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This is an ebay shop that explains what microfabrics are. I didn't know this, but apparently there are several sorts of micro fabrics available, and perhasp microvelvet is now on trend.
If I were buying a sofa upholstered in microvelvet, I'd want to know whether the fiber was nylon or poly, or rayon or cotton. I'd want the former, not the latter two, for wear characteristics.
... If I were buying a sofa upholstered in microvelvet, I'd want to know whether the fiber was nylon or poly, or rayon or cotton. I'd want the former, not the latter two, for wear characteristics ...
Speaking as a former sales associate for a reputable furniture chain, I would agree. Cotton and rayon velvets, while beautiful, should be used for clothing. To get good wear from a sofa, man-made fabrics are preferable. There are great price ranges in man-made, furniture-grade fabrics. The good ones look better and are correspondingly more expensive. Another example of you get what you pay for.
But there's nothing wrong with using faux anything today if the quality is there. I'd take quartz over marble or granite and porcelain tile over stone flooring for ease of maintenance alone. There are fake leathers available today that anyone would be hard-pressed to tell from real, except that the fake ones don't smell like an animal. If you like the looks of the sofa, it's comfortable to you, and it appears to be well-constructed (don't be shy about turning it over and looking at the frame), then buy it if the price seems right.
Speaking as a former sales associate for a reputable furniture chain, I would agree. Cotton and rayon velvets, while beautiful, should be used for clothing. To get good wear from a sofa, man-made fabrics are preferable. There are great price ranges in man-made, furniture-grade fabrics. The good ones look better and are correspondingly more expensive. Another example of you get what you pay for.
But there's nothing wrong with using faux anything today if the quality is there. I'd take quartz over marble or granite and porcelain tile over stone flooring for ease of maintenance alone. There are fake leathers available today that anyone would be hard-pressed to tell from real, except that the fake ones don't smell like an animal. If you like the looks of the sofa, it's comfortable to you, and it appears to be well-constructed (don't be shy about turning it over and looking at the frame), then buy it if the price seems right.
The key on upholstery is always the construction, isn't it? There is so much you can't see.
I've not seen good faux leather on furniture, but I haven't been looking. I'll take your word for it. And I agree about porcelain tile, which we have on our kitchen counters. Very easy to keep clean. But you need to use epoxy grout.
Microfiber is a low end material used on budget furniture. You'll see it on the "sale" and loss leader items - those $199 couches they advertise. The appearance is like a suede leather, but it's sometimes obvious it is microfiber (faux suede). Like suede, it shows every mark from grain being brushed one way or another.
That said, I've never owned anything with this fabric on it, so cannot comment on the wear. I think it would be great for a kids room, college dorm room, or young adults on a budget. It may not impress anyone, but should serve it's function quite well, at a very low price.
Microfiber is a low end material used on budget furniture. You'll see it on the "sale" and loss leader items - those $199 couches they advertise. The appearance is like a suede leather, but it's sometimes obvious it is microfiber (faux suede) ...
The word microfiber just means "synthetic yarn." There are microfibers to mimic practically any kind of fabric. I have drapery panels in my living room that look like silk, yet they are a microfiber that wears much better under the hot sun of Arizona where I live. Real silk would rot in a short time, even with lining. And even the microfiber "suede" you refer to comes in many price points and the higher ones are attractive and easy to clean.
I posted this a few weeks ago and have since purchased a different sofa, one not made of "microvelvet". I was suspicious of the quality of the material and went with something else entirely.
I posted this a few weeks ago and have since purchased a different sofa, one not made of "microvelvet". I was suspicious of the quality of the material and went with something else entirely.
If you were suspicious, it was probably with good cause.
The word microfiber just means "synthetic yarn." There are microfibers to mimic practically any kind of fabric. I have drapery panels in my living room that look like silk, yet they are a microfiber that wears much better under the hot sun of Arizona where I live. Real silk would rot in a short time, even with lining. And even the microfiber "suede" you refer to comes in many price points and the higher ones are attractive and easy to clean.
I think microfiber or micro-anything refers to the very fine thread or yarn the fabric is woven with. Somewhere, sometime I have encountered micro fiber velvet that I thought wore pretty well. I imagine the fiber was nylon, not poly though.
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