| A dining room chair cover is an affordable decorative | | | | that would not soil for a long time, and that would not |
| item that can help you change the look of your dining | | | | require ironing once washed, a dining room chair cover |
| room in minutes. The modern-day covers come in all | | | | made of polyester may be better than that made of |
| sorts of colours and fabrics, allowing anyone to | | | | cotton. |
| achieve the exact look and feel that they want to | | | | Taking care of these two materials is also different. |
| have in their dining room. In this article, we will discuss | | | | Cotton will not become damaged by high |
| two of the most popular materials used in the making | | | | temperatures, such as when washing or ironing. |
| of these products, and how to choose the one that | | | | Moreover, you can use almost any type of detergent |
| would fit you best. | | | | on it. The fabric will neither fade, nor shrink or stretch. |
| The two most common materials used for dining room | | | | Polyester, on the other hand, requires being very |
| covers are cotton and polyester. Each of these | | | | careful with the temperature and detergents. It's |
| fabrics has its advantages and drawbacks, and each | | | | recommended to wash it in cold water, and use steam |
| one requires different care. | | | | rather than an iron for getting out any wrinkles that |
| Today, cotton is the most abundantly used textile. It's | | | | may form occasionally. Also make sure to use the |
| used for clothes, bed linens, as well as for upholstery | | | | mildest detergents on it. If you follow the |
| and covers. A dining room chair cover made of cotton | | | | aforementioned suggestions, both cotton and polyester |
| will have a distinct look and feel of a natural fabric, it | | | | will serve you well for years to come. |
| will be easy to care for, as well as it can "breathe", | | | | As mentioned above, the best point about a dining |
| which is considered healthy. The main issues with | | | | room chair cover is its affordability. When purchasing a |
| cotton: it's not stain-resistant, it's not flexible, and it's | | | | new chair, many people are hesitant to choose bright |
| prone to wrinkling. Thus, you may have to wash your | | | | colours, as they may get soiled or fade easily. Thus, |
| covers quite often and then iron them after washing. | | | | you may have always wanted to purchase black or |
| The second popular option is polyester. This is a | | | | white chairs for your dining room but didn't do so, |
| synthetic material made of petroleum derivatives. Its | | | | because you were thinking about how fast the white |
| advantages include: stain-resistant, wrinkle-resistant, | | | | will turn grey, and how soon the black will fade. If you |
| and flexibility. Polyester itself may not be that flexible. | | | | use covers on the chairs, you can totally unleash your |
| However, polyester spandex blends (with around | | | | imagination. You can use white covers today, black |
| 5-10% spandex) are so flexible that they fit like a glove | | | | tomorrow, and red the day after. In fact, you can |
| on furniture. These blends may stretch up to 30% of | | | | change covers every season, or have special items |
| their original size. Thus, if you are looking for something | | | | for the holidays. |