This client was ready for a change…she was tired of her “gold” wingback chairs, so she bought some heavyweight tan linen. She wanted to keep the lines the same and let the legs show.

Wingback before…gold chenille.

Pair of wingbacks after.

They had interesting curved arms that I don’t see too often. I wasn’t sure how they were going to work out, but the linen shaped beautifully and worked well.

I did add the seam with piping on the front of the arms….it added a little detail, plus was functional for me. I think it would’ve been hard to wrap the same piece of fabric around from the inside arm to the outside arm and make it look right. So the inside arm is one piece and the outside arm is another piece, doing this also saved on fabric.

Band going down the wing.

After

After

After

Ottoman Before…

Ottoman after….orange damask with a boxpleat skirt.

She had two different pieces of fabric out of the same print…one was a heavier upholstry weight cotton and the other was quilt fabric weight. SO….to make it work I used the heavier weight fabric on the top and band and piping, and I used the lighter weight fabric for the skirt. I self lined the skirt to give it more weight.

Close up of skirt

Of course there was some matching involved from the top to the band on the side.

Another after shot.

I love how much it added to the room! It seems like Ottomans are the new throw pillows. I have always brought color into my rooms through the pillows and have kept my couch bases neutral….Now I think Ottomans are taking over that job! 

Side Note#1— I Spent last weekend in North Carolina with my sister Angie…and we stayed with Gina from Slipcover Chic.

About a year and a half ago, Gina called me from my blog and had some questions about doing a slipcover business. We chatted and she offered up her guest room, if I ever wanted to come stay. Little did she know, I love to take trips and would most likely take her up on the offer.

We shopped, ate pecan pie, and met Kristi from Pink and Polka Dot for dinner. Kristi lives two hours from Gina! She drove to meet both of us for the first time! We tried to talk Kristi into coming to Gina’s to stay over, but she decided she need to head home. So Gina and I stayed up and started slipcovering her couch… we got it all pinfitted!

The next day the sun finally came out….Gina took my sister and I to the beach. Somehow I sunburned the back of my legs pretty bad, they felt like they were on fire for my 6 hour flight home in jeans.

       Me                                  Gina                               Kristi

Hey Ladies—- Jen at Tatertots and Jello is hosting a giveway for my ““How to Slipcover” DVD.

Here is a picture of her sectional that I did for her this summer. I love the the grey chevron pillows and the rug of course.

So head on over to Tatertots and Jello to enter my giveaway!