Covering Books with Drop Cloth Fabric and Giveaway Winner

Yesterday I shared my Before and After

 of my Living Room Bookcases 

and gave you some tips on styling your bookcase. 

 You can see that post HERE.  

I wanted to show you a short tutorial on covering the books.  A few people asked me about how I covered them and to be honest, I tried a few methods and ended up with my own.

  I figured I would share my experience with you and if it makes your life easier then that makes my day!

Actually, a lot of thought went into the covering of the books.  I thought maybe white paper would be a good look

 but I didn't have any and it was raining outside.

  I'm kinda lazy and impatient and want immediate results...  Oh and did I mention CHEAP! 

 I remembered seeing beautiful fabric covered books

 at Nell Hills.

Sigh, see the exquisite Tartan covered books? 

 I would LOVE to do that but I'm too cheap.  

So I looked to see what fabric I might have on hand and happened to be in the middle of slip-covering my chair.  

See Here.

  I had a TON of dropcloth and I liked the color. 

 Perfect!

The easiest way to measure around the book is to use

 the Book Jacket, if it has one. 

 Just spread it ALL the way out 

and cut one inch around the top and bottom 

and to the ends of the book jacket.

Fold the top and bottom under the one inch and place the book on top to check your measurements.  Fold the sides over to create a pocket that you will slip the book into.  Again, check your measurements by putting the book on top and folding around to see if it is big enough. 

 You should make it a scosh too small 

because the fabric stretches. 

Glue under the pocket with a hot glue gun.

  Just a dab will do it.  

Make sure it is UNDER the pocket

 so you can still slip the book inside. 

 And that's it. 

 Slip your book inside and you are good to go!

I like the way they look loose and wrinkled.  It gives it some texture and makes it look less formal.  

Side note and funny family story:  Yesterday when I posted my bookcase styling tutorial my Sister posted on my Facebook wall asking me where I "got the idea to wrap up books".  I had to laugh because I knew that she was referring to when my little sister used to wrap up old Readers Digest books and give them proudly to us as gifts!  We all had a good laugh when everyone in my family weighed in on Facebook! 

Love you guys!

 

I hope this helps you.  Ask me if you still have questions!

The winner of the MyMemories giveaway is

 #2 Barbe @ Beez Rental Designs 

Congrats! I will email you to give you the download info! 

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

XO Cindy

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