Bibliograph

Home décor idea book slipcovers, Jackie Von Tobel

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Home décor idea book slipcovers, Jackie Von Tobel

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Home décor idea book slipcovers

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

848918387

Responsibility statement

Jackie Von Tobel

Summary

Dress your nest! One of the easiest and most affordable ways to update a room is to add slipcovers to the furniture. In The Home D?cor Idea Book Slipcovers, interior designer Jackie Von Tobel shares more than 300 slipcover designs to help transform seat covers, cushions, chairs, settees, sofas, benches and lampshades from drab to fab. The book also provides the tips needed in planning the style, design and construction of slipcovers for a home.Jackie Von Tobel is an award-winning interior designer with more than twenty years of experience and a passion for design. She is a leading authority on soft treatment design and construction and travels extensively teaching at various trade shows, schools and design centers across the country. Von Tobel is the author of the groundbreaking book The Design Directory of Window Treatments and The Design Directory of Bedding, and is a member of the IFDA and WCAA, and is certified by the WFCP. She lives in Las Vegas

Table Of Contents

Slipcover basics. A bit of history ; The benefits of using slipcovers ; Furniture selection ; Choosing the right style cover ; Choosing the appropriate cover ; Making your fabric selection ; Suitable fabrics ; Working with patterned fabrics ; Furniture anatomy ; Measuring ; Yardage requirements ; Specification.s for slipcover construction ; Welting ; Common welt styles ; Passementerie and decorative trim ; Securing the slipcover in place ; Ties and straps ; Tassels ; Closures ; Seat cushions -- Seat and back cushions and covers -- One-piece slipcovers -- Parsons chairs -- Club chairs, settees and sofas. Arm styles ; Cushions ; Seat cushion styles ; Adding a skirt ; Basic skirt styles ; Designing for different shapes and sizes ; Club chairs ; Bergères ; Slipper chairs -- Barstools -- Headboards -- Lampshades. Tailored lampshade covers ; Loose-fitting lampshade covers

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Slipcovers

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