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A Sofa Slip Cover Will Add New Life To Your Tired Furniture
A Sofa Slip Cover Will Add New Life To Your Tired Furniture
Mike Yeager
A sofa slip cover may be just what you need to add some life to that old, tired looking couch of your. There are many advantages to owning a sofa slip cover. One is that you can easily change the cover of your sofa without the expenses of a re-upholsterer. Sectional sofa slip covers come in many different attractive designs and can be changed in a matter of seconds. Another advantage is the fact that it is very simple to replace a sofa slip cover. If you have children, pets, or any other potential cause of mess in your house, you can keep your sofa clean for guests by keeping a stock of sofa slip covers on hand, ready to interchange.
Besides protecting your furniture, sofa slip covers have another important use: They can make your old furniture seem new again, for a very low price. Many people would like to get new furniture, but are turned away by the high prices. However, if you want to make your furniture look like new, try using a sofa slip cover. While some are more expensive than others, there are many high quality cheap sofa slip covers available. Simply be on the look out for discount sofa slip covers.
You may worry that you won’t be able to find a sofa slip cover that would match the rest of your house. However, there is no need to worry. Slip covers come in all sizes for your futon chair, futon sofa, throw pillow, bolster pillow, or whatever piece of furniture you need to add a slip to. However, it is important to make sure that you are purchasing the right sofa slip cover. Since not all furniture is made alike, companies offer a variety of styles to fit all furniture models. You may also be able to purchase extra fabric to cover items in your living room to match your furniture.
Decorating Ideas to make your Living Room more Livable
Decorating Ideas to make your Living Room more Livable
Lisa French
Above all else, the furniture in the living-room should make it livable. It should be grouped so that it offers centers of interest, convenience and comfort. Look for upholstered seating with homespun-type fabric, or toss a pieced quilt over plain fabric or leather. An old rocker is a great addition.
By the time you are ready to choose the furniture for the living room, the walls and floor coverings should be in place so that the choice of furniture will be merely the selection of the best out of several possibilities. Of course, the quality, shape and color of furniture varies, and the quantity will as well.
Can one imagine a more livable living-room than one with a large, soft sofa in front of a fireplace, behind it a long table filled with books, while holding a lamp at either end. Or else, at the end of the sofa, a small table for the reading lamp and on either side a pair of comfortable chairs?
The main essentials are a comfortable sofa, a table large enough to hold books, magazines and lamps, and at least two comfortable, upholstered chairs and a smaller table.
While at the other end or side of the room, a pair of book-cases, cabinets or a credence. These balance the fireplace, since they are placed against the wall and have a corresponding shelf, cornice or mantel line.
In developing the original simple formula there may be added a chaise, a good-size table, another large chair, and another small table
Remember that it is always better to leave a space empty than to have it occupied by a badly placed piece of furniture. Good furniture needs space to be seen to its advantage.
If there is a large array of furniture in the living-room, keep the carpet, and furniture upholstery all to one tone.
Mantel accessories may be applied to the other shelves and the tables in the room. Keep them free from dust-collecting, trivial things, while creating a sense of order and cleanliness.
Balance is maintained by using objects in pairs a pair of vases, candlesticks, bowls, or jars. Placed at either end of the mantel, they should be higher than the intervening objects, to form a sweeping curve. Also they help to frame in the over-mantel picture or mirror.
In fitting furniture to its architectural background there are 3 things to consider
contour and proportion; design and decorative detail; color of wood.
The first two points are obviously necessary; it is in the last that the furnishing of many rooms fails. Oak and mahogany do not mix amicably; one does not set off the other because there is not sufficient contrast, nor are they closely enough allied to harmonize. On the other hand, black ebony and yellowish burr walnut, such as is used in inlaying seaweed pattern in oak, are examples of harmony gained.
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From upholstery to accessories, leather perfect across home - Sun, 05 Feb 2012 PST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? Whether it resembles a well-traveled saddle or a buttery smooth burst of cherry red or lime green, leather furniture is classic and strong. As upholstery, leather lasts four times as long as fabric, according to American Leather. The Dallas-based manufacturer creates furniture in fabric and leather for stores including Crate & Barrel, Design Within Reach and Macy?s. american design furniture 06 Feb 2012
Blackbird Interior Design flies into Midland shopping center
Just opened in the Plaza Oaks Shopping Center at 2101 W. Wadley is BLACKBIRD INTERIOR DESIGN, FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES. american design furniture 06 Feb 2012
US historical art treasures shine again at New York museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York unveiled new galleries Thursday dedicated to the history of American painting, sculpture and design, some of which museum officials said displayed the country's "crown jewels." american design furniture 06 Feb 2012
Sally Sirkin Lewis Adds New U.S. Design Patent
J. Robert Scott, Inc. the internationally known, American luxury furniture and textiles manufacturer announces that the United States Patent Office has issued a Design Patent to designer Sally Sirkin Lewis for her Cabriole Cabinet.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 23, 2012 J. Robert Scott, Inc. the internationally known, American luxury furniture and textiles manufacturer announces that the United ... american design furniture 06 Feb 2012
'Good Design'
A new temporary exhibition at the Hunter Museum of American Art showcases products designed by Herman Miller, the renowned office furniture company. american design furniture 06 Feb 2012
Westmoreland Museum of American Art hosts 'Art of Seating'
A seat can be somewhere to sit, the body part that rests on a seat, or a capital or place of authority. american design furniture 06 Feb 2012
Chattanooga designers work to capture city?s soul and translate it to a unique typeface
Chattanooga, like most cities, has its signature vistas, its signature homespun products and its signature hole-in-the-wall restaurants. But unlike any American city, Chattanooga is on the verge of having its own signature: a unique typeface created by a group of designers who hope to see it emblazoned across everything from city brochures and local menus to bike lanes. american design furniture 06 Feb 2012
'The Art of Seating' exhibit opens at Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Take a good look at the chairs in your house before you go to "The Art of Seating." You may see them in a whole new light afterward. The exhibition, which opens today at Westmoreland Museum of American Art, features 43 chairs from the Jacobsen American Chair Collection made between the beginning of the 19th century and 2010. american design furniture 06 Feb 2012
Westmoreland Museum features chair exhibit
"The Art of Seating: 200 Years of AmericanDesign," will kick off from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday in the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. american design furniture 06 Feb 2012
