Fabric Couch

LW00 · 06-10-2008, 08:15 AM

I've just signed the contract for a new place and one of the things I have to decide is whether to keep the leather couch that is already there or ask the landlord to take it away. It's pretty uncomfortable and I would much rather have a fabric couch but I've been told it's extremely hard to maintain in Hong Kong. Is it really that bad?

LW . . . Lawrence

FilipH · 06-10-2008, 08:33 AM

Why would a fabric couch be harder to maintain in Hong Kong then any other country?? The only problem i would imagine is the possibility of stains, so maybe it's better to choose a dark color...

Beuze · 06-10-2008, 10:18 AM

Well the fabric couch will get moist easier than the leather one , and in this humidity it can go fast, make sure you have some dehumidifier nearby the couch all the time and should be fine.

FilipH · 06-10-2008, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Beuze:

Well the fabric couch will get moist easier than the leather one , and in this humidity it can go fast, make sure you have some dehumidifier nearby the couch all the time and should be fine.

It's not wrong, but it's not really relevant (Am an importer of sofa's by the way).

A fabric sofa won't be affected much by the humidity as long as the inner frame is properly Kiln dried (which should be the case). The foam and fabric won't be affected more by humidity then a leather sofa (talking about standard good quality sofa's. cheap crap can always have more problems).

One remark i would like to make to the thread starter : Often fabric sofa's are in the cheaper range and they fill up the seats with low density and lower quality foam. After a short time you'll get an ass print which ruins the sofa imo. Ikea does this for ex. to save costs. If you want to stay in the lower to middle end sofa price range, then it's best to find sofa's with coil spring in the seat. It really makes a difference and improves the longevity of your sofa.

If it's unclear to know what i mean with coil spring, see attachement

LW00 · 06-10-2008, 06:02 PM

I was told fabric would smell in the spring and summer time when the humidity is high. And yes, I was thinking of getting a low end fabric couch at IKEA [Ektorp 2-seater for around $3k]. I guess this is what you were talking about when you said there would be ass prints in the sofa FilipH?

FilipH · 06-10-2008, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by LW00:

I was told fabric would smell in the spring and summer time when the humidity is high. And yes, I was thinking of getting a low end fabric couch at IKEA [Ektorp 2-seater for around $3k]. I guess this is what you were talking about when you said there would be ass prints in the sofa FilipH?

To each their own opinion, but i doubt fabric will smell here. I wouldn't worry about it to much.

Don't know that specific Ikea sofa, but am familiar with their products a bit and they do use low density foam that is likely to give you an ass print pretty soon (unless you're a 45kg girl of course).