tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50691864081553335112024-03-05T12:45:38.530-08:00Custom Slipcovers by ShelleySlipcovers by Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573132111635844732noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5069186408155333511.post-57313559197501002752016-01-28T11:00:00.001-08:002016-01-28T11:00:32.207-08:00Cream duck cloth couch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My client wanted a cream duck cloth couch. Her neighbor had given her this great scrolled back english rolled arm couch, so she had a great base to start with. </div>
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SIDE NOTES---We just got back from our annual couples trip. This year we went to Sayulita, Mexico. So great to be somewhere warm for a week! </div>
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This pic was taken on the back porch of the jungle house we stayed at! AMAZING house! </div>
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While we were gone, Heber's dad stayed a few nights with our boys and left a flash drive with some old pics from when we built our house 17 years ago...in the middle of nowhere! </div>
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Turned these bedroom chairs in to Cream Velvet dining chairs. Harker Design commissioned these chairs for one of their clients. They took a set of existing bedroom chairs of the clients and turned them into host/hostess chairs for the dining table. Since the client is located out of state, I didn't get to see them finished in the dining room. I bet they looked stunning though.<br />
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BEFORE--Here were the drawings they sent me of what they wanted. Baseball stitch, ties, and waterfall skirt to change up the whole look.</div>
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AFTER--I prewashed the velvet since they would be in dining room--that way they can be washed.<br />
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Since the velvet was too thick to make ties--they decided to go for a deconstructed look. I serged two layers together face out--so the ties wouldn't be too bulky.<br />
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No piping--just topstitch<br />
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I've been mulling over different goals for the year, and haven't really nailed any down specifically. My overall thoughts were just trying to figure out what my dream is. Everyone has a different dream, half the battle is figuring out what your's is. It's kind of my new saying-- you know when your house is trashed, and the kids are fighting..."Living the dream, baby...living the dream!" </div>
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Lots of times, it's just making things happen and writing them down on your to do list. What gets you excited? Is there something new you want to learn? What things do you want to make happen this year?? </div>
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My Ultimate dream--have 5 BYU housing condos that are paid for which create passive income ($42,000/yr after expenses), so I don't have to work as hard, and can take more trips. We bought our first BYU condo last February and are on a 3 year plan to pay it off. Once it's paid for it'll be an income stream. Then I'd just have to do that 4 more times. Which sounds a bit exhausting to me right now--so maybe 3 BYU condos?? I guess just take it one condo at a time. </div>
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One bucket list thing I put on my to do list for this year is to hit up the <a href="http://www.127yardsale.com/" target="_blank">longest yardsale on Hwy 127 </a>from Alabama to Michigan. Aug 4-7! </div>
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Chair--BEFORE-- these chairs are a family heirloom, rust and all! Simply beautiful!<br />
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I tied the bows directly onto the posts--to eliminate bulk on the slipcovers themselves. Bonus--when you wash the slipcovers the ties won't need to be ironed flat to look good again. I can't take credit for this idea--my client did the original slipcovers that way. She wanted everything to be exactly the same, except smaller piping and white linen. </div>
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Her home is truly amazing! All the natural light with the fresh snow outside made for great pictures!</div>
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Side Notes--Had some great time off with my family this holiday season! </div>
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We stayed at the <a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/cabin" target="_blank">cabin</a> on Christmas night--there was about 3 ft of fresh powder! The boys couldn't resist jumping from the deck into it.<br />
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We hiked up to Diamond Fork Hot springs--which is in Spanish Fork Canyon, Utah. It was amazing! We even stripped down to our suits and got in. 20 degrees outside and 12 mile roundtrip hike. I am always up for an adventure.<br />
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The cousins came to the cabin to play time in the snow. It was pretty cold outside about 15 degrees, so not much sledding happened. The boys worked with Heber on turning their teepee into an igloo. </div>
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I did do velcro under the bottom edge to keep it all tight and in place.<br />
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Side note-- She also had me make a few pillow to finish off her front room. She chose some great fabrics! You ALWAYS need pillows to finish off a space. I always use down inserts in my pillows, so you can fluff them and they always look great. Polyfiber fills, just go flat and hard over a few months time.<br />
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My client picked up this wood armed chair off a local Facebook Yardsale page. She wanted to redo it in a brushed white denim with ties and box pleat skirt.<br />
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I did 1.5" blind hem on the skirt to eliminate bulk. The fabric was a decent weight and with the pleating--self lined wouldn't have worked.<br />
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Side note #1--- Many of you know of my bestie, running partner, other half-- Camille about 4 years ago I slipcovered her sectional in a turquoise canvas. She loved it, but it has faded being next to the window and she decided to switch it up! She tested the arm pads 1st with some Navy Rit Dye to see how it would work out. AMAZING!!!
She dyed the whole slipcover Navy blue with Rit Dye. Here's her instagram post! It is seriously AMAZING in person. Best idea ever! Now it'll hold up at least a few more years, and every time she washes it she can add some more dye to keep it from looking faded and worn.
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Side Note #2-- Last month I turned 40! I decided to plan my own party! Eight of us girls flew to LAX and rented a beach house in Newport beach for 3 nights. BEST TIME EVER! Hot tub, beach, bikes, ferris wheel, treats, naps, and sleeping in!<br />
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Side note #3--the week after my bday in LA, my family and I drove to Seattle for my nephews wedding. It was an amazing wedding with the best Dance Party EVER! My boys didn't know what to think watching their mom and dad dance like it was 1999!<br />
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Christmas isn't an excuse for a free for all! Just because it's Christmas, doesn't mean you should spend $ you DON'T have on gifts.
If you don't have much $ and are feeling pressure to put gifts on credit cards, because you feel obligated. This is WRONG! It is not a NEED to give gifts! No one wants you to go into debt to give them a gift they didn't know they needed or even wanted.<br />
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To be honest in years past, we have bought the kids random trinkets and gifts and they always end up lost/broken by the end of January--we should've saved our $!<br />
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Just because it's Christmas, doesn't mean we are entitled to buying more stuff! Somehow the following answer is always accepted, "Oh, we are getting that for Christmas"--like that makes the $ magically appear that you didn't have. We need to change this upcoming generation to be more grateful than entitled. Ask them, "What are you giving for Christmas?" instead of "What do you want for Christmas?"<br />
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How many times have people asked you what you want for Christmas or a birthday? And you answer "nothing" because you really don't NEED anything. Why are we all scurrying around buying stuff that isn't needed or wanted?<br />
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I am not saying to cancel Christmas, just be more creative/frugal in the gift giving. Our kids don't need $500 worth of stuff each to feel the Christmas spirit. "If you can't find the Christmas spirit in your heart, you aren't going to find it under the tree" said one of my son's friends.<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Free Christmas</span>-Name of the game for the whole family, $0 gifts. It's a fun game. Find stuff you have and "gift" it. Maybe it's a jewelry box you've had kicking around that you don't super love, but you know your niece would LOVE it. Maybe it's an old soccer jersey that you wore a ton and have outgrown, but know it would be your younger brothers new prized possession if you gave it to him.
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Homemade Christmas</span>--I love making/receiving homemade gifts, I always feel like they mean more. Baked goods, sew a purse, make a knife (my sons latest obsession), tie a quilt, repurpose stuff you have around the house, etc. There are always tons of ideas online.<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5385.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5385" class="wp-image-1653 size-full" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5385.jpg" height="267" width="400" /></a> wallet made out of grandpa's old shirts<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_7656.jpg"><img alt="IMG_7656" class="wp-image-1655 size-medium" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_7656-300x224.jpg" height="224" width="300" /></a> apron made out of grandma's old table cloth<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sentimental gifts</span>--I love these the most! I've cut up my grandma and grandpas old clothes and have made the grandkids aprons, wallets, teddy bears, etc. I've put old letters in a photo box for my mom. I've made stuff out of <a href="https://instagram.com/p/w7F0F_GO7J/?taken-by=slipcovershelley">Heber's Grandma's old linens</a> (turned a table cloth into an apron for his sister). Memory jars were a HUGE hit with my parents--all the kids wrote down funny memories or stories from when we were growing up and put them in a jar. My parents relished these for the whole afternoon, reading them and laughing and crying, and learning about all the naughty things us kids did. Much more heart warming than a new set of knives!<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Needs</span>--stuff you'd buy anyways! Socks, underwear, a new coat, etc.<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thrift Store christmas--</span> My kids and I love shopping thrift stores. Look for the good, quality brands. I can always find something anytime I stop in. Eddie Bauer Sorel boots $6. REI outdoor shirt $5. Rubbish brand jacket $6. Spider brand ski pants $20. You'd be surprised with what you find and how little you spend!
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">T</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">rip</span>--One of my favorite Christmas's was when we decided to make memories instead of give gifts. It was MAGIC, we rented a beach house in California for the week with my sister's family. We did stockings for the kids and that was it. We went for walks every morning and collected shells, watched the dolphins, went to the tide pools, made cinnamon rolls, hot tubbed 3 times/day, and had campfires. Yes, I understand this isn't cheap--but I'd rather spend $ on a trip than buy extra clutter and stuff for the kids that they don't need.
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<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_4806.jpg"><img alt="IMG_4806" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1645" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_4806-1024x683.jpg" height="683" width="1024" /></a>She had some AMAZING family heirloom linens (runners, table cloths, napkins, etc.), Her designer talked her into taking them out of the trunk and letting me cut them up and make pillows. Better to get some use out of them and enjoy them, then keep them boxed up.<br />
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SIDE NOTES--I am booked until Decemeber. Get on my list if you want something slipcovered before Christmas! I have a few spots left.<br />
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I'm excited to offer another slipcover workshop Nov 6-7, 2015 ! I have 15 years of slipcovering experience and would love to show you some tricks of the trade, whether you are interested in making your own slipcovers or aspire to start your own business at some point.<br />
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I did my first paid job for 2 chairs and ottoman for a neighbor, she loved them. Bought a couch made for a slipcover at an outlet yesterday for our new house. Busy sewing all weekend. Guess I'm hooked!</div>
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*Nov 6 and 7th, 2015 (2 day workshop--to ensure everyone isn't rushed and has time to finish their project)<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/slipcoverworkshop.jpg"></a><br />
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*9am-4pm both days<br />
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*Bring a chair, pre washed fabric, thread, tape measure, scissors, quilting pins, and sewing machine with zipper foot (If you are flying in from out of state, I will provide chair and fabric for you)<br />
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*Choose a simple lined chair. I wouldn't recommend a wingback for your first project. Wingbacks have a lot more seams and curves and are more time consuming.<br />
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*I"ll supply piping, zippers, and serger<br />
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*1st day--sew piping, pin fit, and sew main body<br />
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*Class sized capped at 4 spots<br />
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On site at my work studio in Eagle Mountain, UT<br />
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-Basic slipcovering skills<br />
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*Workshop is for beginner to intermediate sewers--you need to be familiar and comfortable with your machine and have basic sewing skills.<br />
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*Please <a href="https://www.blogger.com/heberj1@yahoo.com">email</a> me to secure your spot. $250 will be due via paypal (heberj1@yahoo.com) to confirm your reservation. Non-refundable.<br />
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*Currently 3 spots left!<br />
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*Click <a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/2015/05/tan-linen-slipcovers.html">here</a> to read about a past workshop! Search <a href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/slipcoverworkshop/">#slipcoverworkshop</a> on instagram to see photos from past workshops<br />
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Side Notes-- Well it's hunting season here in Utah and my two oldest got to go this year! Love this pic Heber took of them! They are heading out again this weekend for anterless elk tags...hopefully they get something! They've been watching hunting shows since April!<br />
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My youngest is super crafty and is always trying to make something out of anything else we own. He was set on making a knife blade and needed some steel--he asked if he could have the table saw blade! That was a definite NO! He settled on an old piece of skateboard rail that was kicking around. He's been filing this thing for days!<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/12043111_10207822759867395_478087060166646722_n.jpg"><img alt="12043111_10207822759867395_478087060166646722_n" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1626" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/12043111_10207822759867395_478087060166646722_n.jpg" height="612" width="612" /></a><br />
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I loved her style and all her pretty stuff! <a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_4814.jpg"><img alt="IMG_4814" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1561" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_4814-1024x682.jpg" height="425" width="640" /></a>Finishes off the room for sure and will most likely be the new favorite seat in the house!<br />
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SIDE NOTES--HOLY smokes! Summer is over and I can refocus on work and making dinner! To see my summer adventures---check out my instagram account! @slipcovershelley<br />
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SIDE NOTES! My summer in a nutshell!<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11036298_10207164853740153_7497275904053024283_n.jpg"><img alt="11036298_10207164853740153_7497275904053024283_n" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1588" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11036298_10207164853740153_7497275904053024283_n.jpg" height="612" width="612" /></a><br />
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My boys are always creating something! I LOVE IT! To see more of their projects search instagram #hebersboys or click <a href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/hebersboys/">here</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11866402_10207442727646827_3662972263624699715_n.jpg"><img alt="11866402_10207442727646827_3662972263624699715_n" class="aligncenter wp-image-1587 size-medium" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11866402_10207442727646827_3662972263624699715_n-300x300.jpg" height="300" width="300" /></a>Heber and I celebrated our 18yr anniversary!</div>
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<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11895981_10207517452314897_4529477657488302957_n.jpg"><img alt="11895981_10207517452314897_4529477657488302957_n" class="aligncenter wp-image-1586 size-medium" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11895981_10207517452314897_4529477657488302957_n-300x300.jpg" height="300" width="300" /></a> We took our first family backpacking trip! One mile, one night in the Unitas (Lake Ruth).</div>
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<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_4880.jpg"><img alt="IMG_4880" class="aligncenter wp-image-1585 size-medium" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_4880-300x200.jpg" height="200" width="300" /></a>My oldest son is running cross country and had practices EVERY day of the summer---which meant lots of carpooling! At last weeks meet, he took 31st place out of 256 varsity boys! So worth all the carpooling to see him push himself and run hard. He average 5:30/mile for 2.9miles! So proud of him!<br />
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<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/10999443_10207299992358534_2729427318141832675_n1.jpg"><img alt="10999443_10207299992358534_2729427318141832675_n" class="aligncenter wp-image-1589 size-full" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/10999443_10207299992358534_2729427318141832675_n1.jpg" height="612" width="612" /></a>I helped plan our family reunion! We had it on the Oregon Coast this year, which was AMAZING! These are all my siblings! 6 kids and 21 grandkids, it was quite the party! Talent shows, dance parties, fishing, hot tubbing, hiking, paddle boarding, etc! My sister surprised us at the talent show with these bobble heads from an old family picture--her whole family had them on and danced to YMCA--It was the funniest thing I've ever seen!<a href="http://howtoslipcover.blogspot.com/"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/nikkabocker2/chairbutton2.jpg" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4274.jpg"><img alt="IMG_4274" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1599" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4274-1024x683.jpg" height="683" width="1024" /></a> Pink loveseat--BEFORE---I removed the skirt to expose the darling legs.<br />
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<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4286-e1442955755905.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-1602 size-large" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4286-e1442955755905-683x1024.jpg" height="1024" width="683" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4288.jpg"><img alt="IMG_4288" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1604" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4288-1024x683.jpg" height="683" width="1024" /></a> Since the loveseat was a kidney shape with curves along the front, I installed some velcro to help the slipcover hug to those inside curves.<br />
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<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4291-e1442955837661.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-1606 size-large" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4291-e1442955837661-683x1024.jpg" height="1024" width="683" /></a>I made a few pillows to go with it as well.<br />
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<a href="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4294-e1442955870258.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-1607 size-large" src="http://www.slipcoversbyshelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4294-e1442955870258-683x1024.jpg" height="1024" width="683" /></a>Her daughters room is darling with a built in bunkbed and loft--lucky girl! Love that chandelier as well!<br />
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Camille and I did another room makeover! This time it was a nursery. Our neighbor has 3 boys and was pregnant with her 4th and was finally getting a girl! She decided she wanted hot pink and grey.</div>
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BEFORE--boy toddler room</div>
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AFTER--hot pink and grey nursery! We wanted it to look sophisticated. Camille did a great job hanging the curtains. We were determined to do all the "man work" ourselves this time. Tip--get a really light weight mini drill, so much easier for the ladies!</div>
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It was headed for the dumpster and we talked the sales guy into letting us buy it---well he told us we couldn't buy it AND we couldn't take it…and since I usually don't take "no" for an answer very well, I asked if I could talk to someone else. Next guy came out after we overheard the first guy say, "they won't leave!" He was happy to sell it to us for what we wanted to pay…$5. </div>
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We were laughing about this story and telling my husband about it, and he jokingly said--"that's why we're married…you won't take "no" for an answer". Let's just say he was more nervous than I was about getting married. haha!</div>
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AFTER!! Rit dye worked FABULOUS!! The footstool, I picked up at a free yardsale. I cut the pillow top thing off and slipcovered it in some of my leftover grey polka dot fabric.</div>
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We picked up the chandelier for $7 and Camille spray painted the brass silver and the candle stick sections white to freshen it up. I finally learned how to switch out light fixtures, since I hated waiting for Heber to do it for me. We were pretty proud of our electrical abilities!<br />
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Picked up changing station dresser for $40. We framed some scrapbooking paper in some $1 frames from the thrift store. Nicole still need to sew up the changing pad cover, so we just wrapped the fabric around it.<br />
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Nicole with her 3 boys!<br />
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I made the bumpers of extra fabric I had kicking around.<br />
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We found a $2 hot pink table cloth at the thrift store. I turned it into a bedskirt and was able to keep some of the original hemming which made it a quick sew.<br />
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Original serged edges from Table cloth. There was only enough to do 3 sides--which I figured was fine, the one side is against the wall and you can't see it anyways.<br />
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Her youngest boy is still in his crib, so we found this crib on KSL.com (online classifieds) for $40. I use 2" foam to stuff my bumpers--it makes them stand up better than the batting filled ones. Foam usually runs $30 for a bumper set, but I lucked out and found a nice unused piece of foam at the thrift store for $2!<br />
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Nicoles budget was $200. Which was tight considering she had no furniture. The glider, changing station, and crib was staying in her youngest sons room.<br />
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$40 dresser<br />
$40 crib<br />
$10 dye and spray paint<br />
$15 curtains<br />
$17 ikea curtain rod<br />
$4 lamp<br />
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$30 hobby lobby accessories<br />
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Hi Shelly I just wanted to drop you a little note to say thank you for you expert advice in the ebook that you put together <a href="http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/p/about-4-years-ago-i-came-out-with-my.html" target="_blank">"get it covered"</a> I just completed my first "real" on site fitting and dropped it off today It went perfectly and I could not have done it without your direction.<br />
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Thank you Shelley!!! I am so incredibly grateful for you sharing your knowledge. Your <a href="http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/p/how-to-slipcover-dvd.html" target="_blank">slipcover video</a> and <a href="http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/p/about-4-years-ago-i-came-out-with-my.html" target="_blank">ebooks</a> have given me the confidence and few new skills to start my own little <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pepperandolive" target="_blank">slipcover business</a>...And it is taking off!!! Up until now, all of the slipcovers I have made have been pin, cut, and sew, piece by piece. As long as I trust my pinning at my machine, it turns out beautiful. Thank you. Autumn<br />
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My client wanted to freshen things up for summer. She had a beautiful velvet couch already, but she picked up a similar shaped chair at a local consignment shop. She chose a chair that had a similar shape to the couch. They both have my favorite english rolled arms.</div>
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Chair--BEFORE--brown corduroy.<br />
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BEFORE--brown velvet couch<br />
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AFTER--white cotton heavy canvas fabric<br />
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She had some amazing pieces--loved her coffee table in the rustic wood and the textured rug…PERFECT!<br />
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She decided she wanted to do tall skirts to mix up the look from before.<br />
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The slipcovers brightened up her whole space.<br />
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Side Note--Spent a fabulous weekend with Gina from <a href="http://slipcoverchic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slipcover Chic</a> and Kristi from <a href="http://pinkandpolkadot.net/" target="_blank">Pink and Polka Dot</a> doing a little continuing education--We spent our time on Waterfall skirts, parson chairs, wing backs, and pillows.<br />
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I took the redeye flight in to North Carolina and Kristi picked me and and we met Gina at Dockside for lunch on the water.<br />
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Gina had the cutest workroom, where we lounged, laughed, took pics, instagrammed, and worked.<br />
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We also spent some time at the beach! I love the beach. I grew up in Southern California, so the beach is my happy place! Utah is beautiful and the mountains are amazing--but there's nothing like the beach. Can't wait for our annual Carlsbad beach camping trip with my neighbors.<br />
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OF course we hit up the local fabric store as well!<br />
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BEFORE---a great set of unique squared wing backs.<br />
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AFTER--grey linen with 3.5" white self lined linen band with a waterfall skirt.<br />
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My client is moving next month into a new house, so we just shoved these in her current front room to get a few pics. Can't wait to see them in her new house!<br />
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On the Waterfall skirt, I decided to just have the front/back fold back and the sides act as the underlay.<br />
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I topstitched the band to add some extra detail and to help it lay nicer.<br />
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Side Notes---<br />
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1. Heading to North Carolina in a few days to meet up with Gina from <a href="http://slipcoverchic.blogspot.com/">Slipcover Chic</a> and Kritsi from <a href="http://www.pinkandpolkadot.net/">Pink and Polka Dot</a> for a little slipcover girls weekend! Follow me on Instagram to see some of our adventures! Search "slipcovershelley"<br />
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2. Had a great girls weekend up at Wolf Creek, UT. Watched some of my girls come into the finish line for the Ogden Half. Then we hit up the local Salvation Army where I found this $5 bookshelf! Found a spot at the end of my hall for it. I LOVE IT!!! Then we paddle boarded, hot tubbed, and watched movies.<br />
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3. Camille and I are working on our next room Makeover! Turning this boys room into a baby girl nursery with hot pink and grey on a $200 budget. Hoping to install in the next few days!<br />
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And yes we've been making some progress on our "Styling Cents"--reuse, repurpose, and revive your space decorating guide. We have a few more pics to get, then we send it off to our layout designer to make it look pretty!<br />
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My client had lots of items! 2 wing backs, 1 couch, 1 loveseat and 6 dining room chairs! We ordered some heavyweight white linen from <a href="http://www.ulsterlinen.com/">Ulster Linen Company</a> for about $28/yd….this stuff is BEAUTIFUL and heavy weight!!!</div>
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Wingbacks--BEFORE--worn teal velvet. All of this furniture was from her childhood growing up!<br />
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LOVESEAT--BEFORE--The linen was really heavy, but it still had a hard time covering up those dark flowers. I made a separate undergarment (like a slip) out of muslin for more coverage. Just a quick slipcover out of muslin with no piping and a simple hem--super fast.<br />
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DINING CHAIRS---BEFORE--Cruel covered seats that were getting worn. We actually just used a basic white twill cotton on these and self lined them. I thought the linen would be too heavy and the skirts wouldn't hang right.<br />
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AFTER--love the white contrast with all the dark wood!<br />
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AFTER--lots of velcro openings on these chairs to make them work with the wood coming down the center back.<br />
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AFTER--used same cotton twill for the knife pleat edge instead of the heavy linen.<br />
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Finials came off--so I slipcovered like normal and sewed a button hole, so the finial could screw in after the slipcover was installed.<br />
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AFTER--light blue lined linen slipcovers with 1/4" french welt (flange) trim.<br />
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Hilary Taylor is a designer in the SLC area-- she did an amazing job on her dining room!<br />
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-Camille and I started writing our decorating guide <a href="http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/p/room-makeovers.html">"Sytling Cents"</a> --Reuse, Repurpose, Revive your space. It's going to walk you through the steps of redoing a room -- paint, shopping, furniture placement, and accessories all on a RIDICULOUSLY low BUDGET! It's also going to include tutorials on making curtains, pillows, lamp shade covers, how to hang curtains, etc.<br />
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-We headed to St. George for Spring break with our new inflatable paddle boards from <a href="http://xterrawetsuits.com/index.php/slp/savebig?utm_source=email_marketing_system&utm_medium=email&utm_content=21115511&utm_campaign=Last%2520Chance%2520for%2520Free%2520Shipping%2520on%2520Xterra%2520Boards">Xterra</a><br />
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Paddle boarding at Sand Hollow State Park. They call this place "Little Lake Powell". It was pretty amazing, we jumped off red rocks and cruised around the reservoir on paddle boards.<br />
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I LOVE the paddle boards, we came home and ended up Preordering a third one (12'6"). I could be out there all day!<br />
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We also headed into Zions for a day and hiked Angels Landing. Yes, I am in a maxi dress--we had planned to paddle board this day and then got to the reservoir and it was way too WINDY! We didn't want to drive 30 min. back to the room, so we all made do. Flip flops, tied up my maxi dress--my famous words to my boys--"find a solution" was in effect for that day.<br />
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Of course I was on board. Decorating and making something out of nothing is my happy place. Camille put together a secret group on Facebook and added everyone from the neighborhood, and people started donating time, $, and materials! About 30-35 people helped out in some way!<br />
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3 days later on Monday, we met with Jenn at her house to take a look around and show her the Pinterest board we put together with our ideas. Jenn chose an inspiration pic.<br />
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The next day we bought paint and headed to Ikea! Where we found some AMAZING finds. Entertainment center for $90 and 8x10 jute rug for $105.<br />
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Who knew there were so many options for white paint?? We bought 3 gallons of Primer, and 3 gallons of white paint. Thinking that would be enough. Mid way through painting we had to send Heber to buy 2 more gallons! 8 Gallons total!! We ended up painting front room, kitchen, hallway, and stairwell.<br />
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FRONT ROOM---BEFORE!! Tan walls, sponge painted wall, and dark chocolate wall.<br />
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Ceiling fan, swaggy curtain--but some great pieces we saw we could reuse. The pic to the left of the entertainment center ended up being our inspiration piece for the room It was a cowboy pic.<br />
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We loved the crates and knew we could put them to good use. As for the patio chair, we put that out on the front porch.<br />
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The room felt DARK. We wanted something light and bright, but still Jenn. She loves tans, browns, and blues. Here's Camille showing Jenn our ideas on Pinterest. She was quite hesitant about our all white walls idea to make the space brighter and more cohesive. But she said she'd trust us :).<br />
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As soon as we finished meeting with Jenn, Camille and I both jumped on all the local classified sites and found treasures! Vintage Yardsale Page on FB, Eagle Mountain 24/7 Yardsale page on FB, and KSL.</div>
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We have a wood shop teacher in our neighborhood, who made us these great box shelves with his wifes help. He also patched some wall holes for us.<br />
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We organized a painting party for Saturday, and were hoping to install that evening! We pulled this off in 6 days from the day we met with Jenn to install with everyones help! I even got help with the sewing! We had about 7-8 people show up for each painting shift (primer/topcoat). I love my neighborhood out in the middle of nowhere (Eagle Mountain, UT)!<br />
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AFTER!!!! The tufted chair we found on a vintage yard sale site on Facebook for $40. We kept the tan leather couch, we debated ditching it…but every inspiration pics Jenn liked had a Tan sectional. So we went with it and made it work. We left a space between the lamps for a new TV that Jenn's in the process of getting.<br />
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AFTER--the Jute rug gave some great texture to the room and the coffee table ended up amazing. My boys helped sand, stain, and poly it. The crates we reused up on the ledge. We were able to reuse the spriggy vase on the end table and it worked great!<br />
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Restore had the second <a href="http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/2014/02/my-occasional-chair.html" target="_blank">matching chair</a> to the one I bought a month ago, and we snatched it up for $10. It was blue and would work perfect as our second chair.<br />
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We wanted a blue floral fabric for the curtains, kind of like the inspiration pic. We found this great Medallion print at the Orem Home Fabrics for $8/yd less my 20% discount. Don't forget to mention "Slipcovers by Shelley" at the Orem location and receive 20% off regular priced fabric as well.<br />
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I got the lamps for $5 each from the coffee table person. I saw they were moving and asked it they had anything else they were selling, we needed lots of stuff! She also gave me the grass sprigs for free that are on the coffee table. The two baskets were 60% off at Joanns--$6 each.<br />
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We placed the Cowboy pic over the stairwell. It's amazing how it popped off the white walls! PERFECT!<br />
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We also bought a few other fabrics for pillows. Blue pinstripe cotton and Chenille stripe.<br />
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We picked up some old books from Restore for $1 each and some other random accessories (glass, silver, pottery bowls, vases, etc. from Goodwill for $1-$3 each)<br />
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KITCHEN--since you can see the dining area from the front door, we wanted to freshen up this space as well. We hung the second matching chandelier and made a second set of curtains. The metal shelf with the plant we picked up for $2 at DI (Goodwill).<br />
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When we first met with Jenn, we asked to see her room. She was reluctant, but finally let us take a look. We were hoping we'd be able to pull off a "quick change" with little to no $.<br />
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BEDROOM---BEFORE!<br />
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BEDROOM--AFTER! We found a chocolate brown bedskirt at Goodwill for $5. From that I came home and looked through my stash of fabric trying to come up with a color scheme that would be bright and happy. I had my old gray euros and foot warmer, and just enough yellow fabric to put on the front of two shams, and enough to do the rectangle bird pillow. I also had a round end table that was kicking around and not being used.<br />
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I called my sister to see if she had any king bedding she wasn't using and would be willing to give away. She had a white comforter! PERFECT! Then we switched out the painting above the bed with the metal piece that used to be hanging in the stairwell.<br />
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Not bad for $5 out of pocket. It's all about trying to use what you have! Oh yes, and it's all about the bed! Every girl needs a bedskirt right?<br />
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Jenn LOVED IT!!!<br />
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Total we got $700 in donations to pull off this makeover. Here's a bit of the breakdown.<br />
$270- Ikea- Rug, entertainment center, throw blanket, curtain rods, and rings<br />
$25- chandeliers<br />
$30- coffee table and two lamps<br />
$100- fabric for two sets of curtains and three pillows<br />
$30- Goodwill--accessories and bedskirt<br />
$35- Restore- chair, books, painters tape, trays, and brushes<br />
$100- paint and primer<br />
$20- Wood and finishing nails<br />
$40- tufted chair<br />
$20- end table<br />
$12- baskets<br />
$18- misc supplies<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">In 2007, I decided to focus on paying off our home. That goal became a reality in June 2009! We enjoyed the debt free thing for 6 months…when we decided to purchase a cabin in Decemeber 2009. I had a hard time committing and jumping into another mortgage, but ultimately we decided we couldn't pass up a once in a life time price ($65,000).</span><br />
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I then spent the next 2 years and 3 months paying off the <a href="http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/p/our-cabin.html">cabin</a>, and we became debt free again in March of 2012. Which at this point my husbands car had 230,000 miles on it with the hood zip tied shut, cracked windshield, and no shocks left.<br />
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At this point we knew we were living on borrowed time, and started stocking away $ to pay cash for a new car. In 6 months we saved up $15,000 and added that to the $7,000 we had saved in a car account over the past several years and Heber flew to Jackson Hole, WY in October 2012 to <a href="http://moneysavingmom.com/2013/01/we-paid-cash-a-new-car-for-my-husband.html">purchase a 2012 subaru imprezza with 3,000 miles on it</a>.<br />
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Yay! We made it, we paid cash for the car and were still debt free… for 2 months that is--until I got my best idea ever! I had been watching "Love it or List it", which is a design show on TV, where they remodel houses to fit the families growing needs. My wheels started turning, and I called Heber at work and told him all about it. "Sounds good, lets do it!" was his reply. I couldn't wait till my morning run to tell my running partners.<br />
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My new "Work Studio"</div>
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My idea was to convert our garage to my new "<a href="http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-work-studio.html">work studio</a>"--I called it my "work studio" instead of "work room", because it was going to be amazing with 10 ft ceilings, bold curtains, a chandelier hanging over my cutting table, and french doors that opened to the driveway for easy loading of furniture. With this fabulous idea, we would need to build a new garage to replace the old one. Our new garage ($15,000) went up about a month later in December 2012 and we started the garage conversion process ($10,000) in the dead of winter. We got a loan for the new garage and paid for the conversion as we went.<br />
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My goal to pay off the new garage was 6 months. My plan was to pay it off by June 2013. At this point my car was struggling, it had $180,000 miles on it and we'd replaced the transmission at 160,000 miles (we broke down driving home from Thanksgiving at 2am in Wendover) and we kept dumping $ into it trying to make it last one more year, so we could save up and pay cash for a new car. Needless to say my car died the end of May 2013--it was going to need $3,000 of transmission work! At this point we decided to call it quits and purchase a new car.<br />
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We were almost home free, I was a little bummed, we had one more payment to make to pay off the garage. I went ahead and made my final payment and the next month without skipping a beat started paying off my new car.<br />
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We bought a new Honda Pilot for $35,000 in June 2013 and got .89% financing through the dealer which worked out to about $20/ month interest. So I know it wasn't the worst thing in the world to get a loan. It had just felt like a long ride. When we first paid off the house, I thought "Oh my gosh this is it, we've done it! We are debt free, how awesome is this?!" Then we bought the cabin, Heber's car, built a new garage and converted my work studio, and then bought me a new car…in a 5 yr period! WHEW!<br />
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With that being said, my pretend goal to pay off the Pilot was 18 months…because I didn't want to be neurotic about it. I didn't want to think about it all the time running numbers in my head--by my deep down goal was 12 months. Well here I am 4 months out from my neurotic goal, and it's feasible! I can make it happen!<br />
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After I pay off the Pilot and we are debt free again, I promise we are just going to enjoy it and maybe stash some extra away for retirement. We first became debt free 5 years ago and have come full circle again. I think being debt free is like losing weight, you have to consciously make an effort to keep your needs and wants in check. Just because you make your goal weight, doesn't mean it's over…you have to maintain! My famous last words, "So I was thinking…." Heber knows to hold his breath when those words come out of my mouth--usually it means a remodel, a project, or something crazy!<br />
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I feel truly blessed that Heavenly Father has blessed me with my talents and skills. I LOVE fabric and decorating! I love what I do! I am amazed at what my <a href="http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/p/how-i-got-started.html">business has turned into over the past 14 yrs</a>. I always remember opportunity looks like hard work. Don't be afraid to work hard for what you want and love. I thrive on feeling productive and creating something out of nothing. I don't like wasting things and try to reuse and repurpose as much as possible…my sister calls me scrappy. I also like to be efficient, I like to make the most out of my gas, money, time, etc.<br />
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I like to share about financial stuff, because it's always so hush, hush and no one really shares openly. I wish more people would've talked to me about it when I was growing up and first married. I had no idea a 12% interest rate on a car wasn't a good deal. Once I realized $900 of our $1035 house payment went to interest, I couldn't understand how that was legal! Then I became motivated to pay it off in 10 yrs instead of 30yrs. How is 30 yrs standard?? You pay 2 1/2 times what your house is worth if you stick to the 30 yr plan! How is that an investment??? IF you make an extra payment a year on your house you cut 7 yrs off the loan! Finding out we had a credit card with 28% interest rate when we were first married, because of a few accidental late payments was INSANE! I have learned a lot over the past 16 years and have made many goals, written many lists, and scratched numbers on lots of scrap papers all over the house.<br />
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We always pay off our cards every month and have different saving accounts set up for the house, cars, vacations, kids, etc. that way when repairs come up the $ is there and we don't have to put emergencies on the credit cards. We know we are going to take trips, we know things are going to break, we know the kids want to go to college…so we plan for those things.<br />
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We try to talk openly with our kids about what things cost and what we are paying off and what our financial goals are. They love shopping at second hand stores. Just the other day I took my son to the thrift store because he needed new jeans (he grew 5" this past year), I got him 4 pairs of "cool" jeans, 2 belts, a jacket, and a fleece liner for $26! How can you beat that? He loves what he got, and was just as excited as me about the price. They know they can get a lot more for their money if they buy second hand.<br />
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Chair---BEFORE--it did have the original Red/cream buffalo check slipcover on it, but I forgot to take the before pic with it on.<br />
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CHAIR---AFTER--White linen from Joanns. Lorraine was nervous about it being too thin, so I fully lined the whole slipcover with muslin. Triple fullness on the gathered skirt, and arm pads for extra protection against wear and tear.<br />
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I added 1" for drag on the skirts.<br />
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SETTEE---BEFORE! This was for her master bedroom and was sorely missed while I was working on it. Apparently it's everyones favorite seat.<br />
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Settee--AFTER! This one is fully lined with muslin as well, and a set of arm pads to keep it nice.<br />
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I love all her vintage pieces and collectibles!<br />
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- This week was spring break for the kids so we headed south to St. George where its a bit warmer. We went to Sand Hollow State Park to try out our new paddle boards. This place was AMAZING! They call it "Little Lake Powell".<br />
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There were tons of rocks to jump off--kids loved it. The water was still a bit chilly in April, but it was 80 degrees out--so we can't complain!<br />
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We also headed to Zions National Park and hiked Angels Landing. The boys did great. It was a bit of a crazy hike! We originally planned on paddle boarding that day, but when we got to the reservoir it was way too WINDY! So we headed to Zions in swim suits, swim dress, and flip flops for our hike.<br />
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Here we are at the top of Angel's Landing! At least the boys had tennis shoes on! Heber let me wear his water shoes (we are the same size) and he hiked the whole thing in flip flops! As for me I made do and tied my dress up and enjoyed the crazy 5 mile hike. Like I always tell my boys…"Find a Solution."<br />
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As you may have remembered we did <a href="http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/2013/09/larsen-master-bedroom.html">Brooke's Bedroom</a> a few months ago. We had been wanting to redo her front room, and one night while we were all hanging out watching some basketball game that none of us girls cared about, Brooke's husband finally gave us a budget! He said with enthusiasm, "$200!", we said "DONE!" </div>
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Then us girls ditched the basketball game and got on KSL.com and started looking for furniture! Her current couches were way to BIG for the room. We also wanted to find furniture that didn't need work.</div>
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BEFORE-- uhh, Sorry Brooke--all I can say is it's a good thing we are friends now!<br />
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AFTER! We matched the paint and covered up the sage green accent wall, and rehung and grouped the pics to a more appropriate height (lower).<br />
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This is "Thrift Store" decorating at its finest! Couch- $50, Zebra ottoman-$40, Green side chair-$16, Speaker boxes (window bench)- $20, Sewing machine cabinet $35. The best part we were able to use everything as it was, no fixing up or repurposing.<br />
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The only thing we bought new was the fabric for the curtains. We got it from <a href="http://www.homefabricsonline.com/">www.homefabricsonline.com</a> . The chandelier was from my kitchen, and it had been kicking around in my work studio waiting for a new home.</div>
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My favorite place for accessories is DI (local thrift store), everything is priced for a dollar or two. Clock was $2 and books were $1 each. I love using sewing machine cabinets as end tables! I love the character and real wood!<br />
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I got this awesome tray ($1.50) and cup coasters ($1)! Then I let Camille do her magic and accessorize.<br />
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We did a little "in house shopping", Camille found the crystal vase which was a wedding gift and a chunk of granite that we used as a book end (temple worker gave it to them on their wedding day, which was from the foundation of the temple during construction).<br />
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I love metal boxes, so for $1.50 I had to have it. The speaker boxes were from ReStore in Orem. There was a second set there. They are beautiful! Solid wood. I stood there for 10 minutes staring at them at the store trying to figure out how I could use them. Window seat bench! Perfect! Extra seating for the kids, plus the diamond detail on the front is AMAZING!<br />
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Picked up standing lamp next to the couch for $8. It was a good shopping day at DI!<br />
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My favorite part of this makeover was getting those HUGE couches OUT! Oh and Mike as far as budget goes… we spent $270 and sold old couches for $50, which puts us at $220!<br />
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My client picked up these two chairs and ottomans for $25/pair. They were from a Marriott Hotel that was replacing their furniture. WHAT A DEAL!!! She chose a white duck cloth to freshen them up.</div>
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I loved her antique round table and chandelier! I love rustic wood pieces. The white contrasted nicely!<br />
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We also did 2 arm chairs and 4 side dining chairs. These required some thought… she sent me an inspiration pic, so I knew it was possible, I just had to figure out how to get a skirt on the back with the wood piece down the center of the chair.<br />
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AFTER--SIDE CHAIR--my solution was to run the piping on the outside of the posts, attach skirt to piping. Then use velcro to attach the sections to either side of the vertical wood piece.<br />
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AFTER--Arm chair--same idea--velcro around the outside edge, but I had to do velcro along the sides as well between the back post and where the arm attaches to the seat. This way once the velcro is detached, the whole cover lifts up and over the wood back.<br />
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SIDE NOTE-- Brainstorming some new ideas. I am located in Utah.<br />
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1) 2 day workshop--- day1- slipcover main body of a chair<br />
day2- skirt, cushion, and pillow. 4-6 students/session<br />
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2) Job shadowing- come to work with me at my studio for 3 days (slipcovering, appts out, photography, blog, quickbooks, etc) 2-3 students/ session. This would be geared towards someone that has already started or wants to start a slipcover business.<br />
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3) Skype mentoring--sign up for the day you have a similar item and follow along in real time.<br />
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Tell me your thoughts! What interests you the most, and what would you seriously consider signing up for?<br />
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When I came for the fitting appointment, my client was in the process of moving and remodeling their new place. The before couch was a white denim slipcovered couch with piping, two seat cushions, and 5 pillows along the back. Karen decided she wanted a bit more of a modern look---no piping and no skirt. Just a single row of topstitching on each seam.</div>
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AFTER--These are the two couches in my clients new home. I dropped off her slipcovers in bags right before I left for Costa Rica, and she was moving the next week--so I didn't get to put them on for her. When I came after my trip to bring back another project, she already had them all put on and had been living on them for a few weeks. I was BLOWN AWAY at how amazing her new house looked! It was a construction site the last time I had seen it.<br />
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She ordered a new single seat cushion (used to be 2 seat cushions) and two back cushions (used to be pillow back) to streamline the look of the couch as well.<br />
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I love her HUGE coffee table from CJ Sparks. I love mixing rustic with new.<br />
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