keep in mind back when we got our seminar space slash hotel-ish parsons chairs on Craiglist for $25 a pop?
We always visualized joyful apple eco-friendly ones (and even tried a crazy chair-painting job with restricted zero success) so in the end we admitted that slipcovers or reupholstering would be the method to go.
And after a long a$$ time spent going back as well as forth between the merits of slipcovers as well as reupholstering we chose that slipcovers would eventually be the very best option for us (since we like the concept of tossing them into the wash). however we didn’t want anything fussy as well as long for worry of taking the dining space from hotel seminar space to hotel banquet hall. So very first we did some major slipcover seeking as well as discovered a silhouette that we both liked. We arrived at a no longer offered Pottery Barn choice since we both appreciated the clean-lined mostly-fitted look as well as the short skirt for that show-me-some-leg effect
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But alas, they weren’t the eco-friendly tone that we desired as well as they weren’t the best measurements to in shape our chairs. Oh yes as well as they weren’t even offered anymore (and when they were they weren’t in our budget plan anyway). After a bit much more digging we came across some off-white ones from world Market with the exact same fundamental silhouette as well as they were a great deal better to our chair’s measurements. Although they didn’t are available in a pleased apple eco-friendly color (and instead were off-white) I’m no complete stranger to dyeing things (like my wedding event dress), so I believed it may be fun to provide eco-friendly dye a shot.
But of program being the cheap-o that I am, I hemmed as well as hawed as well as didn’t even show them to John at their original $60 for two cost tag. I know, I know- $30 per slipcover isn’t a poor cost however for some reason I was just as well frightened to pull the trigger. to ensure that tab stayed open on my computer for a while without me taking any type of action- not even just the show-your-husband-and-see-what-he-thinks kind. then I got an email from world Market stating that a great deal of their dining stuff was on sale. dining stuff? Does that include slipcovers? Off to that always-open slipcover tab I flew, as well as hit refresh. Bam, $20 off!
Instead of $60 for two they were marked down to $40 for two (just $20 a pop). Heck, I question I might have purchased material as well as thread to diy my own slipcovers for that cost (especially if you element in a laaaaarge margin of error as well as hours spent screaming into a pillow). as well as my headache was ending up with eight slipcovers that were wonky as well as abnormal (since repeating the exact same steps eight times would certainly produce some being looser or longer or weirder than others).
Yup, $23 slipcovers certainly sounded like the ideal complement to my $25 chairs. So I did that bit tap-your-man-on-the-shoulder-and-tell-him-you-found-something thing as well as then waited to gauge John’s interest. as well as he shown that I understand him well, however not that well. His response? “We ought to get ten instead of eight. That method if we have any type of dyeing problems we have extras on hand as well as if we don’t requirement them we can return the extras to the store to prevent shipping charges (World Market is good like that).”
I’m utilized to him stating “we don’t requirement that.” So I can’t suggest with a guy who wishes to purchase much more of something. particularly such a useful guy with such great points about dyeing as well as returning the extras if we didn’t requirement ’em. Alrighty then. ten it was. The overall for all 10 slipcovers including shipping as well as sales tax came out to $232, which made each slipcover just $23 a pop (with a possibility of recouping $40 if we didn’t have any type of dyeing problems as well as returned the additional two to the store – for a overall of $192 spent).
So we purchased them as well as waited what felt like permanently for them to show up (in truth it was most likely around 2 weeks) as well as then I excitedly unwrapped one to slip it onto our chairs to judge exactly how great the in shape really was…
Talk about a womp-womp moment.
I realized I might most likely attempt to tailor them myself to get a much better fit, however that’s still waaaaay outside of my beyond-beginner skill set (I understand somebody will tell me it’s simple as well as I can do it however I’m all about working as much as stuff like that as well as messing around with idiot proof jobs like pillows as well as runners while I develop up my confidence). So instead I chose to take the simple method out as well as laundry one in hot water to see exactly how much it would shrink up. just as an experiment. into the laundry it went as well as I waited for the beep to represent that it was time to toss it into the dryer about a half hour later.
As I went to put it into the dryer I chose to inspect the label to make sure it was okay to put it on high warm (for maximum shrinkage). That’s when I saw that the label stated “dry clean only.” Whaaaaaat?????? who the heck offers slipcovers that have to be dry cleaned? Isn’t the whole point of slipcovers to be simple to just toss into the laundry pile?
Perhaps in an act of defiance (or sheer lunacy) I chose to high warm dry it. I had already washed it in hot water so I just went for it. I was hoping it would come out fitting truly well as well as then I’d understand that I might continue to device laundry them at house (because dry cleaning slipcovers isn’t an choice for somebody like me – I imply I can device laundry my sectional’s slipcovers, so why would my dining chairs be enabled to be high maintenance?).
When it came out of the dryer it was all warm as well as tasty as well as it didn’t look like the cover for a dollhouse chair or anything so I was semi-enthused. I ran over to one of my chairs as well as slipped it on. holy bananas, it was practically a ideal fit. Still a small bit loose on the sides, however completely fitted almost all over else as well as the small imperfection of the semi-loose sides didn’t bother me (we’re down with the laid-back lived-in look, as well as really concerned that the dining space would feel as well formal, so it was a quite fantastic location to end up).
This story will most likely perpetuate the we’re-perfect-and-nothing-ever-goes-wrong-here-in-YHL-world stereotype (we’re so not – much more on that here) however it was one of those “ahhhhhhh” noise impact moments where angels sang as well as the clouds parted as well as a beam of heavenly light shined down on the fantastic bit slipcovered chair. I have no concept why it worked, however I assumption it was just one of those crazy dangers that paid off. Whatever, I’ll take it. as well as just since I like a bit side-by-side comparison, here’s a slipcover before I washed it (in hot water as well as high warm dried it) next to a recently washed as well as dried version of the exact same one:
And the fantastic news is that the covers are very thick- so none of that crazy pattern below them shows with – even on the chairs in front of the window with the light shining down on them. Whew.
So although I certainly still have plans to dye them apple eco-friendly down the road, it’s instantly nicer not to have all that crazy hotel pattern going on in there. Although with the white walls it’s all a little… white.
We’re really believing that we want to paint the walls before we dye the chairs, just to be 100% sure that when the walls get a soft gray coat of color that we won’t want to keep the off-white covers for some reason. We don’t expect that we will (since they look dingy in comparison to the crisp white trim as well as built-ins thanks to their off-white coloring), however you know, just in case. If there’s anything that this publish demonstrates, it’s that I can take my time when it concerns pulling the set off (and then I can snap as well as defy the washing directions of stated product with a devil-may-care mindset while furiously biting my nails the whole time). Lookout world, I’m a wild child.
Pssst- Oh em gee. who viewed jersey Housewives last night? What do we believe about the new woman (Melissa I think) vs. Teresa? Either way, Momma Manzo is always my preferred (I like to view her & her young boys hang out in that kitchen, throwing chilly cuts as well as speaking jibberish).
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