My sweet father-in-law left my husband & I several pieces of furniture when he passed a few years ago. To be honest, I was reluctant to alter the things I didn’t like for fear of hurting my husband’s feelings, knowing that every piece was special. Albeit, everything has ended up upstairs so, unfortunately, he has caught on to the fact that upstairs is where I put things that I don’t really want to be seen by guests. With that said, I finally decided to re-cover an armchair that was a special shade of 1980 blue. When I priced this out, I quickly realized that it would cost an arm & a leg so, again, I let it sit there for months on end. Finally, I got an e-mail from Ballard’s Designs about a closeout sale & snapped up a great white linen slip cover. When it came in, it was WAY too big. So, I headed over to my favorite fabric store to pick up foam sheets & pillow stuffing. I kind of figured it out as I went but I think it turned out pretty cute. Oh, and it cost me a total of $200: $150 for the slipcover & $50 for the stuffing (I fortunately got the stuffing during a ½ off sale). Stay tuned for the “re-covering” of a fabulous loveseat….
Here’s what we’re doing:
I started by putting the slipcover on the chair to see where it needed the most help. (clearly everywhere!!)
I double-wrapped the arms with the foam sheets & pinned them in place.
For the cushions, I wrapped them with a foam sheet, put the slipcover on & then trimmed to fit. (I was lazy & didn’t want to measure 1st)
I pushed stuffing in every nook & cranny.
I took a look at where it “fell” in places & then added even more stuffing to make the fit tight.
I put it in place in my office & topped with a super-cute pillow. I love it!!
1 comments:
It's adorable and very creative!!!! I love it!
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