| Slipcover Frequently
Asked Questions |
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| 1. Why buy Ready Made slipcover? |
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Compare savings: to reupholster a sofa may cost you up to
$1800, ready made slipcovers range from $39 to $159. Aside
from savings, slipcovers have other advantages over upholstery:
- You can change your furniture look in minutes, as season's
change.
- You can use slipcover to make "matching set"
out of your mismatched furniture.
- Have a second set, you can use one for every day wear
and another set for "company".
- Perfect, if you have kids, pets, roommates, or summer
rentals.
- You can wash your slipcover without the expense or trouble
of upholstery cleaning.
- Most of all, slipcovers will extend the life of our upholstered
furniture by years.
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| 2. What size Slipcover
do I need? |
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Slipcovers are available in four sizes: sofa, loveseat, large
chair and chair. To determine the size, measure your furniture
from arm to arm and choose correct size from our chart. |
| 3. Do you have a catalog
or free swatches? |
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We do not have a catalog, however we do offer FREE
FABRIC SWATCHES. |
| 4. How do you select right
slipcover? |
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Selecting slipcover is easy. Look around your room, see if the
selected pattern goes well with your interior - rugs, curtains
and wallpaper. We offer wide selection of slipcovers from Solids
and Floral to Leather Look and South West. For clean, contemporary
look most people prefer neutral or solid color slipcovers. These
colors are simply easier to decorate with. |
| 5. What types of couches
do your Slipcovers fit? |
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Easy fit covers fit almost all types of upholstered furniture,
with upholstered or wooden arms. Our covers will fit couches
with square or T-cushion, leather furniture, sofa beds, overstuffed
loose back cushions with low or high arms.
Please note: slipcovers DO NOT FIT sofas with buit-in recliners,
chaises or sectionals. |
| 6. Do they work on leather
furniture? |
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Yes, just place our non-slip gripper pad underneath the slipcover.
This will prevent slipcover from slipping and sliding. |
| 7. Do they work on furniture
with wooden arms? |
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All our slipcovers work on couches with wooden arms. Just wrap
around the arms poly/blend batting to pad them. You may find
batting at your local craft shop. |
| 8. Do they work on Camel
Back? |
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Yes, they do work on Camel Back furniture if measurement from
the back of the couch on the floor, up over the back, down over
the seat and down to the floor in front of the couch measures
115" or less. |
| 9. Do you make slipcovers
for recliners or wing back style furniture? |
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Sorry, we don't make those. |
| 10. Do they fit snug and
stay in place? |
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Just like bed covers you have to straighten them. On occasion
you need to re-tuck fabric, that has came loose. Use spoon on
spatula to tuck in excess fabric in to the creases where the
back meets cushions and the arms. Ready made covers are not
custom fit covers - tucking in is required.
Note: heavier texture fabrics adhere better to furniture. |
| 11. How do you wash a slipcover? |
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Most of our slipcovers are machine washable, gentle cycle, line
dry recommended to preserve color vibrancy. Newer use bleach
(see washing instruction label). |
| 12. What about shrinkage
and wrinkles? |
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Shrinkage of slipcover during the first couple of washings will
occur. Do not worry, shrinkage amount is very minimal, it will
not effect the fit of your slipcover. To avoid wrinkles after
washing line dry the slipcover and place it immediately on the
furniture. |
| 13. What is the difference
between straight skirt and the elasticized (ruffled) skirt? |
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The straight skirt offers a contemporary and more tailored look
by having ties at each of four corners. Straight skirt is mostly
used on heavier weight fabrics.
The ruffled skirt offers more casual look, it is mostly used
with a lighter weight fabrics. |
