Choose Cotton or Polyester-Blend Slipcovers for High-Traffic Areas
For high-traffic family rooms, your best bet will always be a slipcover that’s a cotton or polyester blend. This type of material will hold up the best when it comes to wear and tear. It does tend to wrinkle, but you can run an iron over the slipcovers and the wrinkles come right out. You should be able to find cotton and polyester slipcovers that are relatively inexpensive, although there are higher-end cotton slipcovers available as well.

Buy the Appropriate Size Slipcover
If you find the perfect slipcover for your couch but it’s not quite big enough, do not try to use it. Slipcovers that are too small for a couch or chair just end up looking too tight. You also will most likely be able to see parts of the couch peeking out from under it. It’s not any better to use a slipcover that’s too large for a furniture piece. The furniture will only end up looking very sloppy and unpolished. In order to make sure that you get the perfect fit, be sure to measure your furniture before you look for a slipcover.

Decide What Type of Slipcover You Prefer
Some like the look of slipcovers that form fit against the couch so that you can see every line in the couch. Others prefer a looser-fitting slipcover that will simply drape over the furniture and hang loosely off the couch. One thing to remember is that with tight-fitting slipcovers, you may find that you’re constantly rearranging it whenever people sit on it and move about. You may also find that this type of slipcover has a tendency to rip more easily from being pulled too tight or in a wrong direction. Decide what type of slipcover you want based on your preferences and the style of the room before you go out and buy one.

Slipcovers can be used in a room’s design for a variety of different reasons. They are a great way to hide those stained or ripped cushions that are otherwise in great condition. When redecorating, they can be used to inexpensively change the look of the room. Or they can be changed with the calendar in order to give the room a more seasonal look. Do be sure, however, to choose your slipcovers carefully, as once you slip them over the furniture, they will become one of the main focuses of the room.

About the Writer…
Leon Tuberman has been in the home furnishings and interior decorating industry for four decades. He owns and operates his family owned furniture store. They have a large inventory of handcrafted American built solid wood furniture for your bedroom, home office and living room. It doesn’t matter whether you’re shopping for a oak coffee table for your family room or a wood nightstand for your master bedroom then they carry everything you need.