Recliner covers are commonly used to preserve, protect, or dress up reclining living room chairs. They can be purchased at retail department stores, specialty furniture stores, or even craft bazaars. Normally form fitting, recliner covers cover the entire chair, serving both to protect it from spills and stains and to change the color or pattern for interior design reasons.
Alternatively, recliner covers can be sewn by hand using a pattern or, for the truly gifted, from scratch using a pattern you have designed yourself. In this way, the recliner cover can be any style or color you desire and can be custom-fit for irregularly sized or shaped chairs. For a playroom, fun cartoon characters or animal prints can be used, lending interest and excitement to an otherwise ho-hum room.
Many furniture stores and salespeople recommend the use of recliner covers to prolong the life of your living room chairs. This is especially important if you have pets or small children in the house, as messes can be frequent and unpredictable. Recliner covers can be removed from the chair and slipped into the washing machine or hand washed and line-dried if there is a spill, and the chair itself remains unharmed.
Recliners covers are also a good choice for reclining sectional sofas or child-sized recliners, or for chairs that are used in public libraries, schools, or daycare centers. Any place that a chair is likely to be subjected to above-average wear and tear, or could potentially fall victim to spilled drinks or food, is a good place to use a recliner cover.
Recliner covers have a place in any home or business. For a small initial financial outlay, you can save yourself hundreds of dollars in costly furniture repair or cleaning bills, and you will keep your chairs in tip-top shape in the process.