Earlier this month we wrote a post about how to make a dropcloth slipcover work. There were mixed reactions to the idea of draping a sofa in a basic canvas throw, so we're wondering how people feel about using a printed cloth cover, like this sofa styled in hand-blocked indigo fabric from Les Indiennes.
The Les Indiennes catalog is full of Indian-inspired patterns, designed by Mary Mulcahy and printed on cotton cloth. Rooms are styled to look comfortable and casual, and bedding is often treated as something to be thrown over sofas and chaises as much as beds.
SHOWN ABOVE
• 1 Fabric draped over a sofa is an instant slipcover.
• 2 A blanket covers a chaise.
• 3 Another chaise, covered in bedding, looks like a good spot for a nap.
• 4 Covered in a quilt and pillows, a daybed mimics a sofa.
• 5 This sheer voile fabric might make a beautiful drape for furniture.
What do you think? Does this look work, or is it too thrown together?
To see the full "Lookbook" from Les Indiennes, click here.
Photos: Les Indiennes
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Comments (6)
I prefer a more tailored look so I wouldn't do it myself, but I don't mind it (I didn't mind the dropcloth either).
I do think that this can look horribly wrong though-if not styled properly I think this could like you were making your sofa into a bed for overnight guests...which is how the last 3 pictures look...
the last two pictures are beds
It seems like something that only looks stylishly rumpled when in a magazine--in real life, it just looks messy. I've had slipcovers in the past and they drive me nuts because you spend your entire life straightening them (and I'm not a neat freak generally).
I have always loved their textiles similar to John Robshaw's textiles.
I agree they really need the right environment to show well.
The thing I just cannot help but think is that they are made in India so therefore both of these companies must make a pretty big profit on their mark ups.
I love this. I envy the beautiful leather sectionals for their crisp good looks but have to say my hand me down sofa from the 30's is actually more comfortable. I threw away the broken spring cushions and replaced them with folded memory foam and covered the whole thing with a block printed spread I bought in Queens for $10. It is great for watching movies and napping, When the dog sleeps on it, it goes into the washer. Someday I hope to find that store again and buy enough spreads to cover the walls too.
Yes, their mark ups are HUGE! I've seen bedding sets by John Robshaw, and at least in those I saw that he took traditional Indian printed textiles & matched them rather interestingly. In these pictures though, this is EXACTLY how you'd buy it from an Indian home store. I don't see any "design" element added to them by the designer.