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 DENIM JUST NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE

 The two wing chairs and two ottomans got new white denim slipcovers.

 Back view with covered buttons.  In this case, buttons were not needed to get the cover on and off, so they are just for looks, they they do function.  Over time, though, fabric, and especially denim, can continue to shrink.  If this happens, the covers will be easier to remove and put back on.

It's a little hard to tell, but the skirts are not to the floor.  They are just long enough to cover the upholstery underneath.  It is a way to save on fabric when you are running short.  Plus, it gives a lighter feel to the piece and to the room.

NEW LIFE FOR AN OLD WING CHAIR

 My client just moved into a cottage here in Coronado and decided her old furniture needed a new look.  She ordered this fabric from Ballard Designs, though I don't think you can get it anymore.

She has two Cairn terriers and they love to sit on the furniture.  Luckily, these covers are washable!  

I can't tell from this picture which dog, Princess Fiona or King Riley, is enjoying a chew toy and ignoring one of the new slipcovered chairs, but I was informed that as soon as I left, toys were abandoned and the dogs hopped up to make the new chairs their own.  

Slowly, but slowly the cottage is coming together.  There are still things for me to make and once they are completed and installed, of course I'll be sharing those pictures with you.