A startling fact about slipcovers

Slipcovers unquestionably started in the ancient world by crating a pleasant place to sit by covering a wooden bench with carpet or a fine piece of tapestry. In Europe during the Renaissance and Medieval times, furniture was harder to come by and would be frequently moved from room to room. Removable slipcover cushions would soften the wood benches and stools and give them a variety of color introducing style and fell to almost empty rooms. In the wealthier eighteen century in English houses would see custom made slip covers with rare and expensive silk brocades. By the ninetieth century America and Europe enjoyed brightly printed cottons as the styling decor not only for looks but to protect their furniture from dirt and sunlight.

Slipcover decorating possibilities

With not having to re-upholster you can add and remove colors and patterns to obtain fresh new looks without the expense of redoing a whole entire room. There are so many ways slipcovers can be cut, sewn and draped. They are a beautiful disguise for worn-out or mismatched wingchairs, recliners and sofas. Using a draped cotton cover up, a Eaves chair will become traditional, a metal chair appears to be upholstered, and you can give a relaxed look to a damask sofa. Slipcovers for chairs and couches are not the only place they can be used. By using a furniture slipcover, you can change an inexpensive table into a beautiful comely chintz-draped vanity or maybe even have a custom tapestry-cloaked console.

Benefits of your slipcovers

Custom slipcovers have always as number one been used to create seasonal change in a rooms dcor. Before air conditioning, slip-ons made of cotton would be placed on permanent upholstery. Most often the fabric was thick jacquard or mohair. With the use of light cotton cover-ups, it is the tunic on the sultry summer day. By using drapes, tucks and billows a slipcover fabric can remove hard edges from a modern room and make up for the emptiness of a spare one. Your slipcover ideas are endless with this type of decorating style.