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Email Save Comment Featured Answer. Ask if they have the same color in a microfiber with a matte finish. Like 1 Save. Sort by: Oldest. Newest Oldest. Like Save. Related Discussions How do you feel about fluorescent lights?
It looks like most people here have a really negative and harsh opinion of fluorescent lighting in home. I am from India, and I feel very differently about fluorescent lights. Back in India, fluorescent lights are the norm. Not only for offices and commercial areas, but for homes as well. Instead, the entire house, including the bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, dining area, kitchen and hallways is lit with long fluorescent tubes which are generally mounted on the wall, or sometimes, the ceiling.
Also, the fluorescent lights have a cool color temperature, around K or so. Warm colors are pretty rare in houses. Anyways, I seem to love white fluorescent tubelights.
They make me feel very calm and relaxed, and are the least depressing. When I came to the United States, I found the incandescent lights to be very dull, depressing, and uncomfortable. I don't understand why Americans hate fluorescent lights so much, while I seem to like them. I guess it just has to do with upbringing. I grew up under K fluorescent tubes, and somehow developed a liking for them. Now I don't feel comfortable without them around. I am not bringing a sofa to an upholsterer.
This is a furniture maker that does everything online and has a great reputation. Yes, my budget is limited, but I still have room to splurge a little. I am waiting on the quote from the sofa maker, so will know better after that what I really can spend. As far as fabric, I am primarily looking for velvet in a teal, peacock, or turquoise, unless something else strikes my fancy. I suppose that if I wanted something other than velvet, it would be less expensive - I am open to other fabrics, but how do I know what type of fabric works best with a certain kind of style?
Like, what is best for scatterback cushions? I saw a pic of a custom sofa someone had on their blog and they used two fabrics - one for the body and another for back cushions. I have notice that purple seems to be a colour with which both females and males married are comfortable. I have seen purple sofa set in married couples living rooms, on tv settings for a show, but I think a large majority of bachelors might not go for that colour if buying alone , the ladies probably would, I personally love the colour but not so much that it will dominate a room, otherwise, it demands, a careful consideration of other furnishing to match it.
Sorry, mj, misread your post. I suspect micro fiber may have different quality or perhaps it is the quality of the sofa construction itself as I have gotten different feedback on how it wears. So even if they both look good, I'd worry how it would wear.
I'd go with fabric, personally, I do think it reads higher quality. LucyStar1 7 years ago. CanadianLori 7 years ago. The stain dissolved like a dream. Microfiber can withstand some wear, but a slip with a knife, scissors or other sharp object can rip the material.
You can repair a torn microfiber couch yourself and avoid the cost of replacing it or reupholstering it. Apply a small amount of the fray check around the tear. The fray check will help keep the tear from spreading. Examine the tear to determine the best needle to use for your repair. Use a standard needle if the tear is along a flat area of the couch. If the tear runs along a curved area, use a curved needle. I know I am not the only mom out there despairing over her spotted, stained couch.
And I am here to say there is hope! As you can see, the stains and nastiness were certainly not the only problem. The best way I know to describe the situation, was the couch had gotten quite shlumpy. The cushions were looking saggy and squished and generally not good at all. A sweet chesterfield sofa. Or a nice durable leather.
Something with some sweet tufting and gorgeous legs. We have a couch. And other than the shlumpy cushions, it is actually quite comfy. So by golly, I was going to have to figure out a way to make it work. And I am so thrilled to report I did! No, it did not transform into sofa of my dreams, but I am happy to report that visitors no longer need to be scared to sit on it. And all it took was a few basic supplies. This post contains affiliate links.
See my full disclosure here. First, I had to take care of all those nasty spots. I followed her instructions for how to clean a microfiber couch to a T and it worked perfectly.
Although, disclaimer, I did have to repeat the process three times to get it really looking clean. Just fill the spray bottle with rubbing alcohol and completely saturate the entire thing with it. The use the sponge to scrub, scrub, scrub.
You may need to put a little extra effort into any badly stained areas. Let the whole thing dry and then use the scrub brush to brush the entire surface of the couch in a circular motion.
This helps soften the microfiber back up and fluff things up. After this step, your couch should look a thousand times better. If there are still areas that are looking bad, just start over with the spraying again. Once that was done, I was determined to do something about the saggy cushions. The back cushions on the sofa are attached and simple fluffing was not making any difference.
I decided the best solution was going to be restuffing the cushions. My plan was to cut a small hole in the attached cushions in a discrete spot underneath and stuff new stuffing in the hole before sewing it closed.
Luckily for me, before I cut anything, I discovered there was a zipper along the underside of the cushions near where they attach to the back of the sofa. I bought a simple bag of Polyfill from Walmart, unzipped each cushion, and stuffed lots of stuffing up in there, making sure to stuff it all the way up into the corners.
I tried to keep all of the polyfill behind the original stuffing to prevent lumps and bumps. This couch has been saved! Sad, stained, and shlumpy no more!
I am beyond thrilled with how this turned out. Ten dollars of supplies and a little elbow grease and I practically have a new couch! Happy dance! Anyone else struggle with a less than perfect couch?
Please tell me I am not the only one with that kind of nastiness going on! And are you totally amazed by this transformation like I am?
Completely saturate the entire couch with it. Use the sponge to scrub, especially badly stained areas. Let the couch dry. Brush the entire surface of the couch, in a circular motion, with the scrub brush.
Unzip each cushion and fill with poly-fil. Make sure you stuff into the corners as well.
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