Has anyone purchased the Plumbs washable loose covers for their 3 piece suite?
Are you pleased with them. I am thinking of buying some. Any comments welcome.
I know they look a bit nyloney.
They were the 'In thing' in the 1970s. Making an old but decent three piece suit look like new for about a third of the price of a new one in those days.
The recession of the early 80s cut back their expanding market quite drastically but the quality of their covers compared to the cheaper rival ones which twisted and stretched out of place quite quickly, meant that they did find their niche in the market.
I think that they are a good idea to buy if you have a good quality suite and buy them new with the suite to protect it. Or use them for when you change the decor of the room. Much cheaper than buying a completely new suite if your old one is still in good condition but the colour is out of fashion.
The covers are not that easy to put back on after washing, they are a very tight fit. Well made and of good quality fabric. They are not cheap and some people, when considering the option of re covering or buying a new cheap suite on a buy now pay by installments interest free may well decide on the new suite.
However if you are wanting to recover a specialist chair or bedroom chair I think you will be pleased with the look. Good quality old three piece suites which have excellent frames and were meant to last are usually worth re-covering. A friend bought their furniture for an odd shaped room from auctions and had them re-covered with matching fabric and the room looks wonderful.
The company are well regarded.
Quote from: tomatoada on March 30, 2010, 16:53:00
Has anyone purchased the Plumbs washable loose covers for their 3 piece suite?
Are you pleased with them. I am thinking of buying some. Any comments welcome.
I know they look a bit nyloney.
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I think you have hit the nail on the head when you say they look nyloney. We had some many years ago but never really liked them. We did pick the cheapest but then that's all we could afford.
Is it an old suite that you wish to re-cover or is it to keep a new one clean for example while children are small or to protect it from a pet?
Thanks for replies.
It is a new suite. I thought I would have some bright red covers for every day use so I would not have to worry about it getting that soiled look.
I rang Plumbs for a brochure and asked if when the rep called he could leave some samples for me to choose from. I am a bit of a ditherer and also like someone else to help me choose. I was told this was not what they do. I don't like making on the spot choices so I am now looking at alternatives. Throws or another firm. Any suggestions. Thanks again.
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we had a Plumbs rep call. The cheaper covers are very nyloney, and we decided a bit to static and collect dogs hairs, which would be a problem for us.
The really good covers are very expensive.
It did take a bit of doing to get the rep to show us the cheaper covers rather than what he wanted.
However we told him we would consider it and he was happy to go and have small samples sent of a couple we were thinking of to us.
We did think he should have had larger samples or photos showing what the designs look like on a chair as the samples were too small for the designs on them. We also thought in our price range the patterns only had very light backgrounds.
No we never bought from them and have not decided what to do as yet. We got two nice settees from freecycle but the covers are faded.
Throws get out of shape very quickly when you have children and pets. I think they are best used, if you have a tatty suite and you are selling your house to put on just before viewers arrive.
Upholstery fabric is actually very expensive to buy retail.
I know some one who got some good quality curtains from the charity shop and an upholstery stapler and made a good job of recovering a second hand settee with them. They must have had a flair for doing that sort of thing, not every one has. I suppose the library will have books which will give you details of 'how to make your own covers'.
There is not really a cheap solution; strict training of offspring and animals is fine but that one accident with blackcurrant cordial/red wine, leaking pen or a sharp buckle, scars for life. Which is probably why people always had a 'best room' where no one was allowed into except on sundays and holidays. Our open plan living makes our furniture very vulnerable.