Decorating Tips from the 1950’s – Slip Covers
It’s nice to have vintage magazines from the past. Sometimes (many times) you find gems in them that can work just as well today as they did yesterday.
In my 1953 Good Housekeeping Magazine there is an article for redecorating with slipcovers. Slip covers were just as budget savvy a choice for redecorating yesterday as they are today.
A quick and easy way to decorate your home they are washable and a great way to change a room’s look from cozy winter to breezy summer.
You may ask how is this vintage homemaking. Well it’s in my 1953 Good Housekeeping magazine so it’s vintage. But let’s take a look at some of the things that were done yesteryear that we haven’t thought of today.
In the past (the 1950’s) you generally had to make your slipcovers yourself. Picking from an endless supply of fabric, because sewing was very in you could come up with the look of your choice.
This particular article went a step further and outlines various ways you could add even more personal touches to you slipcovers.
They touted this part “New Ideas for Slip Covers”
Some of the different things that were done to the slipcovers
to make them more individual were…
- Quilting the seat and the back for a new look.
- Adding braid to accent parts of the bottom and the back (not the back of the chair but the part of the slip cover covering the back).
- Adding satin stitching again to the back and the bottom.
- Adding fringe to the bottom of the cushions and to the accent pillows.
- Adding a half, or demi slip cover over the top of the back.
These slipcovers from the 50’s were not just for the living room but used in combination guest bedroom / home offices to help streamline the looks of the beds when not in use, and in the dining room to cover dining chairs and also alter the looks between seasons.
