I am not much of a seamstress, so I am pretty pleased at how my new drop cloth (of course) barstool slipcovers turned out. They are not really 'tailored' per say, but they get the job done.

Here is the before:

I really liked the barstool that we had. I like their shape. They are vintage and hardwood, but I was kind of over the bright colors and design. We've had them for about 4 years now. My husband bought them at a funky gallery in Wilmington, NC called Una Luna. They were pained by a local artist, and my husband didn't really want them to be re-painted. That was my first idea, but after some convincing, I agreed with him. After all in a different context, I might really like the bright colors again some day. However in my current dining room/kitchen they were standing out like a sore thumb.

I was inspired by these very adorable parson chair pleated drop cloth slipcovers by Anna White.

I adore the box pleats, but I didn't quite know how to translate them to my barstools since a) because of the bright mismatch-y colors, I could not have my slipcovers 'Capri' length and b) they are way beyond my sewing ability.

So, here is my result. More casual for sure, but still a much more clean and less colorful look than the multi hued tribal paint job.