The sofa is the centerpiece of the living room. Here the family gathers, receive guests, this is a favorite vacation spot, sometimes an extra bed. Similar operation quickly wears fabric, furniture mechanisms. A little time passes and instead of a convenient, beautiful thing, it turns out to be bulky, not always pleasantly smelling garbage. The first thing that comes to mind is to throw away and buy a new one. This is a bad solution to the problem.
Families with children have to furnish their apartment only until they grow up, and then throw it away. For people who have fallen into a difficult life situation, leading a sedentary lifestyle, the bed becomes the center of the universe. Caring for such people, ensuring their comfort is an important factor. People living in rented apartments, in general, the question of replacing furnishings is one of the most difficult. A healthy sleep is necessary for everyone.
What to do? The successful decision to get a mattress cover on a sofa. This accessory will protect the upholstery from dirt, moisture, odor, prevent the cultivation of microorganisms, provide comfort and health in a dream.
The mattress cover for the sofa will not only save the upholstery from troubles, but also make your sleep more comfortable
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Mattress pad - practical, very special bed accessory, additional cover for a mattress or sofa
A complete substitute for a mattress for a sofa and bed. Conditionally divided into two types - anatomical and orthopedic. The first ones serve mainly to protect the upholstery for hygienic purposes, while arranging a children's bed. Are executed as a thin quilted cover, a slip. Anatomical mattress covers allow solving a whole range of everyday problems.
They have such properties as:
Anatomical mattress covers adapt to the body shape and memorize it, relax the back muscles and relieve fatigue.
That is very convenient for people with allergies. In addition, these accessories perform the function of protecting the upholstery from mechanical stress. Made from durable, natural and synthetic materials such mattress covers roll into a roll, take up little space during storage.
Orthopedic mattress covers allow you to adjust the comfort of the bed: make the surface softer or stiffer, even if necessary align it
Orthopedic products - the same as a similar mattress, only a more affordable, economical option. Orthopedic mattresses are very bulky, inconvenient during operation, processing. In addition, an orthopedic mattress needs a bed, and a mattress pad is perfect for any headset.
Orthopedic latex mattress pad is suitable for those who like to sleep in a soft place, and also if the mattress was chosen too hard
Coconut mattress cover is designed for people who like to sleep on a hard surface or need it.
It differs from the previous model in thickness, in some functions.
Thanks to their unique properties, they provide their owner with health, comfort, and pleasant sleep. They gain special popularity among people with a sedentary lifestyle.
Memory mattress soft has unique orthopedic properties, provides a memory effect and evenly distributes the body load during sleep
Mattress Latex Coconut - is the most convenient option for those who like to sleep on the surface with medium hardness and who need to adjust the softness and hardness of the surface
A little about products for children. They can be both anatomical and orthopedic, depending on the bed of the child. Ensure a quiet, healthy sleep, hygiene, good posture can both options. It is important to consider the fabric, fiber filling, from which they are made.
There are still waterproof mattress covers to protect the bed from getting wet, which is especially important for children.
These accessories may have a stiffer, softer base. They can be summer, winter, all-season, anti-allergic, hygienic, just comfortable. Made from natural, synthetic fabrics. Much depends on the choice of raw materials.
Usually they are:
By natural bases can be attributed - cotton, calico, silk, bamboo. Natural fillers - coconut coir, wool, bamboo, natural down, felt. The properties of these fabrics are environmental friendliness and comfort. These are used in products winter-summer, climate control. It is very convenient to sleep in the winter on a warm wool, downy surface, and in the heat to turn the mattress over the bamboo, silk, cotton. Coconut coir is a versatile material, well ventilated, moderately warming and cooling. From it do all-season models. True, products made from natural fibers are not suitable for people with sensitive skin or allergies. They better choose synthetic materials.
From synthetics use polyurethane foam, holofiber, comfort, fillfiber, holofil, latex, nylon, memorix. They have good breathing properties, durability, wear resistance, hypoallergenic, affordable. Some of them, such as memorix, are a great invention. Products from it have a memory of fibers, remember the most comfortable position of the body, quickly restore the shape. Comforel is fireproof, which is an undeniable advantage for making models for children. Latex is a good solution for hygienic purposes. These fabrics are easy to wash, subject to antibacterial treatment.
Combined products are ideal for children and people with disabilities. Convenient to use, dry quickly, combine environmental friendliness, reliable protection, good breathability, resistant to processing, wear. Pretty reasonable for the price.
Children often spin in their sleep, adults also have little control over themselves. By morning, the bed is usually knocked down, the surface of the furniture is subjected to constant mechanical stress. Rescued correctly mattress pad. Its mounts are reliable, comfortable, retain furniture, create the correct tension.
Usually used:
This mattress is attached to the sofa with velcro
Waterproof, hypoallergenic, waterproof zippered pouch
Mattress cover with elastic around the perimeter
Fastening the product to the mattress with corner elastic holders
Velcro fasteners are suitable for complex configurations, in addition, models with hard-to-reach corners.They are conveniently attached to any surface, securely fixed on it. But it can injure the material.
Covers with an elastic band are more suitable for owners of “American” folding beds, as well as for structures without armrests. They are tightened at the four corners, ensuring reliable fixation, sufficient tension. At the same time keeps bedding. When choosing this option, you must take into account the height of the sofa and the width of the mattress pad itself, so that the gum covers the corners.
Lightning fasteners are the most reliable. It completely covers the surface and fastens with a zipper. The disadvantage is the complexity of the tension, slow disassembly. More suitable stationary structures that rarely fold.
Wide elastic band in the corners of the most popular type. Fits almost any design, quickly fixed, quickly removed. Remarkably in contact with the "French" folding beds.
Many headsets have a rather complicated configuration, for example, angular ones. Find a cover that is suitable for such furniture is quite difficult. You came up with a design, but poor material, filling, method of attachment. You just have to be sure of the quality and compliance of all materials. How to be? Search option tailoring to order? It is long, troublesome, expensive. Let's try to make this accessory yourself.
We choose raw materials based on needs, according to your wishes. We measure our headset, choose a model, acquire the necessary tools, fabrics, proceed to work.
In order to make the scheme of the future cover, you need to measure the length of the mattress, the width and the height of the board.
Pattern for a mattress pad with corner elastics
Fabrics outer cover fold the wrong side up. We put it on a comfortable surface, measure it with a ruler and chalk (pencil). Draw lines, create a pattern.
We fold the fabric along the line, align it, we split it with pins
If monochromatic fabric can be stitched squares
We sew the product with threads of a different color so that they can be seen. Leave the bottom open, then insert the filler. Pass the machine on the swept seams.
Making a pattern from the wrong side of the fabric
Remove the excess thread, turn out the face. Next you need to put together the layers of filler, fasten the threads manually to fix.
We pin and sew diagonal seams first and then the side seams.
Place the filler inside. Well go coconut coir, it is universal.
Sew all corners, try on the cover on the mattress
We sew a zipper to make it easy to remove and wash the cover
Sew the zipper on the inner and outer side of the mattress pad, inside we put the filler
Creating a lining, the lower layer, it is better to choose latex. We fasten with threads of a contrasting color. Close the bottom edge. Now you need to quilt layers together with a typewriter. Ready, enjoy the result. Easy, convenient, simple, affordable!
Bed with a self-made mattress cover
Such a mattress topper or topper provides comfort: the unevenness of the bed is smoothed, joints are not felt
So, an analysis of the facts showed that the mattress pad is an extremely necessary thing in every home. Quite easy to maintain, perfectly exposed to any processing, durable, reliable, functional, easily washable in a washing machine, solves a lot of problems. In addition, it protects the upholstery of your furniture from dust, dirt, odors, germs, mechanical impact. Gives comfort, rest, health, safety to you and your family.Thanks to this wonderful thing, your favorite sofa will get a second youth or a new one will last much longer!
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