I have to admit that I get excited when I see a room coming together, and I’m feeling like this room is finally getting to a point that I’m pretty happy with it. You know that feeling when you’ve made some changes, and you feel like it’s the best the room has ever looked. This […]
Linen Slipcovers for the Farm
I love moving things around and it’s amazing how things for one room can often work well in another room, if you have similar look and color palette. I decided I needed slipcovers for my kitchen chairs at the farm. To be honest, we’ve been covering the chairs with tea towels when we eat. I […]
Matelasse Slipcovered Ottoman
Matelasse Slipcovered Ottoman Today I’m sharing my matelasse slipcovered ottoman with directions on how I made it. This was a simple and quick project. The instructions are to make a slipcover for a round ottoman. I started with the cute furry ottoman. First I measured my ottoman across the top, the height and circumference. I […]
Gorgeous New Millennial Pink Slipcovers
Gorgeous New Millennial Pink Slipcovers Today I am showing off the new millennial pink slipcovers I just made. It was time. The old slipcovers are lovely and I’m not getting rid of them, just rotating them out for now. (Sorry Peggy and Ginger! Yes I know they will look better in your homes, but I’m […]
Adding a Ruffle
Yes I thought I was done with these slipcovers, but apparently I wasn’t. Can you see how the sofa didn’t have a ruffle on it like the settees? Well, when I made the slipcovers we lived in the other house. The back of the sofa faced a wall, and you really didn’t notice […]
Slipcovered Pouff
I’m thinking you might have two questions at this point, so I’ll try to answer them. Yes, it’s really called a “pouff”. And secondly I slipcovered it because of what it looked like underneath. Yes it is quite red, with touches of faux mink. I still like it, but it not longer works […]
My Slipcovering Tips
Slipcovering Tips I’m covering my favorite slipcovering tips in this post. Some readers have asked me to show them how I make slipcovers. So I am covering that today. With the exception of the first 2 photos, these are old photos from our previous house. Having made quite a few over the years, I […]
French Linen Slipcovers
One day I looked around my house and saw lots of red. I love red, and yes I picked out all of this furniture, and yes it was just a few years ago, but now, I want a clean, crisp, neutral, linen palette. A few months ago my bedroom went from this to this (click […]
