"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Sun 13 Jan 2008 08:27:34p, Goomba38 told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>> Back many years ago in anothe lifetime, I worked as a licensed interior
>>> designer. I hate to bring ethnicity into this, but it always seemed to
>>> be either Jewish or Italian clients with "a bit" of money who had
>>> literally everything covered in plastic...custom made plastic
>>> slipcovers, lampshade covers, you name it. It was hard not laugh on a
>>> first visit.
>>>
>> LOL.. you're kidding? Who made them? I've heard of them as jokes, but
>> have never actually seen any (thankfully!)
>>
>
> Back in the day, the "best" ones were known as "cast vinyl" slipcovers.
> There were a couple of local companies that specialized in making these.
> They could custom slipcover anything! Usually they used clear vinyl, but
> some that I saw were tinted pale shades of color. Unbelievable!
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>




My dearest Aunt had a living room that included a turquoise-blue vinyl sofa
(you know the ones with the little tiny wooden legs - danish style) that was
the covered in clear vinyl. Now that's one for the books!

Vinyl upon vinyl,
Dee Dee