A Guide to Choosing Restaurant Table & Base Combinations image tableschairsbarstoolsFinding the Right Table & Base Combinations In the restaurant world, purchasing table tops and bases for your restaurant can be a difficult task. Commercial furniture companies don’t always offer tables...Read More about A Guide to Choosing Restaurant Table & Base CombinationsReplacement couch cushions can transform your living experience by providing renewed comfort, the perfect style to fit your decor and lasting performance. With hundreds of fabrics and several fill types to choose from at Cushion Source, your new sofa cushions will be truly custom. Your couch is a stylish investment in comfort, and you shouldn't have to throw out the entire furniture piece because your cushions have gone flat or because the fabric is no longer trendy. Instead, you can easily get custom-made replacement couch cushions to fit the furniture's frame. Cushion Source makes custom cushions for modern sofas that do not have an upholstered frame, but rather a wooden or metal frame, and even some leather frames.
We offer seat and back cushion styles that will provide comfort for years to come, as well as matching ottoman and loveseat cushions. If your couch is upholstered, you may also choose custom replacement cushions if you would like the new cushions to beautifully coordinate — instead of exactly match — the upholstery on the frame or arms of the couch. This is a modern style that can showcase your love of style and design as it changes instead of relying on the same fabric year after year. We offer many solid and patterned fabrics, and you're sure to find one that will give your sofa a stylish new look. You may also send us your own fabric with which we will make your cushions, to ensure an exact match. Whether it's wicker, wrought iron or wooden, your outdoor couch or sofa can be revitalized with stylish new custom cushions from Cushion Source. Our various styles of deep seating and wicker cushions will ensure your outdoor living experience is beautiful, comfortable and durable.
Outdoor cushions are our specialty at Cushion Source, and we can provide matching or coordinating cushions for your patio furniture, outdoor daybed, throw pillows, chaise lounges or more — all to match the custom outdoor couch cushions we design for you. Cushion Source carries a wide array of indoor and outdoor fabrics made with only the best quality materials. Our Sunbrella fabrics come with a 5-year warranty against loss of strength and fading. With hundreds of fabrics to choose from, you shouldn't have a problem finding a fabric that will meet your style needs. However, if you don't find exactly what you want, you are welcome to send us your own material. Cushion Source is committed to exceeding your expectations.When choosing outdoor furniture for a garden room, outdoor kitchen, or multi-level deck, some consumers prefer quality tables, chairs, and assorted pieces that become an investment to protect. Quality furniture in good condition with good bracing can be refurbished at a substantial savings over replacing it, while less-costly furniture may be refurbished to avoid adding to the growing waste stream.
In either case, the best way to keep outdoor furniture looking its best is regular maintenance. Outdoor furniture comes in many materials, from exotic woods to metals to recycled high-density polyethylene to plastic, so check the guide that accompanied your purchase for specific care for the individual product. Most importantly, keep it clean. Immediately wipe up spills or deposits. Exposure to the sun, rain, pool, suntan lotions and body oils, and the outdoor casual lifestyle eventually take their toll on much furniture. The vinyl strapping on chairs and lounges eventually fade, crack, and break. Slings might rip or discolor. When it comes to repairing or replacing materials or parts, there are options. Replacement parts are available that include anything from vinyl strapping to tires, custom-made slings to end caps, even chair glides to keep bare metal ends from scratching decks. Chair Care Patio, based in Dallas, is one business that caters to those caring for their outdoor furniture.
“Most people are not aware that they can refurbish their lawn furniture,” says Lelia Brown. “Before I came to work here, I threw away a chair because I did not know you could replace the sling.” Brown says Chair Care Patio is both a traditional business that offers patio furniture repair and refinishing at its Texas store and a web-based parts and materials business. Brown says the web-based portion of the business has grown astronomically. Through do-it-yourself instructions on supplier websites, such as Chair Care Patio’s, customers can learn how to measure, cut, and install using common vinyl strap installation methods such as single wrap, double wrap, or slotted conversion. A fresh coat of stain or paint can work wonders updating outdoor furniture. For wrought iron, touch it up with a rust-resistant primer, such as Rustoleum’s, whenever bare metal is exposed and it can look good for years. But if the rust has spread, consider having the piece sandblasted and powder-coated for a new look.
Aluminum furniture will resist rust but is subject to pitting that can dull the metal. Wash it frequently and wax it with automobile wax to keep it in good condition. Most wood outdoor furniture will benefit from a mild scrubbing and rinsing at the start and finish of each season. Many pieces also work best with an annual sanding and a fresh coat of a protectant, such as a good outdoor varnish, to prevent drying or cracking. Maintenance will vary with the wood type. Today’s wicker furniture comes in both natural and synthetic. Organic natural wicker is best kept for short uses outside and in the shade. Its synthetic cousin of vinyl or resin better handles exposure. Rinse and scrub away dirt to keep a good-looking synthetic wicker surface. Bamboo, another popular natural material, is fine on a covered porch or deck but tends to split and separate if left out to weather. Keep it looking good by bringing it inside when not in use. Putting a new face on plastic furniture has had its problems.
It’s easy to scratch the surface when trying to clean it. Applying paint often results in a coating that beads up or peels away after it dries. Instead of sending a good but faded piece of plastic furniture to the landfill, there are options. Krylon® Fusion for Plastic® is one. This is a no-prep, super-bond paint that works on most plastics as well as several other surfaces. Available in a variety of colors as well as “textured shimmer” shades and a clear “Mystic Prism Effect,” it is dry to the touch in 15 minutes or less and cures to full chip resistance after seven days. Keep cushions, pillows and other fabrics clean and fresh-smelling and -looking. Mold or mildew can set in older cotton-batting fillings. Fabric colors can fade. Among the options to consider are a fabric-protecting spray finish, such as Krylon’s Outdoor Spaces® UV Fabric Protector. It can be used on canvas and everything from tents to table napkins to keep colors or patterns looking good longer and it repels water.