This client decided she needed something washable….she just had her 3rd boy (I know how she feels). Her cream chenille couch wasn’t cutting it anymore. Also the piping was all squiggly on her back cushions, I think the previous owner washed the covers.

Anyhow she decided to go with a gray canvas.

Couch–AFTER…..I love the mix of the colors on the pillows!

Front of the arm.
 

Another after shot….love the turquoise lamp.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again….it’s all about the PILLOWS! Pillows finish off your room!

No more squiggly piping on the back cushions.

She got her gray fabric from http://www.fabric.com/.
I love fabric.com because….
1) it’s free shipping if you spend more than $35
2) you can always google and find a coupon code for at least 15% off
3)there’s no sales tax if you live outside of Florida
4)if you don’t like the fabric when it shows up…there’s free return shipping too!

Side Note#1— We got to go night skiing at Sundance last weekend. The kids were super excited to go. We didn’t get to ski last year because of Heber’s knee surgery.

It was that warm fuzzy family time, everyone was happy and no one whined! Good times…I love it when everyone gets along and is happy to do the same thing at the same exact moment. Luke got to use poles for the first time! Then we stopped for dessert on the way home.

Side note#2— can’t believe Maui was only 3 weeks ago….I want to go back already.

Heidi over at HoneyBear Lane is hosting a giveaway for my “How to Slipcover” DVD….head on over and check it out. It goes through Saturday.

I was featured a few times over the weekend! I was feautured over at Craptastic and Pink and Polka Dot!  Now on to my post….

COUCH— Before…good lines, but a little tired and old looking.

CHAIR— Before

Couch– After. My client decided to replace the cushions along the back with  five Euro sized pillows. She got two different fabrics for pillows, so she can switch them out and change her look. THIS IS LOOK #1

Front of couch— she opted for no skirt.

Here is her couch with her second set of pillows. LOOK #2.

She went with a white denim for the slipcovers.

Here is her couch and chairs together! On the wingbacks, she decided to do a skirt….just to mix it up a bit. Actually her 19 yr old son decided, she couldn’t decide…so she asked him what he thought. Skirt it was.

Right before Christmas, I met up with Camille to walk around IKEA…just for fun with no kids. OF course I saw these blue chunky weave curtains that I fell in love with. I was in the middle of redoing my guest room, but I loved them so much I decided to use what I had for my guest room and use the beatiful blue curtains for my room.

My bedroom before looked like this.

Bedroom— BEFORE… notice the bench, endtables and lamp…..I changed them all out.

I ordered the green bird fabric from http://www.fabric.com/ It’s called Aviary Moss by Thomaspaul. I ordered another fabric that had turquoise and green together….but it didn’t work out, the green was way too bright! It was almost fluorescent.

I had to come up with a pillow that tied all my colors together. I sifted through my stash and found a small piece of turquoise velvet, green stripe, green linen, and some gray solid. It was perfect…and on the first try too. I love it when it comes together and I am not second guessing myself and changing my mind.

I also found some scraps of some gray/white damask fabric that I used to slipcover my lamp shades.

I also ordered this blue chevron for my chair from http://www.fabric.com/. I don’t like being super matchy, so I put together this bolster pillow out of some more scraps and some gray ribbon. I decided to not use piping on the pillows…just to give it a different feel than I normally do.

I picked up this amazing coffee table at the thrift store for $30. I loved the dark wood and the detail of the carving and the little finial things on the feet. It was perfect for a bench at the end of the bed.

I picked up the magazine basket and turquoise suit case at the thrift store as well, another $5 well spent.

I bought this turquoise artichoke votive holder at Hobby Lobby. I set it in the white bowl that Logan made me for Mother’s Day a few years ago.

I kept my white duvet and bedskirt….that’s why I like to do neutral duvets and slipcovers. That way you only have to switch out your pillows for a quick change.

I switched out my lamps for ones that were in the front room….a little bit more weighty and substanial.

I kept my tan curtains…. They bring warmth and they worked with the wood tones.

I ditched my black end tables that were too big and showed off all my junk underneath on the shelf. I picked up a few sewing machine cabinets at the thrift store for $15 each and used them as my new end tables. The height and scale was perfect. I also loved the dark wood. They are a little scuffed up…but like my dad used to say, “it adds character”

I kept the gray Euro pillows…they still worked with the new lamp shade covers. I also painted my armoir gray too.