The Slipcover Shopping Guide!
Everything you need to know when buying and fitting slipcovers

Slipcovers are a popular, easy-living and time-tested answer to countless furniture woes. With them you can quickly update an entire room, freshen up a time worn favorite, or even protect expensive upholstery throughout the toddler years.

But shopping for – and fitting – slipcovers can be a daunting task. Will today’s popular ready-made slipcovers fit both your furniture and your lifestyle? Where do you turn if you want a more tailored look? What if you’re trying to cover a sectional, chaise lounge or recliner? And finally, what slipcover solutions fall within your budget?

The good news for slipcover shoppers is there are many options available to fit a variety of needs and budgets. For many, great looks can be achieved quickly and easily with ready-made slipcovers costing only about $100 to $200 for a full-sized sofa. These “one-size-and-style-fits-most” slipcovers can be the perfect choice for a lower-budget makeover. Plus, many ready-made slipcover makers offer coordinating accent pillows along with “specialty” slipcovers for recliners, wingback furniture, ottomans, and dining room chairs, so they are definitely worth a look when shopping.

But, if you desire a more tailored look than ready-mades offer, have a hard-to-fit piece of furniture, or if you want to slipcover a piece that falls outside of ready-made’s traditional sofa, loveseat and chair sizes, then a semi-fitted or custom slipcover may be the only way to go.