By Penny Swinton


A window seat is an old fashioned European furniture piece consisting of a couch or bench that is placed near a window on which people may sit to watch the outside scenery. It is bench-like so people may sit half twisted looking outward, usually with their elbows resting on the sill. The upper surface is either upholstered or covered with cushions which function as chair pads for the bench.

People look for three basic things in a good window seat cushion. The size of the padding, the outer covering or fabric, and the interior filling. The size should comfortably go over the surface of the furniture piece. The fabric should be of high threadcount, perhaps of an exotic material like silk or bamboo. The interior filling must have good yield or give, but have some support.

The wide-spread utilization of window seat cushions is mainly due to the prevalence of hard surfaces. Usually purchasing such furniture (e.g. made of wood) is much less expensive than buying ones with cushioned seats. Hard furniture also need less maintenance and last longer. This is because changing the cushion of padded seating is pricey and would need you to retain the services of expert craftsmen. It is therefore very much cheaper and easier over the long run to buy the bench and cushion individually.

Cushions also have ornamental functions since they may easily modify the appearance of the window seat. You may also easily choose the color of your padding to color coordinate the remainder of your home furniture. Chair cushions also come in elaborate varieties with various elements of design such as sequins, patterns and frilled edges. The appropriate selections of padding may change the appearance of your window seat absolutely.

If you buy a window seat cushion, you would need to pay attention to a couple of things. First, you need to figure out the size of the surface you will utilize the cushion on. Then you would want to choose the thickness of the cushion. Thicker and stronger foams are higher priced. Third, you need to select the type of material you would use ; bearing in mind that the better the materials are, the longer will they last and the more expensive they will be. An illustration of this this is waterproof fabric.

The above suggestions should be able to provide you with an idea on the sort of cushion to buy and how much you ought to spend. You may identify a certain budget range and then surf through window seat cushion web-sites to discover one that fits your budget and requirements.




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