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Plaid Menswear Chair

February 11, 2014 by Shelley

My designer client wanted to redo this chair for her man client. It was his grandparents chair. Julie was redoing his bachelor pad and wanted to use some sentimental items.

Chair–Before–worn mint velvet.

Chair–AFTER–Brushed Menswear plaid with contrasting navy piping to frame it and make it “manly”. The brushed fabric made for a beautiful cozy chair.

Plaid is the most difficult to match–you need to try as much as possible to match it both ways! I offer tips on how to match plaid in my “Get it Covered” Advanced Slipcovering guide .

I loved that we were able to bring this chair back to life. Julie always picks out great fabrics!

Side Note—I don’t have any! Just enjoying life back at a normal pace!

Pair of Barrel Chairs

February 3, 2014 by Shelley

My client picked up a pair of barrel chairs from ikea for her daughters room that she wanted to update a bit and make it feel a little more “grown up”.

Barrel chair–BEFORE

Barrel chairs–AFTER– she chose a fabric that she can eventually transition the room into more of a teen room.

There was only a bit of matching :)! My Advanced Slipcover Guide teaches you how to plan and match with little effort.

We did a 2.5″ pleat ruffle around the base.

I sewed her bedding and pillows several years ago, when they first moved into their house.

SIDE NOTE—

About 2 weeks ago, we went to Costa Rica with 2 other couples from our neighborhood.

We had an amazing time! It was so much fun to experience a different culture. Boxed milk, eggs on the shelf, guanabana (fruit), ceviche (raw fish in pico d’gallo, church (blow up pool for baptism out front), ketchup in a foil bag, crocodiles, crazy driving, etc.

We did a full day paddle board adventure with Paddle 9. It was an AMAZING day! Paddle boarding in the bay, then they took us to the back country of Costa Rica to rock waterslides, and a waterfall that we jumped off, then to a beautiful beach for sunset. They bought us lunch and gave us Costa Rican treats and snacks. We drove in a rickety van with no a/c windows down with reggae music playing, true Costa Rica culture…I LOVED it!

Waterfall that Paddle 9 took us to! We jumped off the rock that was lodged at the top between the walls. IT took me about 5 minutes to convince myself to jump–it felt like the landing area was so skinny! Then I did it AGAIN! I love off the beaten track stuff–not touristy at all!

Guanabana Shakes were a huge hit!! Apparently the only place in the U.S. that carries guanabana is Florida.

We rented a 2000 sq ft house with 3 bedrooms that had amazing views of the jungle with monkeys. One morning we could see the monkeys while we were laying in bed out our window! It was a five minute drive to the beach.

The water was super warm and it was about 95 degrees everyday with lots of humidity. Swim suit and cover up with flip flops everyday! This was Ventanas Beach–which means “windows”, at low tide there are two tunnels/ caves that you can walk in the go out to the ocean.

“Get it Covered” Advanced Slipcover Guide

January 18, 2014 by Shelley

About 3 years ago, I came out with my “HOW TO SLIPCOVER” DVD. I have gotten many great reviews and pics back of slipcovers that you have made with the help of my DVD. It makes me so happy and proud, that so many of you have learned a new skill and some have started businesses! Really truly, it brings tears to my eyes of how proud I am of you!

Over the years I have received emails with questions on the harder items (telephone arms, wingbacks, when to hem a certain way, pattern matching, etc. Because of this, I decided to offer an ADVANCED GUIDE in PDF form.

“GET IT COVERED” is 59 pages of pics and instructions. It builds on the skills you learned from my “HOW TO SLIPCOVER” DVD. I am assuming you have made at least one slipcover and are familiar with the process. Lots of what I show you are aha moments to save you time and heartache. For example, I have figured out a way to pattern match that is amazingly simple, yet it took me 12 years and tons of slipcovers to figure it out.

If you are interested in starting a slipcover business, make sure to check out my “WHOLE 9 YARDS”–starting and running a successful slipcover business (PDF download).

$55 Click to purchase– instant download

sample page from book

$55 Click to purchase– instant download

sample page from book

$55 Click to purchase– instant download