Brighter outlook

If pessimism is contagious (so they say), then presumably the reverse is true.

With all the doom and gloom in the news, a simple idea to lift the spirits is to add a bit of colour to your home. As we spend most of our waking hours in the home in the living rather than sleeping areas of the house, then your lounge is a good place to start.

Helping us escape the general belt-tightening will be brighter colors -- yellow in particular.

"The color yellow exemplifies the warmth and nurturing quality of the sun, properties we as humans are naturally drawn to for reassurance," said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute.
The year's top shade of yellow, she says, is Pantone's 14-0848 Mimosa.

More people are going to make do with what they have..
"Households will be making major lifestyle adjustments as they adjust to tough times, " she said

Cover My Furniture offers a great solution of providing a great do-it-yourself project and introducing colour into the home by offering made-to-measure furniture covers which you make and fit yourself.

If plans for new furniture have gone on hold, why not be proactive today and find out more. Great for the green feeling too. Recycling your sofa saves it from choking our landfill sites.

All in all, do-it-yourself loose covers are a great solution for fighting the current sense of economic doom and instilling some uplifting and positive colour into our homes and lives.

Loose Covers That Really Fit now at half price

What if your sofa gets damaged?
Who do you turn to when the chairs in your living room start to look shabby and tired?
Where do you go to shop for a new look for your suite?

Cover My Furniture can breathe new life into your furniture.

Loose covers that really fit can spruce up a room, add new color and reinvigorate a tired piece of furniture.

This is a great move for the environment too. By choosing to keep your old sofa out of landfill you are making a real contribution to the recycling movement. Positive re-use!

Maybe it's time to update and transform your weary furniture. With a great range of fabrics and a half price sale now on, take a look at covermyfurniture's website and order some free fabric samples. Problem solved.

Buenos dias amigos

'G'day' and 'have a nice day!'

Since the launch of the new Cover My Furniture website, there has been a flurry of enquiries from across the world. Great fun to see forums in America talking 'Cover my....'

The forums can be a bit of a mixed blessing however. When you pop up on free and give away forums, there is a flurry of interest from people who like to order free things, like swatches, just to receive stuff in the post.

The best forums for Cover My Furniture are the home interest, design and renovation forums. In America there are lots of very active forums in this area, but not so much here in the U.K. it seems. If anyone can prove me wrong on this then thanks in advance.

No doubt about it - that networking, social media and recommendation are just as important as advertising, particularly to an international audience.

So here's a subject for discussion.

Lot's of companies are out there at the moment saying - hey we're really green. Mucho jumping on the bandwagon me thinks. But then I look at what we're doing here at Cover My Furniture and well I have to admit it - that bandwagon looks awfully attractive.

Keeping the furniture you've got saves space in the landfill holes and the energy and materials needed to make the new furniture you buy. Refresh not renew!

So have we got a genuine case here for calling ourselves 'green' and do we really believe it when we say it?

For the population here in the U.K. I would say that yes, most people would like to act in an environmentally conscious way. How many of us are prepared to put our money where our mouth is and act in an environmentally conscious way? Quite a few - according to a new survey from Nielson called packaging and the environment, almost half of us would give up packaging for greener options.

But for businesses....call me sceptical but I think there is many a case made for being a green company, simply to sell more product. Discuss.

Unique, breakthrough concept in covering Leather Furniture goes online

Leather furniture has dominated the new-furniture market now for the last eight years, accounting for up to 60% of sales. Understandably, some of it is starting to look a little worn and tired. The upshot is that householders put up with the worn-out look - or throw their suites onto landfill. Now, thanks to covermyfurniture.com, an ingenious new alternative is released this week - chenille loose covers that offer a designer look and a sumptuous feel.

Loose covers for leather furniture have always been notoriously difficult to fit - most fabrics slip too much once fitted. However, after extensive research, covermyfurniture.com has located a new range of wonderful chenille fabrics. Their weight and texture make them highly suitable for covering leather sofas and chairs.

Research has shown that people might want to change their leather furniture for a number of reasons. They believe that, apart from looking worn over time, it becomes sticky in the summer and cold in the winter. Perhaps they simply want to breathe new life into their slightly tired-looking sofa. Or they might just fancy a new look.

Whatever the motive, thanks to covermyfurniture.com, the result is a complete transformation of leather furniture and a cutting-edge look at a fraction of the price of buying a new suite.

“This is really a unique, groundbreaking product,” says covermyfurniture.com Online Media Manager Simon Blackburn. “Not only can it transform old or damaged leather suites, but it can protect it, too - from pets, children, wine and food. Even better, we’ve made it really easy to buy it online, with a simple, five-stage buying process that you can see on our website.”

That process simply involves choosing from a wide range of new, fashionable fabrics online, with the ability to zoom in to see detail or even order a swatch.

Householders can then order online and leave only a small deposit. Next, they send some photographs of their furniture for visual reference (covermyfurniture.com can even supply a free camera), and receive a personalised measurement chart, made specially for their furniture. From there, they send back the dimensions and wait for their beautiful covers to arrive. Simple Cushion Covers and Throws can be bought direct online.

“It’s a very 21st-century solution to an old problem,” says Simon. “The half-leather, half-fabric style is very trendy, very ‘designer’, at the minute, so this is a highly cost-effective way of achieving that look.”

Eco Friendly Furniture Refinishing

Author: Shelly Cruz
Eco friendly furniture refinishing helps to reduce our demands on the environment by preserving furniture created long ago, and prevents cutting down and wasting trees growing today. It also helps us to improve our homes with updated fine quality pieces of furniture that might otherwise be overlooked, and clog our waste dumps and landfills. Fine, old trees were cut down in decades or centuries past, and utilized in the production of furniture that is eventually in need of maintenance, not discarding. Old furniture finishes, especially twentieth century finishes including lacquer, turn dark, translucent, and finally semi-opaque, hiding the beauty of the wood beneath. An old finish is then susceptible to whitish heat and humidity marks, becomes brittle and scratches easily. If a new, natural wood finish strikes you as unappealing, then a vibrant, more contemporary colored lacquer finish may be applied instead. Perhaps a glossy bright yellow, orange, or blue is more what you have in mind for your old, tired looking Danish modern furniture ?

If you prefer a natural wood finish, keep in mind that beauty is skin deep, the damages are just to the finish, and you will start over when the finish is removed. If the old finish is removed using Eco friendly furniture refinishing techniques, then a new finish applied, the furniture can display the original beauty of the wood when it was created, with an antique patina that is irreplaceable. The quality and species of wood available and used then was generally better than what is available today.

Whether colored lacquer or natural wood finish is more attractive to you, there is little comparison between craftsmanship of yesterday with today’s shoddy manufacturing. Old furniture you find that was made more than twenty years ago, will outlast just about anything made today.

Eco friendly furniture refinishing is about more than just preserving old furniture, and not wasting resources to produce new flake board, melamine, laminate, or MDF and their waste products in the production of new furniture. Critical to Eco friendly furniture refinishing involves the use of less toxic strippers and removers to take off the old finish, prior to applying a new finish. Over the past fifteen years or so, removers have been developed to strip off old finishes, that are not lye based, or methylene chloride based. These modern, environmentally improved furniture removers include N Methyl-2 Pyrrolidone, or NMP, and other enzymatic removers that facilitate the removal of finishes without such toxic or ozone damaging chemicals as the older generation of furniture finish removers. Other Eco friendly furniture refinishing removers include the use of ceramic or quartz emitter infrared lamps to remove paint and heavily built up finishes, leaving no toxic remover waste or organic solvent to evaporate into the atmosphere at all.

Living on our planet today, we have a responsibility to tomorrows’ generations. Preserving our heritage and the environment is something all can appreciate. The vintage antique, or designer furniture we admire from the 50’s, 60’s, or 70’s, including Eames, mid century modern, space age, op art or pop art is often available in local thrift shops, or from eBay, from yard sales, or flea markets. Often, you need look no further than in your own homes to find candidates for refinishing. Open your imagination to wider refinishing possibilities for such handsomely designed furniture, and you will be helping yourself, our society, and the environment for a brighter tomorrow.

About the Author:

Olek Lejbzon & Co. takes care of all your furniture refinishing , restoration and re upholstery needs ranging from a single kitchen chair requiring re caning to refinishing, reupholstering, and repairing all of the furniture. For more information please visit: Eco Friendly Furniture Refinishing

Feng Shui Tips For The Bedroom

Feng Shui Tips for the Bedroom, By Kartar Diamond

While each bedroom is truly unique, and can be analised based on more specific criteria, there are some general tips which can help most people, most of the time. The premise of feng shui, is to create balance and positive energy, and to cater to the function of the room when possible. In other words, what may be appropriate for a bedroom is not necessarily appropriate for other rooms.

1. Avoid sleeping under large, heavy exposed beams. They can cause downward pressure and a chaotic flow of energy in the bedroom, eventually undermining health and triggering specific problems associated with body areas that are directly under the beam.

2.Avoid placing a bed in direct alignment with the entrance to the room. This means, DIRECT alignment, as if your entire body could be taken out of the room feet first, without bending the body. This direct alignment can also cause health problems over time.

3. Avoid having large mirrors, like mirrored closet doors, in the bedroom. Although they are extremely popular and common, a large mirror in a bedroom can bounce the energy around a room--to the extent that people can have their sound sleep interrupted.

4.Avoid sleeping with your head very close to a low window. This is simply draining. We lose most of our body heat from the head and feet.

5.Avoid having a TV or computer in a bedroom. Some people have few options for where to place these items, but they emit an electrical field which is not good to sleep close to.

6.Avoid a sloped ceiling. Once again, they can bounce the energy around the room and are not considered as stable as flat ceilings. The bedroom is for sleeping and re-charging yourself, not for adding more to your stress.

7.Close the bathroom door if the toilet is aligned directly with the bed. Feng Shui masters have been tracking the effects of sleeping too close to toilets for many decades now. It is not "ancient" feng shui since modern plumbing did not exist until relatively recently. Yet, documentation has shown that people are healthier if they sleep further away from the bathroom.

8.Unless you know specifically what your bedroom needs in the way of colors, then just stick to safe colors such as the lightest pastels or white. Every bedroom is truly unique and bold colors will emulate the elements. As an example, if you paint your bedroom walls Hunter Green, that resonates some of the Wood element. If you paint the walls blue, that vibrates some of the water element. There is nothing inherently good or bad about any color, but color will effect occupants differently depending on the "chi" in the room. As an example in extremes: lots of red color in the right place could enhance income and enhance fertility, but red color in a bedroom that should NOT have it, could only cause sickness, accidents or arguments.

9. No heavy lighting fixtures overhead or near the headboard of the bed. This is just plain dangerous and it also creates an oppressive feeling to have anything heavy looming near your head (even if you are asleep.)

10. Try to sleep in one of your best personal directions, based on your birth year. For instance, a woman born in 1951 sleeps best with her head to the westerly directions, such as west, northwest or southwest. Whereas a man born in 1951 sleeps better in the 'easterly' directions, which are east, southeast, north and south. To find out what your best sleeping directions are, plus a lot more, you can get Kartar Diamond's informative feng shui book at www.FengShuiForSkeptics.com You can also email Kartar with your birth date for a quick answer.

Why buy made to measure curtains?

If you are unfamiliar with what exactly makes a made to measure curtain (or any other custom-made fabric product for your home) so different from shop bought ready mades, this article might be useful to read before you start the custom design process.

The following are some of the most important advantages:

See it to believe it. We all know the old saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Unfortunately, with made to measure curtains, that saying doesn't quite apply. Many of the factors that make a made to measure curtain so extra special can't be seen in a picture. Custom curtains, for example, are fully lined, making them fuller and heavier. They weigh about 2 - 2.5 pounds per panel on average, whereas the same size, unlined ready made curtain weighs less than a pound. Of course, there are some ready made curtains that are lined. Unfortunately, most are lined with cotton percale fabric, which is a thin sheeting fabric with a low thread count. While it may help to block out the sun and prevent fading to some extent, it does little to add fullness to a drapery.

Lining makes the difference. Made to measure curtains are lined with a thicker polycotton fabric that blocks the sun in the best way possible (up to SPF 50). The polyester component in the lining gives a drapery more strength and fullness. Lining is especially useful in rooms that experience more moisture and evaporative fumes. That's because cotton captures and releases these fumes much easier, making lined window treatments a must in busy kitchens and bathrooms. As you see, the ideal lining is made of both cotton and polyester.

Tailored to your needs. Made to measure curtains are made especially for your room the way you'd like. Ready made curtains are designed to please the majority of consumers. These include curtains that are made with solid, neutral colors and standard sizes. If you need to dress a very wide nursery window in pink and brown toile fabric, you will have a hard time finding the perfect window treatment that you want. Decorator fabrics come in a wide range of colors, prints, and sizes, giving you endless custom options that most shop bought curtains don't offer.

A wise investment. On average, people who purchased made to measure curtains keep them on their windows for seven years. Ready made curtains are changed every one to two years. The quality of made to measure curtains is better, but going after the look that you really want instead of the look that is available will also keep you happy with your room for many years longer. Many of our clients tell us what a relief it is to finally see a made to measure curtain on their windows. Unique window treatments are not easy to find if you're looking for a specific look to fit your room. Most consumers start designing their rooms with matching furniture, pictures, walls, and little accents, only to see their designs come to a screeching halt when they realize that they can't find a matching curtain.

There are many more reasons why made to measure is better than ready made, but the most important one of them is simply value. made to measure curtains pay for themselves throughout all the years that they gracefully cover your windows.

Furnishing Your Home With Wicker Furniture - Part 2

Proper care and maintenance of wicker furniture will ensure that it stays in good condition for many years.

Brushing wicker furniture

Periodically brushing your wicker furniture using a brush with stiff, non-abrasive bristles such as a paint brush, vegetable brush or a tooth brush is the best way of keeping your wicker furniture looking clean and beautiful. The bristles should be soft enough to be able to get into the areas between the weave and yet stiff enough to have the adequate muscle behind it. Alternatively you could vacuum your wicker furniture using a bristle brush attachment.

Occasional clean-up using furniture cleaner or a mild detergent solution is good for removing stains and will help your wicker furniture maintain its high gloss and good looks. Lemon oil, applied lightly with a soft cloth, will help protect the finish and enhance the shine of wicker furniture.

Washing wicker furniture

Natural wicker furniture can withstand moisture, but only to a limited extent. Too much water over an extended period will leave it looking loose, limp and saggy. Here are a few important tips to remember when washing your wicker furniture:

• When hosing, tilt the wicker furniture so that the tighter weave is on top. This way the excess water can run down to the looser weave, which is below, from where it is easily wiped away.
• It is absolutely important that the weave spacing and pattern should not be disrupted during the cleaning process, especially when the furniture is wet. Wicker furniture will dry and set in any new position that it has been subjected to. If there is excessive pulling of strands, the weave is more likely to have large gaps in it when completely dry. Strands that are too far out of position could pull the entire piece askew.
• Let the wicker furniture dry completely before using it again. Sitting on it or placing any heavy objects on it while it is wet, could leave it looking misshapen when dry.

About the Author:

Get rattan furniture from http://www.rattanland.com/

Furnishing Your Home With Wicker Furniture - Part 1

Stylish and elegant wicker furniture is the perfect choice of furnishing for any home, be it a contemporary city apartment, Victorian country home or a vacation retreat. Made from natural materials including rattan, banana bark, willow and rush, wicker furniture comes in a wide assortment of weaving styles and colors that can complement and enhance any décor. Wicker furniture fits in easily with wooden and upholstered furniture, adding texture and warmth to any setting.

Wicker refers to the pattern and process of the weave as well as to the products that are made from these natural materials. When wet, these materials are varyingly pliable and can be woven employing different patterns. Being natural products, each material has its own unique, individual qualities and when dyed, each produces slight differences in color, which adds to the exotic and versatile beauty of wicker furniture.

Rattan, a solid-core vine found in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, is extremely strong and will not break, warp or splinter. Its innate strength and versatility make rattan a much sought after material for furniture. The natural fibers offer optimum comfort and its old-world rustic charm combined with its attractive casual look makes it appealing in any setting. Once solid rattan is woven, molded and set, its contours are permanently retained.

Natural wicker, while perfect for use indoors, may not stand up too well to adverse weather conditions and needs to be moved indoors when not in use. Weather wicker, which looks and feels like wicker but is constructed out of soft, woven vinyl is a better option for use outdoors. A synthetic material, vinyl is resistant to temperature variations, UV rays and rain and is easily cleaned making it ideal for use as patio and garden furniture. High quality weather wicker furniture resembles the beauty and design of the finest hand-woven, natural wicker furniture. Beautifully cushions in a wide array of exotic shape, sizes and colors add to the beauty and comfort of weather wicker furniture.

About the Author:

Get rattan furniture from http://www.rattanland.com/

Cleaning for Revival

Upholstery cleaning is a very useful means for reviving your home. Appearance, health, extended wear and air quality are among the reasons why you should become one of the many people that are taking benefit of this.

The nice appearance of your furniture can best be kept by having upholstery cleaning done in your home. Who would want to be the laughing stock of the neighborhood because of a dirty appearance of the upholstery? I can tell you, no one would. Therefore, you should start considering furniture upholstery cleaning! The result can only be an advantage to you, as your furniture will always look as good as new. Furniture upholstery cleaning can even be used in order to avoid the future damages of the upholstery, by spills and other home incidents.

Furniture Covers are a great way to keep your furniture clean, they are so easy and cheap to clean. All Covermyfurniture.com's covers are fully machine washable. You can't get cleaner or cheaper than that!

Carpet Cleaning

There’s nothing better than fresh, clean carpet. The way it looks, feels and smells right after it's been cleaned.

Having a pet can be quite an expensive proposition. Aside from having to care for your pet by feeding it, grooming and regular check ups, there are also other expenses that you might not have thought of. Keeping your home clean when you have a pet can cost more, and it can also be a matter of health. Many people are allergic to pets of one kind or another, with the most allergenic pets being cats and dogs. Unfortunately, for families that own pets, getting rid of them because of an allergy is not always an option. For this reason, keeping the house clean and free of pet dander is essential in having a home that's happy and healthy for the whole family.

Carpeting is a major investment in your home, and regular cleanings are necessary to keep it looking new. Just as the clothes we wear need regular washing to keep them fresh and hygienic, so carpets require periodic cleaning. Accumulated soil and grit are major causes of reduced carpet life, and enable destructive and health harmful mites and bacteria to work unchecked. Cleaning costs are minimal when you consider the replacement cost of carpets and furnishing, so regular cleaning makes economic sense too.

Blending Modern Contemporary Decorating Ideas

Eclecticism is a simple concept of merging themes together. You can mix a number of variables, and then start blending these together to create your own theme.

If you have a few design concepts in mind and do not know which one to choose, it may be a better idea to blend them together. Many people increasingly prefer the eclectic design approach.

So what is Eclecticism? It is a simple concept of merging themes together. You can mix a number of variables, and then start blending these together to create your own personal theme. It's a mix and match approach where you end up having all the good things although they may not belong to one original concept in particular. Although it may prove challenging, the end results often turn up to your liking. After all, it' about creating a harmonious flow of design concepts in your given space.

To begin with, find a common factor such as color. Once this is decided, you need to figure how the furniture is to be arranged and what needs to be discarded. You may have to spend some quality time thinking about this as the final output depends on this thought. Most of the times, you may find the decoration concepts conflicting with each other. The blend is what matters.
You can use a few ideas and modify them as per your taste. Blending these in the right proportion will give you a great look and feel.

Try the Country and Contemporary look. The blend in this case is called Modern Country. Here traditional country elements are used and fit into a new design concept. The new concept reflects the modern age and so includes gadgets and electronics.

Will the Greek theme suit your need? In this case the Greek themes are blended with Roman themes. The result is famously called Greco Roman. Originally these two styles are quite similar and are easy to blend.

Try blending the tropics in a modern setting. The Asian Art and Design is in preference in many countries, and tropical interiors mixed with a contemporary touch can be very pleasing to the eye.

You can begin experimenting with the above mentioned ideas. These are very easy to begin with. Once you have a hang of these styles, you can always add your own touch to polish the final look and feel.

You can graduate to other styles and try complicated combinations to bring about the unique look. After all, that is what matters. Otherwise, why would one think about evolving a new design concept when there are time tested ones already in existence. Creativity knows no bounds. However, even if you are not the creative types, the eclectic approach may well be your savior.

An Endless Source of Home Improvement Ideas

Home improvement magazines contain a plethora of house plan designs, renovation and decoration ideas for the kitchen, bedroom, living room, den and sun decks covering all types of houses and materials imaginable. There are so many, in fact, that the home improvement magazine industry has become a multi-million pound business worldwide, catering to every home improvement and renovation niche.

There are magazines dedicated to do it yourself projects like kitchen cabinets, outside Jacuzzis, above ground pools, patios not only on their printed versions but on their online versions as well. The explosion of the World Wide Web gave added momentum to the publication of home improvement magazines because the web gave them even more exposure, globally and in real time.

More and more home improvement magazines are now publishing their issues on their websites including up to date tips and information on home appliances, materials, paints, wall papers, and other home improvement related products making it virtually impossible for the wife or DIY enthusiast to miss an issue.

Reading and browsing these magazines enable you and me to pick up ideas from various dependable sources, compare them and finally choose the better one or incorporate them in designing our own homes and the rooms within, especially the kitchen, bathroom, master bedroom and the living room.

Some sites even offer a virtual tour or a walk through of particular designs and models in order to get a first hand and realistic interpretation of how it would actually look like even before the first nail or screw is bought!

This innovation of the online version compared to the printed version is enough to inspire us to make necessary renovation changes in our homes and kitchens. You can even have real-time modification of changes you want from color, to material, to appliance placement and cabinet construction including effects of the various types of lighting fixtures.

Bringing your renovation ideas to reality however may be a pretty expensive option if you follow the home improvement magazine advice and techniques to the letter. What you see on screen and on the printed page look really good and beautiful because they do not have any financial constraints like you and me. However, with careful planning and judicious choice of materials, you can without a doubt duplicate that very striking cabinet on the page in time for your wife’s birthday!

Continue browsing and reading those home improvement magazines and pick out the styles you want; when the right time comes, you can then bring them to reality in your own home at considerably lesser cost and without jeopardizing your budget!

About The Author:

Vincent Yim - founder of http://TropicalHomeImprovementIdeas.com

Save Your Sanity: Use Loose Covers

Many people don't think about loose covers when it comes to redecorating their home, yet loose covers are an inexpensive tool that not only protects but also renews the look of your furniture.

If you've spent several hundred pounds on a furniture suite for your living room, getting exactly the right color and fabric you wanted, you might wonder why on earth you'd want to hide that perfection with slipcovers. Well, the answer is simple. Accidents happen. It's better to strip off a removable loose covers and throw it into a washing machine, then have to re-upholster or replace the damaged fabric on one of the pieces of furniture of your perfect living room suite.

Because loose covers are easy to put on and take off, there's no need to have them on all the time, of course. Many people reserve them for certain occasions - for example when they are entertaining a group of kids during a birthday party.

Loose covers don't just come in demure white or other solid colors. They come in floral patterns, in geometric patterns, even in plaids. They come in themed patterns - sports, holidays, and so on.

Most people don't want it to be obvious that they have loose covers on their furniture, they want it to look as if the material on that furniture is what came with it originally. And with made to measure loose covers , this is easily achieved.

Loose covers, therefore, are used not only to protect the original upholstery of your furniture, but also to give a new look to old, faded upholstery, so that you don't have to go to the expense of re-upholstering it.

More than that, loose coversare used in situational relief - to brighten up a holiday or birthday party, for example. And if you've got a bunch of old, mis-matched furniture, the easiest way to make them look like a matching set is to buy a set of matching loose coversfor them!

About The Author:

Adam Peters is the editor of http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com/.

Can you cover Leather Furniture?

You can a Leather Sofa but we have to advise that there maybe some slight movement when loose covers are applied to a leather surface due to the slide effect of the leather underneath. A solution to this can be to insert some sort of foam batting underneath the loose cover to prevent it from sliding. This can be purchased at most Craft shops and Haberdasheries.

How long do loose covers take to make?

The actual making of the Covers is usually 3-4 weeks, this is because the measurements and pictures you supply are used by skilled craftsmen and women to manufacture the covers by hand. Using the finest materials and applying frequent quality checks to ensure that your satisfaction is guaranteed.

The quicker you can supply us with the necessary measurements and photographs means we can begin the manufacturing process as soon as possible..

Can you cover Wing-back Chairs?

We really can cover almost any style of furniture using any fabric in the stretch covers range. The cotton and non stretch fabrics will not give a great result on complex designs as there is no give in the fabric. If you are at all unsure about your furniture style, you can either send us photos or we can send you a disposable camera (in a pre-paid envelope), which we will process for FREE! We will then be able to give accurate advice before you order. The vast majority of furniture styles are perfectly suited to any of our fabrics.

Please have a look at some of the different style of furniture we can cover!

Kitchen Window Ideas

Kitchen windows are great to dress up with brand new window treatments, either to change a look or create a dramatic effect. Ironically, the vast selection of window treatments makes it a little difficult to choose which one is right. Here are some ideas you can try to help you with your choice:

1. The size of your kitchen

Size does matter when choosing window treatments for your kitchen window. Don't overwhelm your small kitchen with large, bold prints. Choose smaller prints and lighter colors instead. Use accents sparingly. A drape over the window creates a great look, but it might devour a lot of space and make your kitchen window look ridiculously tiny. Work with your kitchen window size and you can't go wrong.

2. Have a large kitchen window?

Use a swag or a valance from which to hang curtains from. You can also use ruffled curtains to create a lovely country look. Want it plain? Go for the more structured tailored look and add a few accents like a colorful tieback, for example.

3. Do you want more privacy?

If you want more privacy but want to let in light, choose sheer printed curtains or louvered blinds. Roman blinds also work well or half-panel curtains that only cover a portion of the kitchen window. These window treatments allow a partial coverage without totally keeping you isolated in your little nook. They also give your kitchen a great look without a lot of cost.

4. How much light?

When deciding on which window treatment to use for your kitchen, determine how much light you want to let in. While it's always a good idea to encourage a lot of sunshine in, there might be times in the day when you want to reduce the glare. If you do, go for sheer curtains topped with printed fabrics or go for slightly thicker curtains and drapes you can tie back if you want more light.

About the Author:

To learn more window treatment ideas, visit http://www.windowtreatmentideas101.com

I can't believe the difference they made...

I was initially a bit sceptical of how these covers were going to fit my sofa, especially as I had taken the measurements myself, I am the most least hands-on person you could ever meet. I was also very surprised at how easy it was to measure my sofa, the measurement guides were very useful and simple to use. The sofa covers have far excelled my expectations, and I can honestly say that they are perfect and could not be improved on.

Our living room now looks completely revitalised without the cost of having to buy a new suite.

Lucy Mews
Berkshire

Can you fit Loose covers to Sectional (Unit) Furniture?

Unfortunately there is no easy answer to this question. Due of the different types of sectional furniture, such as ones with reclining parts and removable arms that can cause problem with the standard covers.

If you have a sectional sofa we can easily advise be seeing pictures of the furniture. You can either send us photos or we can send you a disposable camera (in a pre-paid envelope), which we will process for FREE!

Can a Parker Knoll recliner chair be recovered?

Being a Parker Knoll doesn't cause any problem, however for this particular type of chair it would be very difficult for you to measure and fit the covers. This is mainly due to the mechanics of a Recliner.

It would be advisable for you to contact a loose cover specialist or reupholsterer, Plumbs would be the ideal company help and advise for this particular type of furniture as they have the skills and expertise to offer a Home Consultation service.

For any unusual piece of furniture you want covering, we can send you a disposable camera to take pictures and we will process the film for FREE! With no cost or obligation to you.