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Nursery Rocker Slipcover

September 19, 2014 by Shelley

First Item of Business—

It is late September! The holidays are around the corner! It’s time to start thinking about getting our houses ready for company! Use Promo Code FALL to receive 20% any of my products! It’s amazing what you can do by slipcovering a piece of furniture or adding some new pillows! Don’t wait till the rush of the season to get your projects done! I am also offering 20% off my brand new ebook “Styling Cents”–Reuse, Repurpose, and Revive Your Space!

Second Item of Business-

My client picked up this chair off KSL.com to have me make her a nursery rocker slipcover out of white linen from Joanns. I ended up lining it to give it some more weight and to cover the worn pink gingham. I have done tons of slipcovers for my clients mom, and I always love seeing all their antiques and collections! Beautiful stuff!

BEFORE–worn pink gingham rocker

AFTER–white linen slipcover, with a triple fullness gathered skirt!

AFTER–1.5″ blind hem on the skirt

Check out the rest of the nursery! Beautiful white painted floors, antique dresser, and vintage laundry basket filled with antique teddy bears!

I LOVE mixing old with new! It adds such dimension to a space!

Ticking Stripe chair

July 15, 2014 by Shelley

Chair–BEFORE

My client repurposed this family room chair for her daughters room. The Grand Design did a great job designing and putting together this “Paris Themed” room!

Chair–AFTER! Tan/cream ticking stipe with a gathered skirt added softness to this unique shaped chair. Such a great shape!

The whole room turned out magical! I am sure their daughter will be thrilled with the results!

Look at this great idea! They removed the closet doors and added this barn sliding door! Great architectural detail!

Side Note—Had a great time Camping at Carlsbad State beach with the neighbors! Here are a few of my favorite pics!

Here’s our annual obligatory photo at the top of the stairs before we drive home. We took two of the boys friends with us this year. Everyone had a great time…I did spend most of my time sunscreening all these boys.

We always joke that our friends are giants! Here’s a photo to prove it. These boys tore it up boogie boarding all week long!

This was our first night there…the kids swam until dark! 7 families with 28 kids! It was a party! Crazy and fun all at the same time!

All the big boys shared a tent and parked all their long boards out front.

White Linen Chair and Settee

April 11, 2014 by Shelley

Lorraine is one of my repeat clients that I have had forever! I love when she calls and we get to add another beautiful piece to her amazing home!

Chair—BEFORE–it did have the original Red/cream buffalo check slipcover on it, but I forgot to take the before pic with it on.

CHAIR—AFTER–White linen from Joanns. Lorraine was nervous about it being too thin, so I fully lined the whole slipcover with muslin. Triple fullness on the gathered skirt, and arm pads for extra protection against wear and tear.

I added 1″ for drag on the skirts.

SETTEE—BEFORE! This was for her master bedroom and was sorely missed while I was working on it. Apparently it’s everyones favorite seat.

Settee–AFTER! This one is fully lined with muslin as well, and a set of arm pads to keep it nice.

I love all her vintage pieces and collectibles!

SIDE NOTES

– This week was spring break for the kids so we headed south to St. George where its a bit warmer. We went to Sand Hollow State Park to try out our new paddle boards. This place was AMAZING! They call it “Little Lake Powell”.

There were tons of rocks to jump off–kids loved it. The water was still a bit chilly in April, but it was 80 degrees out–so we can’t complain!

We also headed to Zions National Park and hiked Angels Landing. The boys did great. It was a bit of a crazy hike! We originally planned on paddle boarding that day, but when we got to the reservoir it was way too WINDY! So we headed to Zions in swim suits, swim dress, and flip flops for our hike.

Here we are at the top of Angel’s Landing! At least the boys had tennis shoes on! Heber let me wear his water shoes (we are the same size) and he hiked the whole thing in flip flops! As for me I made do and tied my dress up and enjoyed the crazy 5 mile hike. Like I always tell my boys…”Find a Solution.”