Fantastic Plastic

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Save work! Save time!  Save money!

Transparent plastic slipcovers can protect your furniture from evil, nasty, dirty, mud coated, bad, little children eating drippy, staining, sticky candy and ice cream!
Look at that kid's face.  He knows he is being a little bastard.

I had never gotten to experience a plastic slip covered piece of furniture until Mr. Husband and I came across this phenomenal specimen at an estate sale.  It's wasn't just a simple plastic drape like "Tuck-Ease" above.  This thing is Seal-A-Mealed ...

complete with shrink wrapped matching throw pillows!

This encapsulated couch and throw pillows just seem to be a bit overkill. This isn't just a slip cover, it's a second skin, sewn into the seems of the upholstery!  Maybe the owner was a coal miner or had a bad experience with one too many barfing cats.

The whole set up and colors reminded me of this 1960s photo image:


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So I had to do my own similar pose:



The plastic on this baby wasn't that cheap dollar store vinyl shower curtain grade material.  No, no! This stuff probably back in it's the day was boasted as being able to be full blast pressure washed.
  I noticed that the couch did have a small tear in the plastic on the seat near the back, probably happened by someone having a jackhammer in their back pocket.  It was the only dirty spot, the rest was protected and pristine.

There were also two matching plastic clad chairs to finish out the ensemble.  Which means this set was made for social settings. This stuff isn't all that comfy to sit on.  It's kinda crinkly, noisy and when wearing short pants your gonna have to peel your sweaty legs from the seat.

To really complete this living room's decor and ambiance, there should be an embroidered wall hanging which reads:
" Ya'll some dirty little street urchins.  State your business and be on your way!"