How to Drape a Loose-Fit Separate Seat Sofa Slipcover | Pottery Barn

Our loose-fit slipcovers are designed to let you reinvent your sofa, simply and affordably. Tailored from easy to clean, high quality fabrics, they're easy to use. First, take seat and back cushions off your sofa. Unfold the sofa base slipcover, and locate the tag that says "back" on the slipcover. Loosely drape the slipcover over the base of your sofa, using the tag as a guideline, while centering the skirt pleat at the front of the base. Begin to customize fit by aligning the slipcover over the sofa arms, pull the slipcover snugly over the front ends and top of arms, while leaving the back straps unattached. Determine the desired length of the front and back of the slipcover. Adjust the front and back length by accumulating all excess fabric on the seat. Note, the slipcover is designed to fit a variety of furniture styles. As a result, there may be more fabric than you need. Tuck any excess fabric into the crevices of the sofa base, while leaving enough fabric on the front of the sofa to the desire length. Place the seat cushions back on the covered sofa frame, and place the fitted elastic, separate seat slipcover over the cushions. Tuck any excess fabric under the seat cushions. Face the backside of your sofa and flip the back panel of the base slipcover down so that you are able to replace the back seat cushions, underneath the fabric. Replace the base slipcover over the sofa. Tuck in any excess fabric into the back cushions, and readjust the fabric on the back of the sofa, so it drapes to your liking. Re-center the skirt and pleat of the front of the sofa, Locate the straps on the slipcover skirt, wrap the skirt around the base of your furniture, Secure the straps in the back with metal D-rings on the slipcover, and tighten. Smooth fabric to create an attractive finished look. Wrinkles will disappear over time once you have fitted the slipcover. A warm iron can be run over the slipcover to smooth out wrinkles as well.