| Slipcovers are the perfect item for home | | | | Making The Right Measurements |
| improvement. They offer a wide range of amazing | | | | It might seem to be an easy task to measure out a |
| prints, colors, and textures to create just the right look | | | | chair and use those dimensions to specify a perfect fit |
| for any desired atmosphere in the home. In addition, | | | | for a custom slipcover. However, there are a good |
| slipcovers protect furniture, can cover old stains or | | | | number of precise measurements that have to be |
| tears, and increase the usable lifetime of any piece of | | | | made in order to achieve that perfect fit. Let's take a |
| furniture. | | | | moment to better understand how to measure our |
| There are three important steps when it comes to | | | | chairs in order to make the right purchase. |
| getting the right chair slipcovers. Homeowners need to | | | | First, for chairs without arms, measure the seat width |
| pick the right style to complement their home's design, | | | | at both the front and back ends of the chair, not all |
| ensure they get the right measurement, and choose | | | | seats have a constant width. Then, measure the |
| the right accessories to finish the look. | | | | seat's height from the floor to the top of the cushion |
| Choosing The Right Style Of Chair Slipcovers | | | | and the depth from the front of the cushion to the |
| Thankfully, there are a large number of options and | | | | back of the seat. Get the overall chair height from the |
| styles when it comes to picking out the right type. For | | | | floor to the highest point, and then move onto the |
| example, the home designer has the choice between | | | | seatback. Find out the height from the top of the seat |
| a long skirt and a short skirt. Full length skirts are very | | | | to the highest point on the back, the width at the top of |
| elegant and can also disguise chair legs that show | | | | the seatback, and finally the depth at its widest point. |
| signs of wear or no longer match the desired decor. | | | | When the chair has arms, there are a few different |
| However, short skirts will do the opposite and show | | | | measurements for the chair slipcovers. The overall |
| off chair legs, which is a good choice when the | | | | arm height is measured as the distance from the floor |
| homeowner wants to show off this feature of a dining | | | | to the top of the arm, while the arm height itself is just |
| room. | | | | the difference between the seat and the top of the |
| Chair slipcovers can be designed to fit any type of | | | | arm. Get the length from the front of the arm to the |
| chair from ladder back, parsons, Queen Anne, colonial, | | | | connecting joint and the width of the arm itself. Finally, |
| Chippendale and most other styles. Other choices | | | | measure out the greatest distance between the arms. |
| include straight, curved, round or square, wooden or | | | | Custom Slipcovers For A Custom Look |
| upholstered backs. The sheer amount of prints, colors, | | | | In most dining room sets, there are usually two chairs |
| and patterns available is too numerous to list, but there | | | | with arms and four without. This means that in order to |
| are offerings to match any style of classic or | | | | get a uniform design, a homeowner's best choice is to |
| contemporary tastes. The choice to have ties in the | | | | order a cover for each chair individually. Pre-made |
| back or not is just one of the many available options. | | | | sets might not include the right mix of chair slipcovers |
| Best of all, the overall design of a chair cover can | | | | with and without arms. Custom slipcovers can be |
| incorporate multiple elements into an attractive | | | | ordered in the right quantity and can incorporate all of |
| combination. A straight skirt can have a split kick pleat | | | | the design choices from above. Take the time to dive |
| in the center of the chair combined with a pair of ties in | | | | into the design process to end up with a product that |
| the back while using any type of color or pattern to | | | | is truly unique and matches the particular design of a |
| please the visual palette. | | | | home. |
| While the many choices can seem daunting, in the end, | | | | Overall, it is a fairly straightforward process to find the |
| the flexibility in styles and options is the best way to | | | | type of chair slipcovers that will make a room and an |
| guarantee any homeowner can find the perfect fit for | | | | entire house really pop. |
| their home. | | | | |