awesome 15 yrs ago. Then I sent her a sneak peak of the finished chair and she texted me a pic of the room it was going in, then I got excited and offered to drop it off at her house so I could get pics because IT WAS GOING TO LOOK AMAZING!!! Jute rug and all!

During the drop off she told me that she was on the tail end of this room makeover! WELL—enough said~ I LOVE ROOM MAKEOVERS!!! She did such a great job! Then she emailed me pics of the befores—so here it is for you all to enjoy! I always love a great BEFORE and AFTER!

Family room–BEFORE! Lots of fun colors and a bit country–which she was tired of. She was done with the red.

Chair—BEFORE—worn and faded!

Chair–AFTER! Dark Denim in all it’s glory paired with a great jute rug from Pottery Barn.

Family Room—AFTER! Such a nice update! Clean lined, sophisticated, and calming!

Side Note–

Kids are back in school and I can think again. It was great having them home and we did lots of fun stuff…but my business was just in survival mode. Trying to keep up and not get behind. Now I am revisiting my ideas I had at the end of Spring. Here are my initial thoughts, comment if you are interested and if there’s enough interest, I’ll start getting dates arranged.

-Job Shadowing–for all of you that have started a slipcover business of your own, but want a little more direction and mentoring. This would take place at my work studio. $200/day. 1 student. Tailored to your needs (onsite fittings, wing backs, cutting, quickbooks, photography skills, waterfall skirts, scheduling appts, blogging, cushions, ordering down cushions, etc.). You can decide how many days you want/need. 6 hour day.

-Workshop–2 day workshop at my studio for beginners. 4-5 students. $200/student. Bring a chair, fabric, and sewing machine. You will leave with a completed chair and a new skill. Hands on learning. 6 hour days.

-Skype Mentoring–$50/hr–sewing questions for your business or for your own projects.

Chairs, Ottomans, and Dining Chairs

March 14, 2014 by Shelley

My client picked up these two chairs and ottomans for $25/pair. They were from a Marriott Hotel that was replacing their furniture. WHAT A DEAL!!! She chose a white duck cloth to freshen them up.

Chair/ottoman—BEFORE

AFTER–

Close up of arm

I loved her antique round table and chandelier! I love rustic wood pieces. The white contrasted nicely!

We also did 2 arm chairs and 4 side dining chairs. These required some thought… she sent me an inspiration pic, so I knew it was possible, I just had to figure out how to get a skirt on the back with the wood piece down the center of the chair.

INSPIRATION PIC–

AFTER–SIDE CHAIR–my solution was to run the piping on the outside of the posts, attach skirt to piping. Then use velcro to attach the sections to either side of the vertical wood piece.

AFTER–Arm chair–same idea–velcro around the outside edge, but I had to do velcro along the sides as well between the back post and where the arm attaches to the seat. This way once the velcro is detached, the whole cover lifts up and over the wood back.

SIDE NOTE– Brainstorming some new ideas. I am located in Utah.

1) 2 day workshop— day1- slipcover main body of a chair
day2- skirt, cushion, and pillow. 4-6 students/session

2) Job shadowing- come to work with me at my studio for 3 days (slipcovering, appts out, photography, blog, quickbooks, etc) 2-3 students/ session. This would be geared towards someone that has already started or wants to start a slipcover business.

3) Skype mentoring–sign up for the day you have a similar item and follow along in real time.

Tell me your thoughts! What interests you the most, and what would you seriously consider signing up for?