Pets in the house are not only the joy of everyday communication with favourites, but also set of household problems. The small animal can choose new upholstered furniture as claw sharpener, and farewell, beautiful chair or sofa! Owners of cats and dogs need to select furniture upholstery carefully. Ideal option – Antikogot fabric with the increased characteristics of durability.
Features of Antikogot fabric
When choosing fabric just for decoration to the house where cats or dogs live, it is important to follow main rules:
- the upholstery of sofa or chair has to be such that the animal has quickly lost to it interest;
- fabric has to be such that small damages were not evident;
- the upholstered furniture has to be pleasing to the eye and fit into interior, it is selected for homeliness taking into account accommodation in the apartment of cat or dog, but not especially for animal. The beautiful decor and pets in the apartment are quite compatible concepts!
Owners of pets have to pick up the fabric with anti-vandal effect in a different way called "Antikogot". It is possible to carry different types of panel material which have to have the following characteristics to such type of fabric:
- the texture of fabric does not allow claws of animal to be hooked, slides on surface;
- after attempt of the pet to scratch on furniture upholstery of traces from claws it is not visible;
- material extremely dense and resistant to deformation;
- despite density and possible impregnations increasing wear resistance, material it is safe and well "breathes";
- the right side of the cloth of "Antikogot" is nice on the touch, does not bring discomfort to the owner of furniture;
- material is plain in leaving, the animal can wet or soil it;
- the design of material interesting and well suits the general interior registration of the apartment.
Velor upholstery
Modern velor - one of types of fabric with effect of "Antikogot". It is carried to this type of cloths as the texture provides sufficient wear resistance. Furniture velor material is created by dense and difficult cotton interlacing, has the top and lower bases.
Front part of velor is covered with artificial or natural pile that is additional plus at banner of furniture for the apartment with pets. If the cat or dog after all a little scratch sofa or chair, fibers will hide small roughnesses from foreign look.
Structure of velor smooth, nice on the touch, and the texture and possibility of creation of rich palette of shades allow to fit such material furniture of the most bizzare shapes.
Flock as Anikogot fabric
The flock is material with nap covering, not the accidentally term is translated from English as "fuzz" or "bunch". The method of flokirovaniye allows to create superstrong, at the same time soft and pleasant as velvet, kind of Antikogot fabric.
The cloth is carried out dense, on it pile from nylon, polyester, other material is pasted. Natural flock with cotton or sateen – not the best choice for owners of pets as such material will not differ in special wear resistance.
As fabric with anti-vandal effect it is recommended to choose so-called teflon flock which becomes impregnated with special structure that increases product durability. In a different way such material is called "куртизан". Fabric has dirt-resistant properties that it is also important in the presence of animals in the house. Removable covers can be erased and ironed from reverse.
Vertically located fiber on flokovy material in addition conceal small damages if the pet after all contrives and will scratch upholstered furniture. The flock is quite beautiful: material gives in to coloring, on it it is possible to do stamping and colourful images.
Good old tapestry
Tapestry – the magnificent furniture upholstery checked by time. Till our time tapestries of the Middle Ages have remained, and on them colourful images are still visible. Modern material perfectly is suitable as Antikogot fabric for banner of upholstered furniture and can be used in the house where there live dumb animals.
Traditional panel material is produced by means of dense interlacing of elastic threads among themselves. The dense texture of fabric provides to finished product the decent weight and thickness – it is not so simple to harrow such upholstery and furthermore to tear.
Modern furniture makers interweave into structure of natural material elements from synthetics that increases elasticity of panel tapestry, its wear resistance, plasticity, dirt-resistant properties. Material pleases also with the exterior as the technology allows to create the whole picturesque woven cloths.
Jacquard just for decoration
Jacquard as furniture upholstery with effect of "Antikogot" - the quite good decision. The fabrics executed in the jacquard equipment are created by the principle of tapestry, unless only threads slightly less elastic and dense. The furniture drawn by jacquard can look richly and elegantly as by production of fabric magnificent patterns are created.
The cloth can be recommended for fans of pets because the upholstery has rather rigid and strong structure, differs in good resistance to wear. Because of the increased frequency of cotton interlacing it will be difficult for cats and dogs to be hooked by claws or teeth for sofa or chair, and animals will lose interest in furniture.
Shenill - "Antikogot"
Shenill is also recommended for furniture upholstery because of density of structure. The feature of technology of creation of shenillovy cloths is that fibers from synthetic or natural material bind turbinal, superstrong threads stack up and down. As result, receive durable Antikogot fabric.
The structure of shenil pleases with beauty of coloring and decorative elements, at ability to long keep appeal of exterior. The upholstery of sofas and chairs will be pleasant, on furniture comfortably to sit and lie, at the same time pets will not be able to spoil material.
Furniture Relax fabric
The modern furniture upholstery "Relax" can be carried to one of the most reliable types of Antikogot fabric. Durability and resistance to wear of material provide it layers:
- the basis from mix of cotton and polyester fibers;
- isoprene, or artificial rubber;
- fibers from polyamide;
- special gryaze- and water-repellent covering with carbon fibers.
Elastic and strong Relax fabric differs in high anti-vandal characteristics as scratches on it are smoothed in the eyes. Soft, nice on the touch pile will be about a decade in excellent condition.
What is skotchgard
Skotchgard – know-how of the furniture market, modern upholstery for banner of sofas and chairs. Material can be referred to category "Antikogot" because of high explutatsionny characteristics. As well as the teflon flock, skotchgard pushes away moisture, dirt and dust that is important for owners of pets.
Material is made as jacquard interlacing, becomes impregnated with special structure which is ecologically safe and hypoallergenic therefore skotchgard it is possible to use as upholstery and furniture covers in any room, including in the children's room and kitchen. Unlike jacquard, about fibers in this fabric the transparent protective film is formed.
As Antikogot fabric it is possible to consider strong cloths from the microfiber consisting of interlacing of synthetic fibers. Quite good option - artificial suede which claws of pets will just slide off.
Need of claw sharpeners
Many furniture upholsteries will be difficult to be damaged, but if the animal scratches and gnaw it daily, dense fabric will not sustain sooner or later. Therefore it is necessary to remember that in the apartment where dogs and cats live, it is necessary to place competently claw sharpeners and to accustom to them animals. It will be helped by consultations with skilled dog lovers and aelurophiles, veterinarians, sellers of pet-shops.
In the nature the animals grind off the claws, climbing trees, using for this purpose rough surfaces. Pets need to update corneal layer which has become blunted and if they do not find more than any suitable objects for this purpose, as claw sharpener the upholstered furniture will be chosen.