I bought this Country Home book several years ago and it made me want a white, slipcovered French settee. On a side note, does anyone else miss Country Home? Family Circle was not the same at all and a ridiculous substitution for my subscription. Anyway...I loved everything about this sofa and I just had to find one.
Fast forward about seven years and I found my French Settee. It was at a yard sale for $50.00. That's a great price, but it had been used as a dog bed and was totally gross. I vacuumed up all of the dog hair, scrubbed it with upholstery cleaner, aired it out and sprayed it with lots of Febreeze. I then slipcovered it with a tied on cover to keep the wood details exposed.
The quilt is to protect it from my cats, who like to nestle in the down cushion. A quilt is easier to wash then the entire slipcover. I also need to sew some friends for the lonely bolster pillow...some day.
