Hey Mary,

We have twill on both of our sofas and we love the washability and durability so that has worked for us. We’re definitely not experts on the other materials so maybe others with slipcovers in those fabrics can weigh in? Otherwise there’s a good chance that you can’t go wrong with twill since we’ve had a good experience with it on two different sofas so maybe you can give it a whirl?

xo,
s

We purchased both of our slipcovered couches with ‘em (the den couch hails from Pottery Barn, but we discovered a local Rowe sofa retailer where we got the living room couch for much less (which we actually like much more) – but depending on where you get your sofa (or what kind of tailor/upholsterer you know) you can really do whatever works. You can even get an extra Ikea couch slipcoveres for something like $11 these days (my sister in law just snagged the Ektorp sofa and got a second cover for 11 beans).

It’s actually really nice to have two so you can wash one while the other’s on the couch and have a back-up if there’s some impossible-to-remove stain… but that being said we just have one slipcover per couch and we’ve been extremely happy with those so whatever works!

xoxo,
Sherry

Sara- So glad you’re loving our ideas! Can’t wait to see the after pics. As for our rug in the den, it’s from Lowe’s of all places (on sale for around $75 about a year and a half ago) but you can google “jute rug” and find something for around $100 in most places (I think Pottery Barn even has a few that look great- maybe West Elm too, and of course don’t forget to check Target and Walmart and all the cheapie places- maybe even Ikea?!). One word of advice is to try to get a sample or visit the rug in person before your purchase if at all possible to make sure that it’s soft and cozy as opposed to rough and straw-like. Happy shopping!

xoxo,
Sherry

Hey Sandy,

Unfortunately, every mood board doesn’t make the blog due to sheer volume (most do, although we’ve been increasingly busy these days and have agreed that posting more than one a day would be a bit too much- it used to just be one a week!). As for the time in between the mood board request and the actual post, we turn everything around within one week. So if someone purchases a custom board, we whip it up within about five or six days and then spend the last day writing the post to explain the why and the where of everything (and then link to all of our sources).

As for decorating styles that we favor, I think it’s fairly obvious that we like anything light and airy (and we’re suckers for all things white). Other than that, I think we really like everything from super modern to quaint and cottage- as long as it’s crisp, clean and still feels current. Our own house is such a style amalgamation (lots of West Elm, Target, Pottery Barn and Ikea mixed with vintage thrift store finds and a super beachy color palette) so I think one thing we like to do is combine a few different styles in each mood board to keep things from looking too predictable and expected (we also think it keeps things current for a lot longer than anything that’s too rigid style-wise).

We’re definitely up for any decorating style challenge, and often find that we enjoy the ones that take us outside of our normal realm (we really enjoyed a rustic cabin mood board that we whipped up a few months ago (still waiting on pictures) and also love unexpected and quirky rooms with a Domino-esque feel (we have another one of those to post any day now). Anyway, thanks for the interest in our ever evolving design dilemma process! Off to finish another mood board…

xoxo,
Sherry