EXTRA LARGE CHAIRS

This is the same chair I did back in the spring for the home of the designer on this job.  At the time she had me make a permanent pattern because this is a chair she likes to use in all the homes she does.  It is super big, but then again, the homes she works on are super big.  Perfect fit!

The fabric, a heavy linen, is photographing as aqua, but it is really a much more teal green than it looks here.

Since the house is still in the process of being finished, it looks very empty.

The back of the chair, with large buttons, since the size I usually use would have needed about 20, and would have looked ridiculous.  And because the chair is very rounded, the buttons are actually needed to make the slipcover fit properly.

A couple weeks later I was back at the house delivering other items, and took these shots.  By then, pictures had been hung and accessories added so it was looking more like a lived-in home.

The window treatment fabric has yet to arrive, but once it does, there will be balloon valances on the windows that look into the courtyard of the house. The fabric is another gorgeous Designers Guild stripe like nothing I have ever seen.  I look forward to making them and posting the finished room.

IVORY/CREAM LINEN SLIPCOVERS

 Linen is such a perfect fabric for slipcovers.  It washes wonderfully well and gets softer with each washing.  These chairs are in my client's master bedroom.

 As they were so close to the wall, I had a difficult time taking a picture of the backs.  Still, you can see the buttons.  In this case, they weren't needed to get the covers on and off, just to add detail and interest.  You wouldn't want your walls looking at the plain back of a slipcover, would you?

 The side view

 Another view of the front

And, last but not least, the original chair.  My client has had these chairs for 20 years and they just needed a little updating.  Even if you have the world's ugliest upholstery, it is nothing a slipcover can't improve.  The one thing slipcovers cannot change is the comfort of a piece of furniture.  If you hate it because it is uncomfortable, get rid of it.  If it's only ugly or tired looking, a slipcover is the perfect solution.