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If your dad’s anything like mine, he’ll often be found relaxing in his favorite reclining chair, with his feet up and the TV on.  This Father’s Day I’m sure it’ll be no different, and I’m sure there’ll be dads throughout the country lazing in their recliners.  In recognition of this, I think it’s fitting that Sure Fit are having a special sale on their entire range of recliner covers.

This promotion runs until Wednesday 4th June, and from now until then all their slipcovers for recliner chairs are discounted by 20%.  There are 9 different stretchy fabrics to choose from, all especially designed to fit reclining chairs and stand up to the movement they get.

I just had a look and there are a few new fabrics that have recently been introduced, including the Stretch Pearson, which is specially made for La-Z-Boy recliners, with a media pocket on one side and handle opening on the other.  As well as giving a snug fit, this fabric is machine washable (on a cold wash) and can be tumble-dried on a low heat.  It comes in 6 different colors and costs only $63.99 in the current sale.  Click here to see the full range.

I’ve just got back from a few days visiting with some good friends of mine, Richard and Danielle.  I had a great time catching up with their news and generally relaxing.  I sure feel in a summer mood now.  I hope this warm weather continues over the weekend. 

Anyway, my trip away was the inspiration for this post.  You see, Rich and Danielle have quite a small house, which means they don’t actually have a designated guest room.  I found this out on the evening I arrived when they apologetically announced I was to sleep in the living room on their old sofa bed!

Looking at the faded upholstery and the worn out patches on the arms, I of course thought "this sofa’s crying out to be slipcovered!"  So, I tactfully suggested to Danielle that a new slipcover could make her sofa bed look fantastic.  She agreed, but said she didn’t think anyone made slipcovers for sofa beds, and if they did she’d never seen them for sale anywhere.

I pointed out that actually most of the time they use their sofa bed as a regular couch, and there’s no reason why a regular sized furniture slipcover wouldn’t fit it.  I know several people who use sofa or loveseat slipcovers on double or queen-sized sofa beds.  You just have to remove it when you want to open up the bed.  Or if you get a cover with a straight skirt you can just lift up the skirt to pull the bed out.

Hopefully I’ve inspired Danielle and Richard to give their sofa bed a makeover and I look forward to seeing it’s new look next time I visit!

I’ve been loving this wonderful sunny weather we’ve had recently – it seems like summer’s finally arrived.  To be honest I’ve probably been spending more time outside in the garden than inside my house.  However, when I was cleaning the living room yesterday I decided it was time for a change! 

You see, I like to use different sets of slipcovers according to the time of year.  And now the weather’s warming up and we’re getting lots of sunshine, my winter sofa covers looked all out of place.  So, I quickly ripped them off and dug out a nice clean set of slipcovers that I keep in my linen closet.  They’re made from a pretty pale blue floral fabric and really lighten the room up and give it an airy, cool feel.  I love my furniture’s new look and the room’s now a welcome retreat from the heat outside.

Anyway, now’s a good time to buy some summer slipcovers for your couch and chairs because there’s currently another free shipping offer from Sure Fit.  It runs all over this weekend until Monday (19th May).  The deal is you can get free standard shipping on all slipcover orders of $125 or more.  The promo code is MOFS. 

Back in April I wrote a post about my friend Chrissie and how she found a way to use stretchy slipcovers on her furniture with loose back cushions.  She couldn’t find any that were designed to fit this style, so following my advice she replaced the back cushions with new pillows and is very happy with the result.

I thought of Chrissie today though, when I saw that Sure Fit have just introduced a new slipcover especially designed for sofas and loveseats with loose back cushions.  This is great news for people who don’t like the idea of replacing their cushions with pillows and it works in much the same way as a separate seat slipcover.  It has a three-piece design, which means it has separate covers for the body of the furniture, the seat cushions and the back cushions.  Like the seat cushions, the loose back cushions are placed all together in one cover and zipped in.

I love the simplicity of this design and think it’s excellent that Sure Fit have started selling this type of cover, as until now I’d never seen any furniture covers like this.  Currently it’s only available in chocolate or taupe stretch pique fabric, but I imagine it’ll be a big success and might become available in other fabrics in the future.  It costs $139.99 for a loveseat size, $149.99 for a sofa size.  Click here for more details.

I’ve just found this Mothers Day coupon code for Sure Fit.  For a limited time only – the promo ends Monday 5th May - you can get FREE standard shipping on all slipcover orders of $99 and over.  The code is MDFS – you’ll need to enter this at checkout when you place your order online. 

Sure Fit have recently launched several new slipcovers, including the pretty floral Briarwood range, which is available in sofa, loveseat and chair sizes, and wing chair and recliner slipcovers in their new Stretch Grid fabric.  Their range of organic slipcovers, made from 100% organic cotton is also well worth checking out.

Click here to start shopping!  Happy Mothers Day!