The living room is the first place room you or your guests see upon entering your home, so naturally it has to look good constantly. Plus it’s where you spend most of the time with people watching television, holding social gatherings or game nights.

With so much traffic, your sofa is bound to get dirty or damaged through wear and tear and if you think about it – would you really want to wait until the sofa looks so dilapidated beyond recovery that you start searching for a solution? Of course not, which is why it makes sense to always keep a spare and get a custom slipcover for your sofa if you haven’t already got one.

But what are the other reasons to change your slipcovers besides the aesthetic?

 

Hygiene

In many cases, cleanliness in the living room is often overlooked. In comparison, we would change our bedsheets every month – but when was the last time you changed your sofa slipcovers?

We’re encouraged to wash/change our sofa covers at least once a year, twice a year for those with allergies. I’m sure many are aware of the notorious dust mites on your beds, and these are also present on your carpets and sofas as well. So don’t be surprised to find a few creepy crawlies nesting between the loose change tucked somewhere in the sofa as well.

 

If you have pets and kids, there’s a larger tendency to have more dead skin, pet hair, sweat and other careless spillages that even the adults have no control over. Spot cleaning helps, but you will never be able to get rid of all the dirt and dust mites this way. Changing and washing your slipcovers occasionally however, would definitely make the difference in breathing more easily around the living area.

 

Longer-life Sofa

Especially if your sofa is an upholstered one that doesn’t come with any slipcovers, its lifespan becomes very dependent on how well you take care of it. For one, unless stated, your sofa should NEVER be placed under direct sunlight, especially over prolonged periods of time. Just like humans get tanned or sunburnt, fabrics will discolour and the darker the colour – the more obvious the discolouration.

It’s also quite commonly taken for granted that darker coloured sofas mean it’s easier to hide stains, dust, dirt, etc – which when accumulated over time only damages the sofa even further.

With that said, it makes sense to get machine washable custom sofa slipcovers for 2 good reasons:
1) It gives your sofa an added layer of protection, meaning fresh, clean and bright covers always – because they’re washable!
2) It covers up all the imperfections your sofa had – discolouration, stains, torn fabric, etc.

As long as your sofa is still in reasonably good condition inside, all it needs is just a simple exterior makeover.

 

 

Back-up Plan

Let’s face it, accidents are bound to happen no matter how careful we are, which is why many of us are opting for removable and machine-washable slipcovers.

Imagine wining and dining with your friends, sipping red wine in the living room after dinner and suddenly you hear the sound of a wine glass broken to bits onto the floor, and you simultaneously see red wine stains across your lovely white sofa.

And your in-laws are visiting in a few days! The sooner you wash them the better, but washing slipcovers is not an easy task!

So it’s always good to have a spare pair of slipcovers beforehand or get water/stain resistant slipcovers coated like our “Liege” fabrics.

 

New Slipcovers – New Look

The house is your playground, you should be allowed to be creative with it. There are just so many amazing ideas that you can get on the Internet which you can experiment with to see which one fits you and your home best. Why limit your options to just 1 look per household?

You don’t always have to wait till Christmas for a new set of slipcovers, many seek to have that new look to show off to friends and family. Your sofa has a long lifespan, and you can keep up to the trends by giving it a few “clothes” to choose from. We buy clothes for ourselves very often, and your sofa deserve more than just one slipcover to give it that everlasting charm.

 

Photo Credits:

Nautical Blue Living Room: http://newportcoastinteriordesign.com/