Two of my favorite things are monograms and
slipcovers.  Of course both are very popular right now but both are also
timeless and certainly not a new ideas.  So many little shops are doing
beautiful monograms now that is not difficult to find someone to help you
personalize just about anything, and for a reasonable price!

These monogrammed slipcovers really transformed this dated
almost “retro” dining room set.  The seats were covered in a
wonderful fabric but the cane chair backs needed, well, they needed
covering!  We did not want to throw the chairs out because the shape
of the back is very interesting. The client purchased an ivory duck fabric and
we had a local slipcover sewer do the work since there were so many
angles.  Often you can find people who sew slipcovers in your area via
your local fabric stores.

Once we had the slips made, the client took the
slips to a local embroidery shop and chose a font and thread color (chocolate brown
which looks great with her rusty orange walls). I think the monograms
were $12 each.

This dining room is not large, but the chairs and slips
(and monograms of course) are very dramatic and yet casual.  Slipcovers
can be intricate and “hired done” or you can do an easy treatment at
home..watch for more posts on DIY slips for children’s chairs and of course,
more monograms too!