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Topstitched White Linen Couches

March 6, 2014 by Shelley

When I came for the fitting appointment, my client was in the process of moving and remodeling their new place. The before couch was a white denim slipcovered couch with piping, two seat cushions, and 5 pillows along the back. Karen decided she wanted a bit more of a modern look—no piping and no skirt. Just a single row of topstitching on each seam.

BEFORE—well somehow I didn’t get a before pic, but this was during the fitting.

AFTER–These are the two couches in my clients new home. I dropped off her slipcovers in bags right before I left for Costa Rica, and she was moving the next week–so I didn’t get to put them on for her. When I came after my trip to bring back another project, she already had them all put on and had been living on them for a few weeks. I was BLOWN AWAY at how amazing her new house looked! It was a construction site the last time I had seen it.

She ordered a new single seat cushion (used to be 2 seat cushions) and two back cushions (used to be pillow back) to streamline the look of the couch as well.

I love her HUGE coffee table from CJ Sparks. I love mixing rustic with new.

Topstitching detail

Gray/Yellow Bedroom Chair and Ottoman

February 26, 2014 by Shelley

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.

My Occasional Chair

February 21, 2014 by Shelley

A few weeks ago after I got back from Costa Rica, I was feeling the need to go thrifting. I stopped at Restore and found this great mid century modern chair for $10! I couldn’t pass it up, so I purchased it and figured I’d find a spot for it later.

Chair—BEFORE! The blue was alright and kind of worked, but I knew a grey ikat would pop off the wood. I debated trying to upholster it, because of all the cool wood—but with 3 boys, I really wanted to be able to wash it.

Chair–AFTER! I decided it was small enough to snuggle right in next to my loveseat in the front room (Keeps the kids from trampling over that corner of my rug and staining it…perfect!)

To be able to get the slipcover off, I did a velcro opening under the wood arm on each side.

On the upper arm I ran piping under the arm and back over in all one piece, that way it wasn’t super bulky with extra seam allowances.

I stapled velcro under all four edges of the chair and sewed the second side of velcro to the seam allowance, so the cover would stay down tight and I could expose more of the wood leg.

SIDE NOTE– Since I don’t last long without a design project… Camille and I talked Brooke into letting us do her front room!

Here’s the before pic! We are ditching these oversized couches and have been given a $200 budget. We ordered fabric today for curtains and a few pillows. We have been scouring the online classifieds and have scored a couch, large bench/ ottoman, occasional chair, and end table. We are hoping to work our magic and make it look AMAZING! Brooke’s nervous about some of the choices we’ve made–but that’s part of the fun right?