House Beautiful Slipcovers (Great Style)
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Book Description
In a decade that emphasizes comfort and casualness over opulence and excess, slipcovers provide a stylishly offhand, easy-going look to any room. In this new volume, the editors of House Beautiful magazine examine the ways in which slipcovers can transform and revitalize any decorating scheme. More than 120 beautiful color photographs illustrate the practical and aesthetic roles these great cover-ups can play, whether creating a seasonal change, protecting upholstery, giving new life to an old piece of furniture, or turning a simple chair into sumptuously dressed seating for a special occasion. Also presented are myriad examples of slipcover styles and the moods they create -- tailored or loose-fitting, romantic or urbane, classic or modernist.
Included, too, is advice from decorators and designers on choosing the perfect fabric from the reliability and durability of cotton to the lushness of velvet and chiffon, from the tranquility of solids to the playfulness of mixed patterns -- and adding those all- important finishing touches: welting, buttons and bows, ruffles, and skirtings.
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House Beautiful Slipcovers (Great Style),Sally Clark,Hearst,0688116647,Decorating,Decorating - General,Decorating - Upholstery/Fabrics,Decoration & Ornament,Home Improvement / Construction,House & Home,Interior decoration,Interior design,Residential Interior Design,Slip covers,HEALTH & FITNESS - DISEASES TRD PB,Sale Books
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