Patio Cushion Fabric Choices

With the wide variety of patio furniture options available today, you’d almost be crazy not to have some sort of patio chair or lounger out on your patio space.  What kind you choose is completely up to you and your particular lifestyle or entertaining needs.  One thing is for certain, though – you’ve got to have a plush patio cushion on the chair to help you enjoy your experience.  Without a way of padding your back, bottom and head, you’ll inevitably cut your lounge time down, because it won’t be nearly as comfortable without a cushion.  The question is, what type of fabric makes the best choice for your patio furniture cushions and where can you find it?

Let’s assume that you aren’t looking to sew your own patio cushions and are actually looking to buy some new cushions or replacement cushions for your patio furniture.  This is the more likely scenario, and the one where you will benefit most from the information being presented in this article.  Although you may not believe it, there are actually entire websites and sections in brick and mortar stores that are dedicated to patio cushion fabrics.  So, we’ll try to make this discussion a bit more brief, and focus in on one specific type of patio cushion fabric that is worth taking a look at.

We’re going to use a brand name as an example of a great type of patio cushion fabric.  The reason for choosing this brand is that it has been around for several decades, has a track record of making quality items, and offers a range of colors and patterns.  The brand is Sunbrella™.  This company got its start in the marine industry and now makes fabrics for many outdoor applications, including patio awnings and patio furniture cushions.

What makes Sunbrella™ unique is that they’ve pioneered a technology for dying their fabrics that happens during the ‘wet stage’ of production.  This yields a fabric that, when dry, greatly minimizes, if not eliminates, the fading caused by ultraviolet light exposure.  In other words, your cushions will look good and resist deterioration for years to come.  These cushions are also resistant to mildew and are designed to shed water quickly.  Combined, these features make a patio cushion made from Sunbrella™ fabric a great investment.

There are of course other types of patio cushion fabric options as well, but when choosing the type of fabric to use for your patio cushions, you should make sure that they have some of the same qualities as the Sunbrella™ fabric described here.  By selecting patio cushion fabrics that are fade resistant, water resistant and mildew resistant, you will be able to get many years of use out of your new patio cushions.  Otherwise, you will quickly be running back to the store to buy replacement patio cushions rather quickly because the fabric doesn’t hold up well to the outdoor weather.  And that won’t be any savings at all in the long run!

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