Amazing Tip 1

Anchor your slipcover with a rolled-up magazine

Take a heavy magazine, roll it up and secure it with rubber bands about every two inches or so. This homemade tool is the most clever, least
expensive and most popular tool known to readymade slipcover users. Simply jam it into the crevices between the seat and arm and all along the back of the seat cushions to create an anchor-like effect on your slipcover. Alternative anchors include wooden dowels, pvc pipe, and even pool noodles!

Amazing Tip 2

Use rug grip to prevent slippage

Buy a roll of rug grip in any fabric or discount store. Cut a piece longer than your seat cushions, lay it on top of your seat cushions, and tuck into
the crevices by the arms. Then cover over with a slipcover.

This is particularly useful if you purchased a slipcover in a smooth fabric. Generally, the heavier, textured fabrics behave better as slipcovers.
But if your slipcover is smooth and/or your upholstery is smooth, rug grip really helps. Use it on top of your furniture arms, and along the top back of your furniture as well, especially if you have leather furniture.

Amazing Tip 3

Use your dryer to get wrinkles out

Never iron a slipcover! Just toss your cover into the dryer with a really wet washcloth and tumble on low or medium for ten minutes. The wrinkles should steam right out! If there are any wrinkles left, retumble and make sure that washcloth has enough water in it! This great tip can be used to get wrinkles and fold lines out of your tablecloths and your clothing!

Amazing Tip 4

Styling tip for furniture arms

Unless your furniture has big rolled arms, styling a slipcover can be difficult. The key is in the tucking. There are two places to tuck: down into
the crevice between the seat and arm, and back into the crevice between the back of the furniture and the arm.

The trick is to evenly distribute the extra fabric between these two places. Tuck down and back, down and back, until the slipcover lies smoothly over the arm.

Amazing Tip 5

Beef up skinny arms with Furniture Falsies

If you have narrow, low, or recessed arms (or some combination of those three styles), you may need to beef up your furniture arms in order for your slipcover to look and fit properly. Furniture Falsies are pre-made arm pads that plump up furniture arms to make slipcover styling a breeze. Made of upholstery foam, Furniture Falsies are extra long so you can tuck them in to secure them in place.

They take all the struggle out of styling and make the furniture arm more comfortable as well. Great for furniture with wooden arms.

 

Amazing Tip 6

Choose heavier, textured fabrics for the best slipcover performance

Heavy, textured fabrics tend to stick better to your upholstery, stay in place better, wrinkle less, and drape more beautifully than lighter weight fabrics. A blend of polyester, cotton, or other fibers is the best for slipcovers because blends wrinkle less and are easier to wash and more durable. The best fabrics for pet owners are denim (pet hair doesn't stick and denim can withstand pet claws), microfiber suede (pet hair brushes right off and you can spot clean it which you cannot do with cotton), and Sure Fit's Hobnail Chenille (a true, upholstery-weight fabric made of Olefin which is naturally stain-resistant).

Amazing Tip 7

Try a little Lycra in your slipcover

Stretch slipcovers offer superior performance and an upholstered look (as opposed to a slipcover look). There are no ties or skirts - just a smooth, clean appearance. Lycra gives the fabric sticking power so it stays better than regular slipcovers. It also is more forgiving on "T" cushions, extra large furniture, and furniture with unusual shapes.

Amazing Tip 8

Use a wooden spoon to tuck deeper

Readymade slipcovers work by tucking. The deeper you tuck, the better your slipcover will look and stay. Use a wooden spoon to help get the extra fabric deep into the crevices of your furniture. It will help protect your nails and hands from the inner workings of your furniture. This is
particularly useful where the arm meets the back of the furniture.

Amazing Tip 9

Don't like ties? Tuck them in!

Most readymade slipcovers come with ties at four corners. These are both decorative and practical as they help pull your cover in to fit your
furniture. If you don't like ties at the back, simply cut off all but a couple of inches and form a neat belt with the remaining fabric. Secure with Velcro. Do the same in front, or simply tuck them into the crevice where the arm meets the seat.

Make sure to bring the outer tie neatly across the front of the arm and then tuck. This will give you a belt look instead of a tie look.

 

Amazing Tip 10

Make use of decorative pillows in the corners to hide imperfect styling

One great way to hide a multitude of styling flaws such as less-than-perfect arms is to use matching or coordinating decorative pillows in each corner of your furniture.

Pillows also give you more of a decorator, pulled-together look.

 

Well, that's it for these 10 Amazing Tips. We hope you've enjoyed our secrets for making your Slipcovers look GREAT!

 

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