Having decided to update upholstered furniture, you will face problem of the choice of upholstery fabric as the range it in shops is simply huge. Will offer you materials with different density and the invoice. Choose upholstery which will be wearproof and hygienic if you often use furniture.
Instruction
1. At material selection pay attention to composition of fabric, it is not necessary to avoid synthetics, it will give to upholstery the special durability and durability. It is possible to check truthfulness of information on the label in the shop. Cotton and linen material is easily rumpled, silk slides and has glossy appearance, fabric with the maintenance of artificial fibers easily comes to initial state.
2. Synthetic fabrics strong, they do not burn out, have lower price and are light in leaving. Minus of such material is its "melting" at pressing. Natural fabrics are ironed at more high temperature, "breathe", have more status appearance. Minuses of this material – it shrinks after washing and fades.
3. The price of fabric depends on such factors as structure and production technique. So, fabrics with the high content of natural fibers - are more expensive, than material with similar degree of complexity of production, but with synthetic structure.
4. Important role in pricing is played by the producer. Cotton from Spain is more expensive and more quality, than Chinese and Turkish. Authoritative producers are Vilber Textil, Gonzalo Ferri, Flocktex Industries Ltd, Wilhelm Kneitz, Browdick&Sons, Steinhoff, Manuel Revert, Italvelutti and Deslee. Having bought such fabric, you will long enjoy presentable type of upholstered furniture.
5. The velvet and flock look very richly and volume, but fibers, threads, wool, hair and dust quickly sit down on them. Expensive, but very magnificent and status option is finishing of furniture tapestry. For this purpose it is better to take one-sided material.
6. Pay attention to modern shenill. This fabric has soft and pleasant pile, such material can be made both of natural, and of synthetic fibers. Shenill differs from velvet in what has no focus and is created from several types of threads.
7. Jacquard has high strength, does not burn out and is resistant to temperature drops. This material is kind of tapestry in which modern fabric and the relief drawing from the past is combined.
8. Pleasantly to sit on the furniture trimmed with special strong fur in the winter. Such upholstery can imitate coloring of skin of animals, but the specific drawing has to approach under style of other interior of the room. This finishing is very fashionable in this season.
9. Interesting option is microfiber. This material is similar to suede, but is unpretentious in leaving, practically does not burn out, is resistant to abrasion, has water-repellent effect and is not subject to fast pollution. Moreover, microfiber has beautiful exterior that does this fabric by the most universal option for upholstery of upholstered furniture.