Slipcovers by Shelley

Gray/Yellow Bedroom Chair and Ottoman

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My client had this great comfortable chair and a mismatched  cheetah ottoman. She wanted to redo them so they’d match her newly decorated bedroom—which is BEAUTIFUL!

 Chair—BEFORE

 Chair–AFTER- She told me to do it however I thought was best. With the large print, I didn’t want to break up the pattern, so I decided to do a waterfall skirt.

I loved all her bed pillows–eclectic and no two are the same.

Of course there was matching involved.

 I love how bright and airy the room looks.

 She also had 2 scrolled back parson chairs for her desk area.  I chose to keep it tight around the front and a waterfall skirt in the back to keep the pattern from being broke up. Plus we were limited on fabric. 3 1/2 yds per chair with that large repeat.

I had to do seams down the front corners, because the fabric wasn’t wide enough to make it all the way around. Blind hem around the bottom.

SIDE NOTE #1- Brooke’s front room is coming along, we purchased all our main pieces off www.ksl.com, used of course– we moved everything in, so I could get the scale and vision what else we need. We also ordered curtain and pillow fabric. I am super excited, but now we have to wait a week for the fabric to arrive.

 The green wall will be painted white to match the other walls, and we are hoping to do a large mirror over the couch.


Curtain fabric—we wanted a pop of yellow in the room.

SIDE NOTE #2– It feels like spring here in Utah! I know everyone else is taking the brunt of the winter for us. We are enjoying 50-60 degree days in FEBRUARY!!! Normally we are in the 30’s.

 My boys have been busy making ramps and skateboarding out front with all the neighbor boys.

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Topstitched Couch

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First off– I am happy to tell you I have been working hard on my “Get it Covered” Advanced Slipcovering guide. I have all the pics submitted and I have started to edit! I am hoping to have it ready in the next few weeks! Now on to my post…
My client was moving into a new place and wanted a new slipcover for her couch. She got a beautiful neutral cotton with tiny specs in it. She decided to mix it up and not do piping. She wanted a waterfall skirt and topstitching.
Couch–BEFORE

Couch–AFTER–neutral with topstitching and waterfall skirt. I did a 1″ blind hem on this skirt.

 I love the way it turned out.

Topstitching detail.

SIDE NOTE—

We decided to spend Christmas at the cabin this year. We spent 3 nights there and I think the kids got a years worth of tubing in. When we first arrived there was 18″ of powder on our steep driveway that we trudged up with all our bags, food, and gifts. By the time we left the driveway was a slick sheet of ice from all the tubes and sleds.

As soon as we arrived the kids wrapped lights on the stairway and hung the stalkings. Our little tree stand is a cinderblock with a towel wrapped around the tree (stick).

We survived 3 nights! I wasn’t sure how it was going to go. 3 nights is the longest we’ve stayed there at one time. 800 sq ft, no computer, no tv, no friends= a lot of family time! We played lots of card games, went on walks, sledded, and watched some movies. PERFECT.

My sister offered to do our family pics again this year! How could I say no? This is my favorite family pic ever! Everyone is truly happy! No one was fighting or crying….This was taken just off the running path that I run a few times a week. I can’t believe how tall our boys have gotten! I think this will be the last year they are all shorter than me.

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