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Choosing whether to buy a loose cover sofa or a fixed cover sofa needn’t be a difficult decision...

Sofas look dramatically different between fabrics, fittings and styles. A casual loose fitting sofa can be practical in some homes, while other homes best suite formal fixed cover sofas. How can you decide what kind of sofa would be best for your home?

A loose cover sofa is a favourite among young families and pet lovers, as the easy to remove covers make cleaning simple. The added bonus is the covers are replaceable should a major stain happen, and are available in several colours so you can change the look of your sofa.

A fixed cover sofa means the fabric can be pulled tight across the sofa to give more formal looks. This is an advantage over the loose cover sofa, which always looks casual. The fixed cover sofas are commonly used in more traditional styles of sofas, and modern formal lounges.

In addition to the stylistic and cleaning differences, the sofas don’t use the same types of fabrics. Because of this both loose and fixed cover sofas look and age differently. Loose cover sofas typically use natural fibres, like calico and cotton, and because of this will loose some of its colour in the wash. In comparison, fixed cover sofas offer a bigger range of more luxurious fabrics, from chenille, to woven fabrics, to micro-fibres and much more.

Choosing whether to buy a loose cover sofa or a fixed cover sofa needn’t be a difficult decision, you just have to take into account whether you need a practical yet casual sofa, or a more formal and tailored sofa for your home.
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