Diy armrest covers

Do you ever have one of those projects that you keep putting off? You know the ones, you know you should do it, you know you will feel better when you do, but you just don't want to? Projects like cleaning the basement, weeding the garden, sewing arm chair covers... Yes, that is how I feel about home dec projects - they aren't hard and when I finally get to them I am glad that I did, but I just keep procrastinating because they just aren't fun sewing! Sometimes, you need a little incentive…

Learn how to make protective arm covers for your sofa and chairs. In this tutorial, I share how to pattern and sew simple designs with a custom fit. Sofa and chair armrests are a magnet for dirt and stains even on slipcovered furniture. It accumulates so fast! Especially if you have little ones with sticky...

Source The comfort and aesthetics of a sofa can be greatly enhanced by adding arm covers. Whether you want to protect your sofa's arms from wear and tear, change the look of your furniture, or

My gran asked me to make some arm covers for her chair and settee. They were both different sizes and the standard shop ones would not be su...

In this video I will show you how I measure my furniture to make arm covers. I will create a template to mimic the shape of the arm front. We will be creating an arm cover with no cording, but you could easily add cording to the front seam of your arm cover if you wish.

Quick and easy DIY fabric armrest covers: the dirty little secret of confirmed cat ladies everywhere!

Well only I am crazy enough to buy a white (well cream) couch! Actually a white couch with a slipcover is brilliant, because you can bleach the slipcover. BUT my couch does not have a slipcover. So I always keep a pretty twin quilt draped over it. Of course though the minute you sit on it, it slides all over the place, ugg. I was looking through a catalogue and saw these furniture covers for your for pets. What I love about them is they covered the high traffic areas but you can still see…

Quick and easy DIY fabric armrest covers: the dirty little secret of confirmed cat ladies everywhere!

Well, I want to start out by saying “Thank you” to you all you kind, observant readers who read about my green TV console makeover several weeks ago and suppressed the urge to say “What are you thinking?” about my totally mis-matched chair in the room. It’s true that the huge green presence probably distracted […]

Thank you again for all the super nice comments this past week about my sofa reupholstery job. It’s one of my favorite projects to date and I’m happy to report it survived its first real test with flying colors. Ellie went running into the living room on Monday directly after drinking a berry smoothie and...Read More »