Slipcovers by Shelley

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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Blue Couch

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First off– I am booked for the year, email me if you want on my list for January.
This client had me do a three chairs about a year ago, and decided her couch needed to be updated as well.
Couch–BEFORE– blue plaid, showing some wear on the corners of the cushions

Couch–AFTER– solid blue heavy linen looking fabric.

 Couch–AFTER! I know it looks close to the same as the before—but the plaid was looking worn and faded.

Front of arm

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Ikat Chevron Ottoman

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I was meeting up with this client in town…since she lives a bit far from me, so I snapped a few pics at my house before I met her. 
Ottoman—BEFORE—a bit worn and the kids got some pink marker on it.

Ottoman–AFTER– Beautiful tan/navy Ikat chevron fabric with a bark cloth texture. 
The new ottoman is for her playroom—great to be able to take it off and wash it with the kids.

 SIDE NOTE—Just booked flights to Maui for January! We ended up with enough sky miles to book both of our flights for FREE! I finally got smart and signed up for a credit card that offered skymiles.

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