... in the fun lane

Monday, March 1, 2010

OOooh I just opened my inbox to see these photos from my seamstress! I get to pick up my sofa and her fancy new dress (aka slipcover) tomorrow~

Now the debate will be on whether we should leave the wood feet as is, or paint them an old grey???

20 comments:

DustyLu said...: How exciting! Love the grey idea! ~lulu; March 1, 2010 at 9:33 PM
Angelica said...: Oh wow, looks fantastic Holly! That slipcover fits like a glove. My vote is for a greyish-blue with some serious distressing on the legs.; March 1, 2010 at 9:39 PM
###### said...: grey...; March 1, 2010 at 9:43 PM
Deb said...: What a transformation, love it! I vote to paint the legs grey.; March 2, 2010 at 12:02 AM
The Pennington Point said...: Paint them! No doubt about it. :) Lisa~ www.livingmybestlifeii-lisa.blogspot.com; March 2, 2010 at 1:29 AM
Christy @ MCH PHOTOGRAPHY said...: I say paint em. Robin's egg blue or a lovely shade of gray. Awesome couch; March 2, 2010 at 5:13 AM
Mary said...: Oooohhh...thats a tough one. I would get it home and get it in the room first just to be sure. Grey sounds fabulous, but maybe the dark legs would "ground" it a little more with your dark floors. Hmmmm.... ~mary~; March 2, 2010 at 6:15 AM
Caroline @ The Feminist Housewife said...: Love the idea of painting them..! Can't wait to see it finished and in your house!! = ); March 2, 2010 at 6:23 AM
Jenny Free Style said...: Maybe I'm cautious....I'd leave it wood for awhile, then maybe paint it grey. I know it'll look fabulous no matter what! I love your furniture!

www.jennyfreestyle.blogspot.com; March 2, 2010 at 6:48 AM
Ann Ever said...: Love the sofa and your blog. I vote grey too, since we all know you love it. I'm looking into getting a slipcover made for my sofa and also a wingback chair. What do you think a good price is?; March 2, 2010 at 6:58 AM
Rupert St. said...: Distressed grey!! Definitely for sure. Love it! xo Krista; March 2, 2010 at 8:04 AM
annie said...: Paint away my dear!
annie
p.s. sorry, you didn't ask...; March 2, 2010 at 8:09 AM
Kacey said...: Looks great! I'm torn between leaving them and gray. Apparently I'm the only one!; March 2, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Amanda said...: Holly you have me so envious that you've found a lovely seamstress with great prices and fabulous talent!!! Oh how I wish I could find a seamstress to sew slipcovers for a few things without charging enough to make me bankrupt! ;) (Any recommendations on how to search for one?) Can't wait to see the sofa and all of your auction goodies. :); March 2, 2010 at 9:23 AM
Rayia said...: Oh, I love the couch! I like the legs as they are:) They would go beautiful with your floor!; March 2, 2010 at 12:44 PM
Donna said...: I love slipcovers...needing to get one done for my own sofa - SOON!; March 2, 2010 at 1:37 PM
Jo said...: I would say paint greyish-blue and distress!!!; March 2, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Anonymous said...: I vote for grey- and I echo the previous question about price. I've made a few slipcovers myself, but I have a chair that I would like for someone else to tackle. I have no clue what to excpect! Any rules of thumb I can use to make sure I'm getting a good deal?
Arielle; March 2, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Anonymous said...: My vote is for the legs painted grey.; March 2, 2010 at 4:23 PM
Unknown said...: Thanks for all the input ladies!!

Pricing really depends on what fabric you choose. For this cover I went with a bit pricier fabric which cost $120 in total. But the labor was $180, which seems to be unbeatable in my area so I am very happy to have found my wonderful seamstress!; March 2, 2010 at 4:40 PM