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Wednesday last week I held a Halloween party at my house, for a small group of friends.  I hadn’t planned anything too big, after all it was a week night and we all had work the next day.  But I thought it would be fun if we all came in fancy dress and played a few party games.  I put up some decorations and prepared some food and mulled wine.

In the end, there were six of us in total, including my friend Tom, who has a bit of a reputation for his clumsiness.  He’s like an overgrown teenager and somehow whenever there’s a party, Tom will manage to have some kind of accident.  I remember back in the summer he managed to knock a friend’s potted plant onto the carpet.  And another time he even fell into a fish pond! 

Anyway, last Wednesday poor Tom lived up to his reputation.  Not long after arriving in fact, dressed as Dracula, he managed to spill his glass of mulled wine all over himself and my loveseat, where he was sitting.  I had thought he’d be out of harm’s way if he was sitting down, but obviously I was wrong.  He was extremely apologetic and mortified at the thought that he’d ruined my couch.  As I knew the slipcover was washable, I wasn’t too worried.  He was relieved to hear that I’d covered all my furniture in washable slipcovers!

But that wasn’t the end of his clumsy behaviour.  A little later on in the evening, he was sitting on my other loveseat while we all played games, and clearly wasn’t paying much attention his plate of food.  You guessed the rest – that’s right, his entire plate piled high with party snacks tipped over and the contents went all over another slipcover.  A sticky mixture of coleslaw, salad dressing, potato salad and tomatoes ended up on the seat next to him!

He kindly mopped most of the mess up, but like before, the slipcover was left with a dirty stain on.  The other guests looked horrified, until I reassured them that this is precisely why I always use slipcovers at events like this!  They hadn’t realised that all my seats – my loveseats, sofa and chairs – were protected by stretch slipcovers, as they fit so well they look like the original upholstery.

So, once again, my loveseat slipcovers have proved to be a very wise investment!

For the month of November Slipcover Shop are offering a 15% discount on their custom cushion covers when you buy a custom furniture slipcover for a chair, loveseat or sofa.  To claim your 15% off your order, you’ll need to enter coupon code CCDCC at checkout when you order online.

Having your slipcovers made to measure is a great way to ensure a perfect fit.  Slipcover Shop have a useful measuring worksheet on their website which shows you actually which dimensions you need to measure.  You just need to fill in the blanks, place your order and your custom made covers should be delivered to your door in just 5 working days.

The furniture slipcovers that we feature on www.GetSlipcovers.com are sold by US merchants.  However, we quite often get questions from visitors who live overseas and want to know if it’s still possible for them to order slipcovers through our site.  The answer is yes – all the furniture covers from Slipcover Shop can be shipped internationally, for an additional delivery charge.

Slipcover Shop have a lot of international orders for both ready made and custom slipcovers.  If you live overseas, in the UK or Australia for example, you’ll need to place your slipcover order online in the usual way, remembering to select “other” for your country when entering your details.  They will then manually calculate the shipping cost, which depends on the weight of your order.  You’ll receive an email confirming the price before anything is charged to your credit card, so you can decide whether you’re happy with the extra shipping cost and whether you want to go ahead with your order.

As it’s difficult to find pre-made sofa slipcovers in many countries, it can make a lot of sense to buy them from the US and can still work out to be much cheaper than buying a new couch. 

Another option to consider, if you like in the UK, is to have some custom slipcovers made especially to fit your seats.  We recommend Plumbs Furniture Covers for this.  They offer an outstanding level of service, from a free home visit where they’ll measure your furniture for you, to free delivery and fitting.  Click here to arrange a FREE, no obligation home visit.

I think a lot of people are put off the idea of buying custom slipcovers because of the price.  This is understandable, because having sofa covers made to measure can be expensive.  One of the main things that pushes the price up is that most companies that make custom furniture covers arrange for one of their representatives to visit your home to personally measure your seats. 

However, there is an affordable alternative.  Slipcover Shop are happy for you to measure your own furniture and simply enter your measurements on their website when you order online.  This is a much cheaper and quicker way to get your slipcovers custom made.  I don’t think you’ll find custom slipcovers of this quality and at such a good price anywhere else.  They are exceptionally good value at only $125-$250 per slipcover. 

What’s more, there’s no long wait for your slipcovers to arrive.  With Slipcover Shop your custom covers will be made to measure AND shipped all within 5-7 business days of you placing your order online.  I don’t know of any other company that offers this level of service.  They can make slipcovers for almost any type of furniture, including sofas, loveseats and armchairs with box or T-cushions, as well as dining room chairs and ottomans.

 When you place your order through the Slipcover Shop website, you’ll find clear and useful diagrams to use as a guide to ensure you measure your furniture in the correct places.  So, if you’ve got a special couch you’d like to have a slipcover made for, but thought it would cost too much – think again!  With Slipcover Shop, custom slipcovers are unbeatable value, are delivered to your door in only 5-7 business days and come with a quality guarantee.