Information about slipcovers??

I want to slipcover my ugly old hand-me down furniture since I can't afford to buy new furniture right now and I was astounded by how expensive slipcovers are!! I was guessing forty dollars or so per couch, but they run more like eighty to one hundred dollars each!! I found some cheaper on ebay, but it seems to be hard to find two that match styles and colors! I was wondering if anyone knows of anywhere I can find cheap slipcovers or where I can learn to make my own? If you've made slipcovers, any advice would be very much appriciated!!

Have you checked out Martha Stewart? She's had this as a topic several times and gives great instructions for making your own!

I bought a sofa-sized denim slipcover at Target and paid about $80 for it. That's cheaper than new upholstery or a new couch.

Look on ebay, I have bought a couple of really nice ones on there for about 20 dollars each. They are new SureFit slipcovers.

maybe look on diytv.com or the trading spaces website??

Thanks for the help guys!! I didn't think of checking the martha stuart webpage or the DIY webpage!!

I bought some really cheap ones on Ebay, and they look great!!!

I bought some great ones on overstock.com. The best part was I was shopping in Bed Bath and Beyond a week later and found the same exact ones for double the price I paid!!

Originally Posted by malynn

Look on ebay, I have bought a couple of really nice ones on there for about 20 dollars each. They are new SureFit slipcovers.

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Which type of SureFit did you get? Are they the washable ones? Did they seem to fit well? And are your cats leaving them alone?

I got a whole set (sofa, loveseat, chair) of surefit for $80 CAD.

We have washed ours a few times (they actually fit a little better now they shrunk!) but we had to take them to the laundromat because they didn't fit well in a one loader. They are made big so they fit all sofas etc but they show you where to tuck to get a neat fit.

www.craftster.org/forums

think they have some tips for making them