Slipcovers by Shelley

Navy/Tan Herringbone Couch Slipcover

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I am offering a promo code for my “Pillow Talk” ebook… It’s posted on my Facebook page. So head on over and “like” my page and get the code for $5 off through the end of August. Makes it $15 instant download!

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My client was moving to Alaska—so we were on a deadline with this one. We had one week from the time the fabric finally arrived till the movers were coming. She ordered her fabric from Calico Corners…amazing navy blue/tan herringbone. 
Couch—BEFORE

 Couch–AFTER

I worked very hard to match up all the stripes! Even from the front of the arm going across to match up with the front of the couch (if that makes sense).

Close up of upper back cushion

Cushions…check out those stripes…I had to make sure the diagonal on the band was matching up as well.

SIDE NOTE #1

Today is our 15 yr anniversary!

 Our Wedding Day!

Here is a pic from our anniversary date a few days ago…we went to the outdoor theatre at Sundance to see “7 Brides for 7 Brothers”. Then we headed up to our cabin for the night. The next day we rented tubes and floated down the Provo river. Awesome date! I love this man!

Heber used to work at Sundance when we were dating, so we had spent a lot of time there. I used to meet up with him and ride in the snow cat with him while he groomed the ski slopes. He taught me how to ski (I hated going fast), so we did cross country skiing for awhile until I got used to it.

 He used to take me and my sisters to the outdoor movies. We’d go to the Grill Room for dinner. He’d take me on the snow mobiles, and the ski lift, and hiking. He even proposed at an overlook of Stewart Falls.

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Chalk Garden Co-op Slipcovers

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One of my designer clients was hired to design this building for a co-op store, which includes JMR, a hair studio, and a gallery. It’s called the “Chalk Garden Co-op” in downtown Salt Lake City. He picked up 3 wing backs and a settee from a consignment store for me to slipcover in drop cloths.

Here is a pic of the settee BEFORE. My mom came over and saw this in my work room and fell in love with it…she loved the fabric as is. Sorry mama…it got recovered with drop cloth.

I didn’t get before pics of the wing backs….I was dealing with a time issue- I only put so much $ in the parking meter out front. I was lucky enough to find a double spot to fit my car and trailer. The wing backs were peach velvet and gray velvet.

Here is one of the wingbacks AFTER with french welting (piping without the cording and kiss pleats on the corners). Forgive the wrinkles…I transport in bags, so it takes a few days for the wrinkles to fall out.

This store opened yesterday. All these pics were from about a week ago, when they were still in crunch time trying to finish all the construction details! I’ll have to stop back in and see the finished product.

AFTER—wingbacks were all pushed to the side for the construction men to do their work.

Settee–AFTER–kiss pleat on the front corner before I dropped the pleated skirt.

This building is AMAZING!!!

Check out those stairs at the far end of the pic!

Whole room

Close up showing the kiss pleats.

Even french welting joining the inside arm to the inside wing….just kind of finishes it off.

Here are some more props for the store.

SIDE NOTE #1

Last week we headed to Idaho to raft the Payette River with my sisters in laws—who are rafting junkies! Her husband just opened a rafting store in SLC, UT with his brother.

Anyhow half way to Idaho, Heber wakes me up to tell me he forgot to throw our sleeping bags in the car (we were gonna camp out for 3 nights). So my mind started working trying to figure out if we knew anyone in Idaho that we could borrow sleeping bags from, so we didn’t have to buy new ones.

I remembered Amy lived in Idaho. She bought my Slipcover DVD about a year and a half ago and has started her own business, we talk from time to time and Facebook each other. So I called her up, and she was nice enough to borrow us some sleeping bags! So we finally got to meet in person!

Here I am with Amy in her front yard.

The following are all pics from rafting the Payette River!

I am on the back of the raft holding on!

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Cottage Chair

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First off….for all the local ladies and gentlemen…The Design Company is having their STEP DOWN SALE! It happens twice a year. This week all their clearance is $7/yd, on the week of July 23rd it’s $5/yd, and the final week starting on July 30th it’s $3/yd. Their address is 2253 S. 500 E. in Salt Lake City. I always love to go to this sale!
My designer client called me up last minute for this rush job for a condo she was hired to decorate. She emailed me pics after she installed everything. I was blown away! I loved all the colors and her style. She did an amazing job. So if you need an interior designer in the SLC, Ut area…. I highly recommend Julie Assenberg. Click here for her email address.
Here was the chair—BEFORE….a $40 second hand store find.
Chair—AFTER— floral with stripe piping and a gathered skirt.
I love the yellow modern chair with it…I have an ottoman out of that same yellow fabric in my basement! I love the eclectic and rustic feel of the coffee table and room.

Another shot of the living room
Another view of living room

 Check out the bedroom!!! I love all the bright fun colors. Julie did an awesome job! She pulled this whole job off in less than a month!

SIDE NOTE— Here are pics from my sisters trip to San Francisco! We had a great time…we stayed 2 nights downtown in a condo. We shopped, ate, got a pedicure, rented bikes and rode on the Golden Gate bridge (don’t wear a dress doing this…it’s a bit windy….your spanx may make an appearance), took the ferry to Sausalito, went to pier 49 for clam chowder and watched some movies in bed with ding dongs and milky way darks.

Here’s a pic of us four girls getting ready to ride up the steep hill to cross the bridge.
We walked EVERYWHERE!!! I was so excited to get home and drive my car. 

Our big brother lives about an hour from San Francisco…so he met us for dinner with his wife….we had a great time, we got a table with a view of the bay and talked and laughed for a few hours

Mid bridge pic….let’s just say the “professional” bikers didn’t appreciate tourists on the bridge

 My sisters are all pretty amazing…love our girl trips!

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