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.
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.
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.
