DIY: Canvas Drop Cloths as Instant Decor
From Julie
One of the easiest—and most underutilized—interior design strategies is the draping of furniture in simple, cotton canvas painter's drop cloths.
Above: Instant bedspread, via Kikette Interiors. Although this one looks linen, a laundered painter's drop cloth would also work.
Above: The draped sofa adds a casual note to a potentially formal space; photo by Jim Franco.
Above: A chair draped in a drop cloth, via OWI.
Above: At the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs, beds are draped in drop-cloth-like covers from Free City in Malibu.
Above: Cotton canvas drop cloths are available from several sources; online, Ace Hardware offers heavyweight Canvas Drop Cloths in several sizes, ranging in price from $25.99 to $34.99.
Above: Canvas Drop Cloths offers Drop Cloths in a variety of sizes and in brown and army green, starting at $11.15 for a 4-by-15-foot size.
March 13, 2009
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I used to do this back in my wilder younger bachelor days. I was a renovator, so it follows.... I also have a giant old American flag that I still sometimes use as a bedspread. Looks really cool, too....
any good suggestions for something that would work for a sofa? mine's been ruined by the cat, and we need a simple solution. I don't really like any of the slip covers I've found, and to have a custom one to match the Troy sofa from Crate & Barrell, is pretty much the same cost as just buying a new sofa!
