Those just need some (washable or removable) fringe around the bottom!

LOL, have you met my golden retriever?

I thought about a solid light blue band along the bottom similar to the chair below, but if the print ran and it still annoys you, it might be time to move on to something new.

Do you have a decorator that you work with who can help you find the fabric you want?

Next time I am there I will take a better picture but yes, I think it is time to move on rather than throw good money after bad.

I don't work with decorators anymore, but the fabricator lady I use in Maine could help. Surprised no one here has any experience with performance fabrics.

I have no experience with performance fabrics, but I think the bigger stumbling block may be the color and pattern limitations. Looks like you’ve already got solid white chairs. Would you consider slipcovering the 2 club chairs in white with blue banding along the bottom? Or maybe having the slips made in a solid light blue?

Yes ,I have three other chairs in the LR, all from the PO (we bought the house w contents) that are white duck.

Solid light blue, the right shade, is not a bad idea. Perhaps with folded throws or lumbar pillow.

One idea:

I was seeing something in a lighter blue. This one is machine washable. https://www.thibautdesign.com/catalog/product/details/product/cestino_w8519/material/woven-fabrics/colorway/sky_551/

That's so pretty. I am not sure how it will play with the Batik Quadrille and Robshaw fabrics I have on the sofa and ottoman, below. I think it has to have more of a handmade irregular qaulity to it.

Quadrille

Robshaw

Quadrille

Given the patterns and flow of the room in the pic, I'd do a medium-to-dark solid/near solid blue. I think it would "anchor" the room, for lack of a better word.

Thanks, BBSTX and Feathers, for getting me off patterns.

I have now ordered a bunch of solid samples, and a few stripes. My fave is this light blue sort of striated denim. Lumbar pillows will drive people crazy, so I think will get locally made flat weave cotton blankets to fold over each, to add a bit of personality.

Blanket ideas:

I like that fabric!

I just have performance fabric on our deck awning, chairs that go round the table and a sectional. Our awning is Sunbrella and it's awesome for an awning. Five years of southern exposure and it hasn't faded a bit (forest green, sage and beige stripes. The fabric on our loveseat has faded in all kinds of ways. It started out a greensish olive and is now an odd shade of pinky beige. While I think the performane fabric is fine for a deck/patio situation, not sure I would want it for interior furniture. It just feels "rough" to me.

Neko, a friend just put a linen look sunbrella on her sofa. It's anything but rough.

I have sunbrella on my lanai furniture and I don't think it feels rough.

Thank you @nekotish for sharing your experience. I definitely don't want the feel of Sunbrella, but there are several types of "performance fabrics" now and I think some don't have that feel.

But generally they contemplate spot cleaning, rather than what I am looking for. I have ended up reading about best material for washable slipcovers, rather than washable/performance fabrics per se. The answer is denim, canvas, chenille. Very little patterns. alas.

Time to get out your fabric paint and stamps!

I have sunbrella on my lanai furniture and I don't think it feels rough.

Hmm, maybe a newer generation. Or maybe this is terminology. Does it feel different from your indoor upholstery?

I use Sunbrella and Richloom, both outdoor rated fabrics. They have pieces that fit your needs. My Sunbrella chaise lounge cushions are very soft. On the other hand, the bench fabric is more rough. It really varies. I see your getting samples...you can test it out.

What you have is very pretty, esp with dark wood and wallpaper. I've read (only, no experience) that performance is spot clean. Found The Slipcover Maker. She offers some good info and even alternatives for a ticking stripe look in fabric that's washable..

Yes, @Arapaho-Rd, i found that too and that is when i decided to do a search for the fabrics she recommends for slips. Essentially, solids and a handful of stripes.

I think you should go to a fabric store and feel the ”outdoor” fabrics. They’ve come a long way!

@Sueb20 you mean ... in person? Can I bring my laptop with me?

LOL.

Just sayin. We have a fabric store near us and it seems like every time I go there, the selections of sunbrella-type fabrics seem better and better.

mtnrdredux_gw - We have "Performance Fabric" on our screened-in back porch furniture, and on our living room swivel rockers, and stationary spindle chairs. They are thicker fabrics, but none are what I would call scratchy, or feel like the old Sunbrella fabric. None of our Performance fabrics are patterned, however.

My front porch cushions have Sunbrella fabric that is about 6 years old. They are a soft feeling fabric. They are creamed colored, so get dirty easy. I have washed the covers twice and have sprayed and scrubbed with mildew cleaner. I let them air dry. When you washed your slip covers, did you dry in the dryer?

Because I am tired of cleaning the front porch cushions every year, I purchased some inexpensive covers (from Amazon) for the cushions. They are not very touch friendly. More like a plasticky rubber feel, like the old Sunbrella material. The covers will be on the cushions during the late fall, winter, and early spring months when we cannot sit outside (the time the cushions get so bad looking). They will come off in late spring.

I have been really impressed with the Performance Fabrics. Have had for over a year and have not had to clean. The back screened porch cushions look just as new as the day we purchased the furniture! The inside chairs have held up nicely to my grandchildren, dog, and my husband.

When you washed your slip covers, did you dry in the dryer?

I did, but ... I did that with the raw fabric before fabrication, so whatever impact the dryer might have should have been accounted for. Also, I only partially dried the slipcovers and did so on low.

Other than Sunbrella, what brands did you use?

"Other than Sunbrella, what brands did you use? "

mtnrdredux_gw - I have no idea what brand the fabric is because the furniture was ready made when purchased. A tag came with all stating that the fabric was Performance, but no mention of the brands - only the furniture brands. The interior decorator, from where we purchased our Swivel Rockers in Charleston, SC, carried on and on about the Performance fabric! They do a lot of beach house decorating and use these chairs in their homes.

Living Room - Swivels Rockers and Spindle chairs

Screened Porch - Purchased sofa and chairs from a local furniture store

Front Porch - Cushions purchased directly from Sunbrella

Thanks @User, I think all outdoor fabric is performance by definition. Pretty home, thanks for sharing.