Fabrics ArmchairUpholstery Fabric For ChairsSuzani UpholsterySuzani FabricsUpholstery IdeasUpholstery BamFabrics BohemianUpholstery CoversUnique UpholsteryForwardsuch a cute idea... find an old chair and reupholster it for a breast feeding chair in the bedroom. Shop unique and handmade items directly from creative people around the world Popular items for chair coverLast fall we bought an IKEA Ektorp sofa. At $399, it was a steal. If you’re unfamiliar with this classic IKEA sofa, here’s what you need to know: you buy your sofa base and choose your own slipcover from a dozen or so options. I had planned to get beige slipcovers, but they were sold out. Since we live 120 miles from IKEA, popping in a few days later to pick one up wasn’t an option. So we went with white. Before you tell me I’m crazy (four kids and a dog!) let me explain: I’d done my due diligence. I’d read many blog posts (like here, here, and here) from busy moms who love their white Ektorp sofas, and who swore they’re not hard to maintain.
If you read those posts (and the other Ektorp reviews online), you’ll notice a common thread: the people who love their white couches wash their slipcovers all. (Typical recommendations are to wash weekly or every other week.) We’ve now had our Ektorp sofa for four months. The maintenance routine looks like this: I strip the slipcovers from the base and the couch’s six cushions. I wash them in two separate loads (even though I have a front-loader, it’s a bit much for one load). I dry each load separately to 60 % or so and s-t-r-e-t-c-h the covers back onto the frame and cushions. (I hate that last part.) The whole drill takes about 30 minutes of active time, which isn’t a lot. But it’s not time well spent when I’m actively trying to decrease my time spent on home management. The sofa looks best when I wash the slipcovers every week, but I don’t wash weekly unless we’re having guests or somebody spills something. It looks pretty good with every other week, and I can stretch it to three if I need to.
But that’s still way more time than I want to spend maintaining a couch. I have found a few things that make the maintenance a bit easier:My mom gifted me my first bottle of this nontoxic instant stain remover, and it’s amazing. When I spilled red wine (sad but true) on the arm of the sofa, the Folex made it disappear. (My kids have rules about where they can and cannot have snack, yet I’m the one always spilling wine and coffee everywhere. Anne may mean “graceful” but it doesn’t always fit.)This product relies on grapefruit seed and orange extract for cleaning power, and I love its fresh, subtle smell. My favorite part of washing the slipcovers is the way the whole living room smells when they’re newly cleaned. We use Biokleen because my girls and I have sensitive skin, but the important thing is to choose a detergent you really like the smell of–because the smell will permeate the whole room on that first day.I use this in every load to brighten and whiten.
Similar to OxiClean but I prefer this brand.No, it’s not gentle, but I bleach the slipcovers every 3 washes or so to get rid of the dinginess that comes with having 4 kids and a dog (and a mom who sloshes her coffee). I like my sofa. I love the look of the white. And I know I can buy new slipcovers or dye the ones I have or cover the couch with blankets to protect it. But what I really want is to not be high-maintenance about my furniture. My sofa may have been cheap, but I can’t believe how much it’s costing me. This thing should have come with a maid. IKEA furniture: tell us all about yours in comments.The Graphics Fairy is a resource for Home Decorators and Crafters. Find over 5,000 FREE Vintage Stock images, Illustrations, Old Pictures, Antique Graphics, Vintage Printables, to MAKE craft projects, collage, DIY, scrapbooking, etc! DIY and Craft Tutorials, and Home Decorating Ideas are offered as well. Daily vintage image downloads since 2007. Most are Jpegs, or PDFs, but there are some Vectors as well.
As far as I know these are all Royalty Free Images that are in the Public Domain. However I cannot guarantee that. Please see my Faq page to find info on copyright laws in your country. Pearl Grey Ikea Couch Brooklyn Til I DyeBy Jasmin Chang Project DescriptionWhen I first moved to New York three years ago, my roommates and I bought a white Ikea couch. After a year in the city and many friends visiting and staying on the couch, it was not so white anymore. We took the occasion of moving to a new apartment to spruce it up into a more 'grown up' couch. Prep, dyeing & Rinse time: couch slipcover rubber gloves The first and most difficult step was taking the slipcover off. Once I passed the hurdle of disassembling the Ikea couch, it was easy going! I filled my bathtub with water and wet the slipcover. I split the slipcover canvas fabric into two washing machine loads. I used two packs of powder dye per load, so four packs total. I dissolved all the dye in water together, so I would have a consistent dye solution.
I put my first load in the laundry, let it soak for 30 minutes, and then ran the rinse cycle. Then I did the same with the second load. Once both loads were done, I rinsed the slipcover pieces with cold water in my bathtub and dried them in my dryer.Then, I put the slipcover pieces back on the couch and assembled the couch back together. Now all I need is to find some fun accent pillows!please find all items at If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact us, and any of your suggestion will be very valuable for us! Want an exclusive, comfortable cover for your Ikea Sofa or chairs? Come see us at Beautiful, well fitting covers at great prices. 28 Photos and videos Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @HipicaInteriors. Loading seems to be taking a while. Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information. Add a location to your Tweets When you tweet with a location, Twitter stores that location.
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