A SMALL OTTOMAN AND ROMAN SHADES

Another job for Kim Kelly...last year when I visited Kim after being in the Bahamas, I measured this little ottoman for a new slipcover, and the windows for roman shades.  Because I shipped everything to her, I was not able to get photographs until last week.

The fabric is linen.  I had the fleur-de-lis printed on the top piece before I made it.  The skirt is a small knife pleat.

This linen was the strangest fabric.  The color and texture of it completely changed with washing.  So much so that, though I normally do not wash fabric when I am making roman shades (because it's not like you can take them down and wash them, so shrinkage is not an issue,) because it changed so drastically, I had to wash all of the fabric.  Otherwise, it would have looked like two different fabrics. 

The funny thing is, in these pictures it looks like the shade and ottoman are different colors.  It's just the lighting between the house and the back deck.  They really are the same fabric, pre-washed before construction.  

LINEN SLIPCOVERS - PARSONS CHAIRS

I delivered these parsons chair slipcovers right before Christmas.  Since we had spectacular (Christmas Day was in the low 80s) weather, the timing was perfect.  I did, however, forget my camera.  Luckily, even though my iPhone is as old as dirt, it still takes pretty good pictures.

The slipcovers these replaced were incredibly tight-fitting, and you literally needed a second person to get them on and off.  

Plus, my client's dogs decided they would make good chew toys and proceeded to destroy several of them.  Not the chairs, thank goodness, but the slipcovers did not survive.

Front of chair

Back view, with buttons, to make putting them on and off much easier.

WHITE LINEN SLIPCOVERS

I finished last night and just got home from delivering these white linen slipcovers. The good thing is, they are washable; so if the unthinkable (cranberry sauce or red white, eek!) happens, my client can wash it right out. I don't think the grandkids will be allowed on the furniture tomorrow, though, just to be safe!

Over all view of the sofa, 2 wing chairs and the ottoman.

The sofa with its extra large pillows.

I did a 2" pleated ruffle on the 3 throw pillows.

The skirts on the sofa and ottoman are gathered just at the corners.

The ottoman also got a short skirt.

The wing chairs are a slightly different size, though to look at them, you can't tell. Luckily, my client pointed it out when I was there cutting because I, for sure, would have just cut one, made two the same size and just now when I was putting everything on, I would have found out I screwed up. I've done it before and it isn't fun.

All the pieces, except of course the ottoman, got buttons up the back, though none of them had to be undone to get the slipcovers on. They just look cuter that way.

Hope everyone has a wonderful and yummy Thanksgiving!