busy weekend.

We have a busy weekend coming up (which is why there have been a lack of posts ). Little Reese will be blessed this Sunday in our church and so family from both sides will be here. We're very excited to see everyone. Especially little Ava. She can't stop talking about it. Well, that and her birthday party (that I have yet to plan).

So I've been trying to clean up around here, plus working on the many craft projects I have running through my head. I can't wait to finish them all and show you.

But back to the cleaning. I love a clean house. Just don't like what I have to do to get one. So it was slipcover cleaning time.

Slipcover cleaning for me . . . leads to cushion jumping for Ava. She loves it (these pics are from April of last year, but she did the same exact thing and she made forts this time too).

I have a ton to do around the house. And of course instead of cleaning, I'm blogging. Well, have a great weekend! I know we will!

To Slip Cover or Not To Slip Cover? - - that's the question

About a year ago, I started following this blog here. Life in the Fun Lane. I quickly fell in love with Holly's white walls, dark wood floors, and her white slipcovered furniture. Yes . . . the slipcovers are white and she has a child. Loved her style. My style began to change at that time too. Although, we were renting, planning on moving soon, and had not a clue to where we'd be. Fast forward 6 months and we were checking out homes to buy. I scoured Craigslist like there was no tomorrow. All I wanted were some white slipcovered couches. And I didn't want to pay the crazy prices for them, either. One day I found the loveseat (IKEA Ektorp series). I was ecstatic. Lucky for us, we have wonderful family who stored it for us until we moved. About 2 weeks later, I was on again. I then found the couch. It was meant to be. Oh, my sweet hubby. I think he thought I was crazy. . . and everyone else for that matter.

Of course. I hear it all the time. "White couches? You have a child? So unpractical."

Well, here's what I think. White slipcovers get a bad rap. We dress our children in white clothing so why not our furniture? What do we do when our child spills sphaghetti on his/her shirt? We take it off, bleach it, and wash it. White is the only color that can be bleached. So why not white slipcovers? I love mine.

Check out Holly's post here about living with white.

Although I didn't make these slipcovers, I'm planning to make slipcovers for 2 wingback chairs I found . . . off of Craigslist. Here's a tutorial on making slipcovers from Sew, Mama, Sew.