Which fabric suits a home with kids or pets

“So it doesn’t wear through”, “for cats, anti-claw please”: this is how customers describe on the phone the fabric they need when there are kids or pets at home. Here is what to ask in the showroom and what to look at so the sofa stays looking new for longer.

If you have a cat

Cats catch their claws on loops and threads that stand out from the surface. A dense fabric with a smooth weave works better in a home with a cat. Looped fabrics such as bouclé suffer first.

We offer anti-claw fabrics. One customer wrote that the anti-claw fabric won over the whiskered member of her family. Anti-claw does not mean the fabric cannot be damaged: it resists snags better. A scratching post next to the sofa is still a good idea.

If you have a dog

Hair is easier to remove from a smooth fabric than from a pile fabric such as velour. A colour close to your dog’s coat hides hair between cleanings.

If you have small children

• Water-repellent fabric. Spilled juice does not soak in immediately, so you have time to blot it. We have such fabrics; customers have mentioned this in reviews.
• Colour and pattern. Stains and wear show less on mid tones and melange than on white or very dark fabric.
• Abrasion resistance. If children play on the sofa every day, ask for the Martindale rating. The fabric supplier states it in cycles: the more cycles, the longer the fabric lasts.

Do you need an expensive fabric?

No. The fabric category, from 4 to 30 at our factory, reflects its price, not whether it will survive a cat. Describe your situation first, then look at the price. We explain how the category changes the price of a sofa in our article on sofa fabrics.

If a child sleeps on the sofa

Daily sleeping needs a mechanism that is easy to unfold. Madrid unfolds with a pantograph eurobook and gives a 155 × 205 cm sleeping area. Dania has a “dolphin” mechanism: the sleeping section slides out from under the seat; the sleeping area is 195 × 138 cm.

You can touch the fabrics in our showrooms in Kyiv and Lviv. Tell the manager who lives with you and they will show you 2–3 fabrics that fit.

Message or call our manager: 0 800 330 717, daily 10:00–19:00, or via Telegram. Who lives with you: a cat, a dog or kids?