Casually draped sofas
Wed, 11 Nov 2009Lately I have been seeing alot of sofas simply draped in pieces of fabric or loosely slipcovered and I really love the casual and comfortable vibe this produces. It's a wonderful money-saving solution to anyone with a hand-me-down sofa whose upholstery may be less than desirable. My favourite is when draped with a huge piece of cream coloured linen. I love easily wrinkled fabrics and this has the effect of "come take a leap on here, throw your feet up and call the dog/S.O. up to snuggle with you". This idea can also easily have a messy and cheap look but if the rest of the room is filled with natural and casual items then it can work. It's a great way to get a different look with each season as well - light linen in the summer and faux fur in the winter (I love the photo with the fur below).
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Reader Comments (17)
i am such a fan of this look. to me it says stylish with a sense of ease. it can look really slopp and bad though, you really do need some goregoeus texture in there for it to work. but i do love it! great finds. some new to me.
I love the look, too. But how do you keep the durn thing from sliding off? Especially with rambunctious children?
NO!!!!! I think it looks like you threw a sheet on your couch and that's ALL it looks like. Not stylish, not pretty, not at ease. It looks messy or like you're afraid guests will ruin your furniture unless it's covered. Or even worse, what they would have to sit on if it wasn't covered is so gross they wouldn't sit at all!
I can do it if there are no arms. It's the arms that make it sloppy for me. I've used a canvas drop sheet from the hardware store before. Heavy, durable, that wrinkled linen look and cheap.
I KNEW I had it right in college! Such a great way to switch up the mood of a space. Also, I'm mildly obsessed with the painted white ceiling in the Penny Wincer shot. LOVE.
Love this style, great post. I like your new layout, nice!!
The rooms are gorgeous but I do think it can look s little sloppy with the cover.. It would prob a very OCD person mad to adjust the cover evrytime someone gets us from the couch.. Works with a more country/cottagy setting
This actually makes me anxious. I can't handle it. I think it reminds me too much of the sheets my mother would always have draped on the couch to protect them from me and my cat. And my college slipcover. Ick I fixed that thing probably 200 times a day. No thanks!!
I've always liked this look and had a sofa draped in white cloth in our last house. As you say, when it's done right, it's a terrific casual look. Another great roundup, as always. I'm also loving the site's new look!
Brits have been doing this forever.
I like this idea, I have my couch this way, I have covered it with a white canvas, and many pillows!
I do like this look in the right circumstances but it it isn't at all practical. Mostly because you have to rearrange the mussed up drapery after every use... (Although - maybe it would work better on chairs without arms ?)
I had to ditch the draped look once I had kids. It was driving me nutty fixing it over and over!
I have this look going. I'm doing it to cover an old green Craigslist couch until I can afford a better one. At first I wasn't too sure, but it is fun to change the covers seasonally, and throw pillows make it look much less amorphous. I'm using two spreads from Ikea, which are a nice brown color and have great texture.
Thanks for featuring this look. Some like it; some don't. It's grown on me and some of the pictures here show it can look really great.
YES!!! White is clear clean and bright. I have been painting pure white semi-gloss trim over at the Inn for what seems to be months. It is extremely satisfying to see the white up against the color of the way. Love these pix!
I like the picture of the black dog looking longingly at the white couch!
I have tried this and while it's great in theory it's a nightmare in practice. As soon as someone sits on it, it gets all messed up and you waste far too much time tucking it all back in so it doesn't look like a dog's breakfast. I have fitted couch covers now! ;-)
Hubby and I lived in smaller for 2 years. well that was before we were married. It was definitely interesting and makes us appreciate our small house for how big it is!