Dining Chair Slipcovers

Slipcovers make decorating a living room – or any other room – easy. With a vast array of fabrics and designs available, it just makes sense to protect your furniture with slipcovers.

If you’ve spent several hundred dollars for a matching set of furniture for your living room (otherwise known as a suite, and consisting of two chairs and a couch), the last thing you want is for one of those three items to become stained by drink, food, or pet accidents.

The logical thing to do is put slipcovers on them.

Slipcovers of the past – made from plastic or vinyl – are definitely in the past! These days, slipcovers come in a vast variety of designs and colors, as well as fabrics, so that you are sure to find something you like. So, you’ll be able to protect your suite with these slipcovers, maintaining that matching upholstery look, while the overall design of the furniture matches as well.
What kind of slipcovers should you get?

Well, that depends entirely on how much use your living room suite will have to bear. If you have a lot of visitors who use the living room, or kids that spend a lot of time jumping up from the chair or couch, you’ll want a sturdier fabric than if the room is used in a sedate manner.

Fabrics

Fitted slipcovers come in a vast array of fabrics. Cotton, denim, damask and leather are only a few of the choices. Visit your local home furnishing stores to see and feel these fabrics in person, but if you don’t see anything you like don’t hesitate to surf the web to see what’s available.

Colors and Patterns

Slipcovers are so popular that there are a great many colors and patterns available. So much so that it’s highly doubtful that you won’t be able to find something you like. Again, if you don’t see anything you like in your local stores (and you should always support your local stores if possible) then surf the web, as you’re sure to find something.

Color and pattern are important considerations, of course, as you want them to blend in with the decor in your living room.

Why slipcovers

You may be asking yourself why, if you just purchased a brand new suite because you liked the pattern and color of the fabric, you should cover it up. Well, you might be able to get that fabric in a slipcover as well, so you’ll just be putting an extra layer on those pieces of furniture!

It’s not necessary to put your slipcovers on your new suite and leave them there. Slipcovers are made to be removable, after all. Use them only at certain times – when you’re having a party, for example, and take them off when done. In that way you’ll protect your new furniture and keep it safe for a long time to come.



By: Adam Peters

With the price of quality furniture always on the rise, it’s no wonder more and more people are looking for ways to rework their existing pieces to their liking. Unfortunately, there’s a limit to what can be accomplished without spending a small fortune. Upholstery offers one option, but the expense of quality upholstery can be prohibitive and in some cases, more expensive than simply buying new furniture. Another common option for covering worn, stained or otherwise unsightly furniture is through the use of slipcovers. Long considered appropriate only for college dorm room or rental furniture, slipcovers have recently been afforded a new level of popularity.



Slipcovers offer an easy method for getting more use from your existing furnishings as there’s little work involved when fitting them. They can be used to bring new life to worn out chairs, sofas, loveseats and even futons, but are just as often used to bring new life and color to furniture that is still in good shape but simply unappealing.

The secret to making old furniture look new again with slipcovers is to shop for the most form fitting fabric or material available. One size fits all options rarely look good, and most offer saggy coverage that makes furniture look as though it’s in storage. The closer the slipcover comes to your furniture’s existing dimensions, the better it will look. There are a few select slipcover manufacturers who produce stretchable slipcovers that are form-fitted to various furniture types. These offer a distinct advantage in that the materials are designed to stretch where it’s needed and retain their elasticity where it’s not. The end result is a slipcover that looks as though it’s part of the furniture.

For some sofas, loveseats and chairs with removable cushions, slipcovers are available for both the main bulk of the piece as well as the cushions. The separation between cushions and the bulk of the piece afford a custom upholstered look without a custom upholstered price. The more definition a slipcover provides, the more it looks as though it belongs on the furniture.
Colors are an option that should be reserved for individual tastes, but there are some hard and fast rules that usually result in a more palatable look. For antique style furnishings, patterns seem to be the best option, while modern furniture does well with solid colors.

One way to make a slipcover look less conspicuous is through the liberal use of decorative throw pillows and afghans. Decorative throw pillows can rest on the areas that are hardest to form fit while draped afghans take the focus off the underlying material.

Slipcovers can be found online from several retailers and offer an affordable alternative to replacing what you already own.



By: Christopher Hurton

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Most people spend a lot of time decorating their home for the holidays, but when it comes to the kitchen many are a at loss as to how to spruce it up for Christmas. Here are some easy and inexpensive ways that you can get your kitchen into the holiday spirit.

One thing that adds a lot to the kitchen at any time of year is to decorate above the cabinets. If you have a space between the tops of your cabinets and the ceiling, then you have a great place decorate! For the holidays, you can put up some garland or greenery. Maybe add some red bows or ornaments and little white lights for the season. If you already have decorations up there, you can work around those or go all out by replacing what you currently have up there with Santa’s, trees and other holiday decorations.

You might already give your kitchen table a festive look by putting a holiday centerpiece in the middle, but why stop there? If your table is big enough, you can put a small tree on it! Maybe one of those quaint Victorian bottle brush trees would look neat? Just something about 2 or 3 feet tall and not so wide that it takes up the whole table.

Of course, you’ll want to complete the look by leaving your table set with a Christmas theme dishes, placemats, glasses and silverware. Just leave it setup all during the holidays and it will add a great festive look to your table. If you are on a budget, shop at your local consignment store, thrift store, or flea market for holiday themed tableware.

Another way to dress up your table is to give it a great holiday tablecloth. If you are really ambitious, you can even make or buy matching slipcovers for the chairs. Even non-upholstered chairs can be made to look cozier with fabric slip covers that slip over the backs. Some cover the seat and whole chair while others are made to only cover and decorate the back.

Another place you can add some holiday décor is around the windows. You can drape garland or greenery over your valances or tops of your curtains and put Christmas candles in the window. You can even buy fake snow for the panes. One little touch that looks great is to take a nice piece of ribbon and hang an ornament in each of the windows.

Our final Christmas decorating tip really rounds out the look and pulls the room together is holiday accents! Buy pot holders, kitchen towels and throw rugs with a holiday theme and splash them around the room to complete the look. If you are really ambitious, you can get cookie jars, canisters and other counter top items in the Christmas theme. Again, try yards sales, consignment stores and even antique stores for inexpensive items to use in your decorating.



By: Lee Dobbins

Dining chairs aren’t the first pieces of furniture people think of using slipcovers on. Most people would go to the expense of having their dining chairs reupholstered, or buying new ones altogether before they would think of it. Yet, you can get ready made covers for dining chairs.

There are dining room chair covers that encase only the seat and back. These slipcovers are small and convenient for any dining chairs. You can put them on to protect the upholstered seats. Or, you can apply them to the chairs to enhance the décor.

These slipcovers cost in the neighborhood of $30 to $50 each. However, most are extremely durable, and many are machine washable. If you can find these covers with some kind of clips to affix the slipcovers to the chairs, you will be happier with them. They will stay on better.

You can use these slipcovers for special dinners only, or keep them on the chairs at all times. They are very versatile because they are so easy to put on and take off. They give your dining room a finished look that might lead you to recall the décor of a fine restaurant.

White and off-white are popular colors because they are traditional for covered dining chairs. However, there is an array of colors to choose from. If the colors in your carpet are a mixture of grays, white, and black, you can still go with white, or you can try gray.

If your dining room walls are painted with a light yellow color, you can choose a darker yellow. Or, you could choose another light color that would complement the light yellow of the walls. For instance, you could have the slipcovers for your dining chairs in a pastel orange. Your dining room would be reminiscent of refreshing sherbet!

There is another kind of slipcovers you can get for your dining chairs. These are the same for the back and the seat. The difference is that they go on down below the seat to the floor.

These are elegant and formal covers. They will only go well in the most formal of dining rooms. Or, you can bring them out on special occasions for that added “wow-factor.” They can make any guest feel honored and esteemed.

Although, you may never have given slipcovers for dining chairs a single thought before, you may find that you like the idea. With a bit of an investment and proper care, your dining chair covers should last you a long time.



By: Christopher Hurton

Slipcovers have come a long way since those horrible plastic or vinyl covers of the 1950s and 1960s. Now you can get them in a variety of colors, as well as fabrics.

Are you old enough to remember the 1950s, when people covered their furniture in plastic or vinyl in order to keep it clean? Oh, it kept the furniture clean, all right, but it also looked horrible and was uncomfortable to sit on.

The beat way to protect your furniture is to use a slipcover – a loose cover of cloth that fits over your furniture to protect it, but which can be decorated in various styles so that it looks pleasant on its own. Thus, it serves two purposes and that makes it economical as well!

You don’t need to use slipcovers just on brand-new furniture, of course. If you have a chair with worn-out upholstery but which is still comfortable to sit on, there may be no need to re-upholster it. Simply buy – or make – an appropriate slipcover and put that on. You can also use slip covers if you decide to redo the color of your walls and want to make sure the furniture matches the new color. That’s cheaper than buying new furniture!

Where to buy slipcovers

Usually, they are placed in the same area of the store as the linens.

Slipcover designs

Don’t get the idea that slipcovers come in plain white or solid covers and won’t look attractive. There are as many designs on slipcovers as there are on any type of furniture, from floral designs to geometric, from plaids to solids, to themes such as baseballs or other sports. The fabric that is used varies as well, from cotton to damask, from denim to suede, from leather to tapestry!

With that much sophistication, there’s no need to hesitate about buying a selection of slipcovers so that you can change the look of your furniture on the spur of the moment if you so desire.

Ready made vs hand made

It’s easy for fabric slip covers to be made in certain generic sizes, so that they’ll fit a wide variety of chairs, couches, futons, etc. but it’s also possible to get slip covers custom-made. Indeed, if you’re talented with a needle yourself, you can make your own slipcovers.

Slipcovers aren’t just for chairs, by the way, you can also get them for a variety of beds as well.

Prices

Depending on the type of fabric you use, the prices are quite reasonable, from $20 up to $100. Shop around the web as well as at your local home furnishing store to find the best prices for you.



By: Adam Peters

If you are looking for a way to bring new life to your furniture, fitted slipcovers may be the ideal solution you’re looking for. These beautiful slipcovers are individually fitted to each piece so that they give it a unique and distinctive look. And with their low prices, slipcovers are affordable for any budget.

Slipcovers have become quite popular today for many reasons including the fact that they help to greatly extend the life of your expensive furniture. Let’s face it, a new sofa or sectional can easily run upwards of $1,000, but a new fitted slipcover can give it a whole new look for less than $100.

How do fitted slipcovers work? As an example, your sofa has the frame and three cushions. The fitted cover would fit snugly around the frame and each cushion would also have its own individually slipcover. In many cases it will be difficult to tell the difference between a new cover and a reupholster job. They fit that well.

What is the difference in a fitted slipcover and the more standard types of covers? A regular slipcover will fit much looser on your sofa, loveseat or sectional sofa. It may need to be tucked in from time to time. A fitted slipcover on the other hand will not. It looks just like your original upholstery.

Where can you find this type of slipcover? Although many of your finer retail stores such as Macy’s have slipcovers in stock, your best place to start your search is online. Websites like Surefit and the Pottery Barn both have extensive selections of every type of cover imaginable. They also offer some good discounts from time to time as well.

Slipcovers allow you to change your home decor for a fraction of the cost of buying new furnishings. You’ll find contemporary patterns and colors, modern, country and so many more.

Styles and patterns run from solids to bright flowery patterns and everything in between. You’ll also have a choice of materials ranging from cotton to silk among so many others.

I love the fact of how slipcovers are so easy to fit over my furniture, not to mention how I can instantly change the look to match the seasons of the year.

If you are looking for an option to reupholstering or buying new furniture, try fitted slipcovers and discover why it is a popular way of solving your particular needs.



By: Terry Edwards

When it comes to quality slipcovers, a Waverly slip cover is considered by many home interior experts to be one of the better brands of slipcovers available today. While other furniture slip cover makers have come and gone, Waverly slip covers have been going strong for more than 80 years.

It is a fact that you don’t last for 80 years in any type of business without doing something right, and Waverly has been a good example of that. Whether it is a new sofa or sectional slip cover, you can find anything you are looking for.

The company provides slip covers for all types of furniture including:

-Sofas

-Recliners

-Dining chairs

-Ottomans

-T-Cushions

-Loveseat

-Futons

They also have covers for other types of furniture as well.

Buying a new slipcover is important because it’s going on your furniture that all your guests will see. Having an inferior product that wears out in a few months just won’t do. Waverly slip covers not only provide quality, but they do so at a very affordable price. So you won’t need to be concerned about busting your budget.

The company has covers that come in all types of materials and patterns. You can also find them in practically any color you could imagine.

Don’t make the mistake of buying a cheap, no-name brand of slipcovers for your furniture. Stick to a quality, well made product and you will be happy you did for years to come. Waverly slip covers can help you with whatever you need to accomplish your goals.



By: Terry Edwards