And Another Drop Cloth Project!

Does any body use drop cloths for painting any more? Here's another project using them for slipcover fabric. 

An old family chair:

It's kind of a wing chair/club chair hybrid. An oldie-but-still-goodie that's heavy as crap and solid as a rock. 

The owner likes the super casual look of drop cloth and decided it might be fun to let this chair show a little leg. I agree. It looks 50 years younger!

This isn't a tall chair and the legs are quite short, so this is the best I could do without exposing the frame. It's still awfully charming. 

And here's the little ottoman that will be its partner, also slipcovered with a drop cloth in a matching style. I purposely made the boxing equal to that on the chair cushion and had the skirt fall about the same distance from the floor to help them work together. 

For a few more dollars you can really upgrade your look by adding some nice new legs like these...

You may very well see these exact legs on a future project so stay tuned.

And finally, here's our inspiration from Ballard Designs. 

Restoration Hardware Style on a (Dropcloth) Dime

Isn't this a great chair?

It's from Restoration Hardware and starts at $1500.  

When this guy showed up on my doorstep with 2 drop cloths, I immediately knew what he really wanted to be. 

 There are as many different kinds of drop cloth as there are stores that sell them. I don't have a preference but always request no lighter than a 10 oz weight. This one has a creamy color and fairly uniform texture. I washed and dried it on the hottest cycles but it still has a looser weave that shredded pretty badly. It did however make one of the prettiest drop cloth slipcovers that I've done. I will recommend gentle care. 

From Lowe's.

Dropcloth Slipcovers for Leather Parsons Chairs

I suspect there are lots of homes with dining chairs like this and I suspect many are in a similar condition... 

At my customer's request I used dropcloths for this set of four dining chairs. I bought them at Lowe's and used the 10 oz weight.The entire project took one 9x12 and one 6x9. I pre-washed all in hot water and  a hot dryer at the laundromat.

Here's the after:

It's a one million percent improvement with approximately $10 worth of fabric per chair. This is the only chair I have to photograph. The other three remained at home and I made 4 identical slipcovers. Hopefully I'll get a photo of the entire set.

And here's the inspiration photo: