Furniture Slipcovers Blog: GetSlipcovers.com

If you’re quick, you can get a 15% discount on any recliner slipcover you order online from Sure Fit.  This sale only runs for a couple more days and expires 31st January.   But there’s still time for you to check out what’s available.  There are seven different fabrics in Sure Fit’s recliner cover range.  All of them are stretch slipcovers, so they can be stretched to fit almost any recliner chair and give a snug fit.  Examples of the cheap prices to be had include the new design stretch pinstripe cover for only $67.99, and the ever-popular stretch indigo denim cover priced at just $59.50.  To view the full range of slipcovers for reclining chairs, click here.

I often get people asking me where they can get slipcovers made from organic fabrics.  It seems there’s a growing demand for more natural, environmentally friendly slipcover fabrics as people try to make their homes greener.  The exciting news is that Sure Fit have just launched a new range of organic slipcovers for sofas and loveseats.  Their Riverstone and Aspen ranges of furniture covers are made from 100% organic cotton.  They look stunning, are machine washable and best of all are affordable.

Prices are just $69.99-$79.99 for a loveseat slipcover, and only $79.99-$89.99 for a sofa cover.  I think it’s great that Sure Fit are selling these at such reasonable prices, as many companies tend to charge a premium for organic products.

Both the Aspen and Riverstone organic slipcovers have the same stylish design of a straight skirt with ties at the front of each arm.  The Aspen fabric is a solid color, available in a choice of either linen or sage.  These are both natural looking, neutral colors, and are lovely and light, making them perfect for spring and summer decorating, or simply giving a room a fresh and clean new image.  The Riverstone fabric is gently striped, in either blue or brown stripes.

Also available in both these organic fabrics are coordinating decorative 17 inch pillows – the Riverstone square pillow and the Aspen self-corded pillow.  These are only $14.99 each and are ideal for completing your furniture’s new look.

Now the upheaval and busyness of the holiday season is behind us, January is a good time to sit back and take stock of our lives.  The new year is traditionally a time when we make resolutions and set goals of what we want to achieve in the year ahead, in all aspects of our lives.  To me, my home is very important, so I always include some home improvement goals – there’s always something around the house that could do with improving, whether it’s a room that needs to be decorated or a picture that’s waiting to be hung.

If you’ve got a room that’s recently been painted but it still doesn’t quite have that look you dream of, then take a look at your furniture.  All too often when people redecorate they find their old couch and armchairs don’t fit in with their new color scheme.  Perhaps the upholstery is too dark, or the pattern is looking outdated or faded.  After all the expense and extravagance of the holidays, splashing out on a new suite is the last thing I’d want to do.  But with slipcovers the solution is simple – and affordable. 

You may be surprised how much the appearance of your sofa or loveseat can influence the ambiance of your living room.  By fitting a new set of slipcovers over your furniture you can instantly change the mood of the room.  Obviously you want your home to feel welcoming and inviting, but the right choice of slipcover style can determine whether your room feels cosy or contemporary, modern or traditional etc.

I think sofa slipcovers are wonderful both for covering up a multitude of sins in ugly, unfashionable or tired looking furniture, and for totally transforming an entire room.  What’s more, ready made slipcovers are so easy to fit you can have your living room looking sensational in minutes.  Furniture covers are inexpensive to buy, especially compared to the cost of a new sofa.  And with a bit of loving care your slipcover should last a long time.  Most slipcovers are machine washable – check on the label to make sure.  Slipcovers are brilliant for adding your personal touch to your décor and making your house really feel like a home.

We’ve had more than our fair share of miserable weather so far this month, a lot of wind and rain and a distinct lack of sunlight.  I’d like to get out in the garden and do a general tidy up, but it really has been too wet and muddy underfoot.  It makes me feel like hibernating.  To cheer myself up I went to visit my friend Alison, who has a very cosy house and a roaring log fire.  She also has two cats who love to curl up in her wing chairs either side of the hearth, in the warmest spot in the room.

Olly and Daisy (the cats) also love hunting mice and playing in the backyard, even in this appalling weather.  Whilst I was there they came inside, probably sensing that the fire was lit, and made a beeline for their chairs.  They were soaking wet and their fur looked a real state, dripping and bedraggled.  Their little paws were covered in wet mud too.  Once comfortably in position in their fireside seats, both cats proceeded to clean themselves, leave bits of mud and smelly cat hair all over the furniture.

Luckily Alison had discovered wing chair slipcovers and had fitted two pet friendly ones from Sure Fit on her chairs.  The Savannah wing chair covers are a lovely burgundy floral pattern and are made from 100% cotton, which is durable and can stand up to lots of machine washing.  I could see those soggy cats had met their match in those slipcovers.  No matter how much hair they shed or muddy paw prints they made, the original upholstery beneath the covers stayed clean and dry.  Their traditional design coordinates perfectly with the style of décor in Alison’s home, and as soon as the sun returns she can throw them in the washing machine and hang them out to dry.

To promote their new Spring Catalog Sure Fit are running a special offer where you can save 20% on all slipcover orders of $125 and over.  This is a great deal, especially if you’re planning on giving your furniture a seasonal makeover in time for spring.

This promotional offer is only running for a limited time, so you only have until 28th January to decide which slipcovers you want to buy.  And to make sure you get your 20% discount, you’ll need to use promo code C20E when you order online.  To browse the entire range of Sure Fit slipcovers click here.

If you can’t find the slipcover you’re looking for in the Sure Fit Clearance Sale, the good news is for the whole of January you can still get a 15% discount on all their regular priced furniture slipcovers.

To save 15% on your online order, just enter the promo code ASJ3 at checkout.  This special offer applies to all slipcover orders – there’s no minimum spend requirement.  But remember, this promo code expires at the end of the month – 1/31/08.

Click here to view the full range of Sure Fit products.  From recliner slipcovers for chairs to stretch sofa covers, there’s something to fit most types of seat, in a fantastic choice of colors and fabrics.

My various sets of dining chair slipcovers proved invaluable over the holiday period.  With all that festive feasting, all in all we seemed to spend a considerable amount of time sitting round the dining table.  And inevitably with such huge amounts of food and drink being consumed, the odd accident happened.  I found myself having to wash my chair covers a few times over the Christmas and New Year break.  All sorts of food and drink stains appeared, from cranberry sauce to red wine, chocolate and soup.

But it’s no hassle really to change over slipcovers and put fresh ones on ready for the next big meal.  All mine are fully machine washable, so it’s very easy to pop the used covers in the machine to be cleaned.  And the best thing is the upholstery underneath is protected and stays clean – meaning I didn’t have to spend any time over the holidays trying to remove stains from my seats.

Anyway, I’ve had several queries recently from people asking me if there’s anywhere that sells slipcovers for dining chairs with arms.  It seems all the dining chair covers available online are made for chairs without armrests.  Well, the good news for those of you whose dining chairs have arms, is that Slipcover Shop are planning to launch a new range of slipcovers specially designed to fit this style of chair.  If all goes according to plan, they should be available online later this month.  I don’t know any other details at this stage, but I’ll keep you posted and let you know as soon as these new dining chair slipcovers are ready to purchase.

I’ve had enough of the January sales in the shops now, and after spending the best part of a day wandering round stores trying to find what I’m looking for amongst the chaos, I can see why so many of us are choosing to shop online these days.  After all the disorganization in the stores, I’m beginning to really appreciate how simple and stress-free it is to buy things online.  You can go to a website and find the category you want straight away, or even do a search for a specific item and the website will find it for you.  It makes old-fashioned shopping seem so time-consuming in comparison.

Anyway, for those of you who like to shop on the internet, there are some real bargains to be found at the moment.  For instance, Sure Fit are currently having their semi-annual clearance sale, with savings of up to 85% on selected slipcovers.  As with any sale, once it’s gone it’s gone, and stocks are limited, so it makes sense to get your slipcover order in early.

Here’s my pick of one of the best deals on sofa slipcovers:

The Avalon stripe one-piece sofa slipcover is reduced to only $49.99 (from $79.99).

It’s not just sofa covers that are discounted, there are all kinds of other slipcovers for loveseats, armchairs, wing chairs and ottomans.  But remember – get your order in early while supplies last!  You can view the full clearance range here.

Happy new year!  Here’s a holiday tale to amuse you.  My other half went out for drinks with the boys the week before Christmas and returned with them in the early hours, armed with post-pub kebabs.  The sound of Christmas carols woke me up as they made themselves comfortable in the living room – they weren’t exactly in fine voice!  But it sounded like they’d all had a jolly time and got into the festive spirit.

I could tell they had some food, as after a couple of minutes the singing ceased and it went strangely quiet.  I guessed this was because they were concentrating on their kebabs!  I took this as a good sign, because what usually happens is they use all their energy eating their food and then get very sleepy and go home to bed.  Or fall asleep on the couch in my other half’s case!

I found him in a sorry state the next morning, sprawled on the sofa, on top of a half-eaten kebab.  And it wasn’t just my sofa slipcover that was covered in congealed kebab remains.  None of my seats had survived – my arm chairs, loveseat and wing chair all had greasy stains and bits of mayonnaise-coated salad on them.  Grrrr.  I was really cross as I’d recently just put clean slipcovers on my furniture all ready for Christmas.  I had to take them all off and put them in the wash.

But at least all my furniture slipcovers are machine washable.  I dread to think what state my seats would be in if I didn’t use slipcovers to protect them!