Slipcovers by Shelley

“How to Slipcover Video”

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So I am playing around with the idea of making a “How to Slipcover Video” that I can market and sell from my blog. I have gotten lots of emails with questions about slipcovering and people asking if I teach classes. I talked to a videographer today about the idea and am starting to formulate it all and may even start taping next week.

I am excited and nervous all at the same time, trying to figure out how to show everything I want to show. I think I may have to do separate videos for wingbacks and pillows. I am excited to show my methods, time saving tips and tricks, and everything I have learned through trial and error over the past 12 years.

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5×8 Trailer

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Here it is… my darling 5×8 enclosed trailer that I haul all over town. Somehow I manage not to get in too tight of spots that I can’t get it turned around. I used to be pretty intimidated by trying to back it up, now it’s not so bad. I can fit 6 chairs between my trailer and my car. So it saves me lots of time. I don’t know what I used to do without her.

Drop Cloth Slipcovers with French Welt

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Before two used dated wingback chairs.
After…wingback in dropcloth.

After…a shot of the whole room
after of the couch in the other room


Close up to show the french welt.

So I have this designer client that was staging a house in Federal Heights for an open house to sell the home. He loves monochromatic and loves to use drop cloths. He always does french welt instead of piping (1/2″ flat flange with kiss pleats in the corners). He bought a bunch of used furniture to fill up the empty spaces, as well as using what she had.

I had 10 days to complete the following…. 2 couches with back cushions, 2 wingback chairs, and a chair and a half with a back cushion. oh and two huge tablecloths. So I finished it in time and then the open house was pushed back a week. Gotta love it huh?
Of course I only took a before picture of the wingbacks. The other couch and chair were a yellow chenille with a very modern black/yellow diamond print on the cushions. So the change was very drastic. I loved the final look.

If you are thinking of using dropcloths…just know that they are flawed fabric and may not hold up as long as normal canvas/duck cloth/cotton will. They usually have runs of weaker spots running through them and you can only work around so many flawed areas. This designer loves it and thinks it adds to the character of the piece.

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