Tips: Perfect fabric for your couch
Choice of furniture, accessories and wall colours totally depends on your personal taste. Similarly, choosing fabric for your sofa is again a personal matter. Certain things to consider before choosing fabric for your sofa are the amount of usage, where would you want to place your sofa, etc. Placement should be taken care because if you place the sofa near window or door, the fabric used should be strong enough to deal with the air and direct sunlight.
Few points you should keep in mind while choosing sofa fabric are;
Durability of the sofa
The durability of a sofa depends on the usage. If you have children and pets in your home, you should opt for durable fabric which is wear and tear resistant. Or if you are planning to place your sofa on the living room where it is mostly for the use of guests, then you should consider buying more delicate fabric for your sofa.
Pros and Cons of sofa fabrics:
Following are the few popular fabrics for sofa for your home, which have both pros and cons.
Cotton
Cotton is the most popular sofa fabric. They are soft, easy to clean, comfortable and comes in various prints. It is wear and tear resistant. But it can be easily soiled and wrinkled. It is also stain resistant.
The colour of the cotton fabric fades out when in contact with direct sunlight. If you are thinking of everyday use for your family, buy cotton fabric for your sofa.
Nylon
Nylon fabric is inexpensive and is long lasting. It is wear and tear resistant. For furniture, nylon is one of the strongest fabrics. It does not wrinkle, but it fades. Ensure that you don’t keep it in places where it comes contact with direct sunlight.
Leather
The best of all, leather fabric is long lasting, durable, easy to clean and most importantly very soft. Perfect for family use even with children and pets. Vinyl, which looks similar to leather is also very easy to care and less expensive that leather, is a good option.
Microfiber
This is the lightweight fabric, which is stain resistant, highly absorbent, soft and won’t get wrinkled easily. Use microfiber fabric if any of your family members suffer from allergy as it does not leave any lint due to its tight weaving.
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