white linen Archives - Slipcovers by Shelley

white linen loveseat

April 28, 2016 by Shelley

My client wanted a new white linen loveseat slipcover. She loved her last one so much, the arms were worn through. This time there was enough fabric to make some arm pads to help with the wear and tear.

BEFORE–The previous slipcover was completely worn out, but the underneath muslin body was still in perfect shape.

AFTER–New chunky white linen fabric, down cushions, and arm pads to finish it off. I still adore her coffee table that I admired 4 years ago when I made the last slipcover. She said it was a stacking antique plant stand.

The linen was heavy weight, so I did a 1.5″ blind hem along the bottom edge.

Side notes-

-My Slipcover Workshop is this weekend!

-My oldest son gets his license in 6 weeks! He can’t wait, and neither can I.

-Half way through spring soccer with my two youngest boys. 4 games/week! I forget what it feels like to make dinner. It’s fend for yourself about every night.

-Checking out McCall, Idaho next weekend with my mom and sisters for our next family reunion.

-Running the Moab Red Rock Relay race in a few weeks.

-Got the cabin up and going for the season. Spent about 5 hours cleaning and reinstalling clean slipcovers, curtains, and bedding. We also switched out the bunkbed for a twin over full bunk, to accommodate another couple . We had our first guests of the season stay last weekend!

white linen chair box pleat skirt

March 22, 2016 by Shelley

My client wanted to replace her old slipcover with a white linen slipcover with a box pleat skirt. Except she wanted the skirt to the floor this time.

Chair–BEFORE–The slipcover was tearing on the arm and getting old. Time for a new outfit!

Chair–AFTER!

This slipcover was made out of heavyweight white linen. I did a 1.5″ blind hem, with 5″ box pleats.
I am in LOVE with her rug! It’s faded, worn, and imperfectly perfect. She told me it was in her bedroom as a child!

SIDE NOTES–

I have 2 spots left for my workshop! Email me if you want a spot.

Condo update— 1 yr ago we closed on our investment condo. It was a BYU approved condo for women’s housing.

My plan was to pay it off in 3-4 years, and then cashflow $700-$750/month after expenses (management fee, HOA fee, property taxes, maintenance). Well 1 year in, and it’s going as planned. I have 2 years left to pay it off, and I want to buy another one or two! I apply the rent and anything else I make towards it.

My tax guy about fell off his chair, when I showed him my Quickbook statement on it for the year. -$39,000 as the net income. In my mind, that’s not really a negative number. It’s all still there–it’s going towards the nestegg—which will start paying me back in 2 years. Where else can I invest $124,000 that will pay me $700 in returns every month? And actually I’m not paying the whole $124,000 myself, my tenants are paying for $36,000 of it.

It really hasn’t been a hassle, we have a management company that takes care of it for $75/month. It’s always been occupied.

My new favorite blog (Affordanything.com)and podcast talk about real estate investing. Super intriguing! I listen to the podcasts while I work, or when I go for a solo run. It always gets me thinking about new ideas. I think at some point I’d love to be a money coach on the side and help people understand their finances and get out of debt.

shabby chic ruffled slipcovers

January 1, 2016 by Shelley

My Client wanted to keep the shabby chic ruffled slipcovers–but wanted them in white linen instead. She actually made the existing yellow slipcovers herself years ago—she did a great job! But this time she didn’t want to make them herself. Which is great! I always love visiting her in her beautiful home and catching up on our families.

Chair–BEFORE– these chairs are a family heirloom, rust and all! Simply beautiful!

Chairs–AFTER!

I did 1.5″ blind hem and ironed all the gathers down, so they would drape down nicely and not be poofy.

I tied the bows directly onto the posts–to eliminate bulk on the slipcovers themselves. Bonus–when you wash the slipcovers the ties won’t need to be ironed flat to look good again. I can’t take credit for this idea–my client did the original slipcovers that way. She wanted everything to be exactly the same, except smaller piping and white linen.

Her home is truly amazing! All the natural light with the fresh snow outside made for great pictures!

Side Notes–Had some great time off with my family this holiday season!

We stayed at the cabin on Christmas night–there was about 3 ft of fresh powder! The boys couldn’t resist jumping from the deck into it.

We hiked up to Diamond Fork Hot springs–which is in Spanish Fork Canyon, Utah. It was amazing! We even stripped down to our suits and got in. 20 degrees outside and 12 mile roundtrip hike. I am always up for an adventure.

The cousins came to the cabin to play time in the snow. It was pretty cold outside about 15 degrees, so not much sledding happened. The boys worked with Heber on turning their teepee into an igloo.

It’s not Christmas without a family party and ugly Christmas Sweaters…

Or kissing pictures!