Mattress topper – a necessity or unnecessary junk?

The sofa is the central place of the living room. The family gathers here, receives guests, it is a favorite place to relax, sometimes an additional sleeping place. Such exploitation quickly wears out the fabric, mechanisms of the furniture. A little time passes and instead of a comfortable, beautiful thing there is a bulky, not always pleasantly smelling garbage. The first thing that comes to mind is to throw it away and buy a new one. This is a bad solution to the problem.

Families with children have to furnish their apartment only until they grow up, and then throw it away. For people who find themselves in a difficult life situation, leading a sedentary lifestyle, the sleeping place becomes the center of the universe. Caring for such people, ensuring their comfort is an important factor. For people living in rented apartments, the issue of replacing furniture is generally one of the most difficult. And healthy sleep is necessary for everyone.

What to do? A good solution is to buy a mattress cover for the sofa. This accessory will protect the upholstery from dirt, moisture, odor, prevent the breeding of microorganisms, and ensure comfort and health during sleep.

How to choose a mattress pad for a sofa

A full-fledged mattress substitute for a sofa and bed. Conventionally, they can be divided into two types - anatomical and orthopedic. The first ones serve mainly to protect the upholstery, for hygienic purposes, when arranging a child's sleeping place. They are made as a thin quilted bedspread, an overlay. Anatomical mattress covers allow you to solve a number of household problems.

They have the following properties:

1. moisture protection;
2. good ventilation;
3. block odors;
4. protect the skin of the sleeper from the penetration of dust and microbes accumulated in old furniture.

Which is very convenient for people suffering from allergies. In addition, these accessories perform the function of protecting the upholstery from mechanical impact. Made from durable, natural and synthetic materials, such mattress covers roll up and take up little space when stored.

Orthopedic products are the same as a similar mattress, only a more affordable, economical option. Orthopedic mattresses are very bulky, inconvenient to use and handle. In addition, an orthopedic mattress needs a bed, and a mattress pad will perfectly suit any set.

It differs from the previous model in thickness and some functions.

1. Completely hides surface imperfections.
2. Promotes relaxation of muscles and ligaments, relieves stress from the neck and back, and helps develop correct posture.
3. It functions as a mattress, just like on a regular bed.

Due to their unique properties, they provide their owner with health, comfort, and pleasant sleep. They are especially popular among people with a sedentary lifestyle.

A little about products for children. They can be both anatomical and orthopedic, depending on the child's sleeping place. Both options can provide a calm, healthy sleep, hygiene, good posture. It is important to consider the fabrics, filling fibers from which they are made.

Choosing the right raw materials

These accessories can have a harder, softer base. They can be summer, winter, all-season, anti-allergenic, hygienic, simply cozy. Made of natural, synthetic fabrics. Much depends on the choice of raw materials.

Usually they are:

1. natural;
2. synthetic;
3. combined.

Natural bases include cotton, calico, silk, bamboo. Natural fillers are coconut coir, wool, bamboo, natural down, felt. The properties of these fabrics are eco-friendliness and comfort. They are used in winter-summer products, climate control. It is very comfortable to sleep on a warm woolen, down surface in winter, and in the heat to turn the mattress cover over bamboo, silk, cotton. Coconut coir is a universal material, well ventilated, moderately warming and cooling. All-season models are made from it. However, products made from natural fibers are not suitable for people with sensitive skin or allergy sufferers. It is better for them to choose synthetic materials.

Synthetics include polyurethane foam, holofiber, comfortel, fillfiber, holofil, latex, nylon, and memory foam. They have good breathing properties, are durable, wear-resistant, hypoallergenic, and affordable. Some of them, such as memory foam, are a wonderful invention. Products made from it have fiber memory, remember the most comfortable body position, and quickly restore their shape. Comfortel is fireproof, which is an undeniable advantage for making models for children. Latex is a good solution for hygienic purposes. These fabrics are easy to wash and can be treated with antibacterial agents.

Combined products are ideal for children and disabled people. They are easy to use, dry quickly, combine eco-friendliness, reliable protection, good air permeability, and are resistant to processing and wear. Quite reasonably priced.

Mounting options

Children often toss and turn in their sleep, and adults have little control over themselves either. By morning, the bed is usually knocked down, and the furniture surface is subject to constant mechanical stress. A properly selected mattress pad will help out. Its fastenings are reliable, comfortable, preserve the furniture, and create the correct tension.

Commonly used:

1. fastenings using Velcro;

   

2. zippered case;

   

3. case with elastic band inside;

   

4. wide elastic band at the corners.

   

Velcro fastenings are suitable for complex configurations, as well as models with hard-to-reach corners. They are easily attached to any surface and are securely fixed to it. However, they can damage the material.

Covers with elastic bands are more suitable for owners of "American" folding beds, as well as designs without armrests. They are stretched along the four corners, providing reliable fixation, sufficient tension. At the same time, bed linen is held well. When choosing this option, you need to take into account the height of the sofa and the width of the mattress pad itself, so that the elastic band covers the corners.

Fastening with a zipper is the most reliable type. It completely covers the surface and is fastened with a zipper. The downside is the difficulty of tensioning and slow dismantling. It is more suitable for stationary structures that are rarely folded.

Wide elastic bands at the corners are the most popular type. Suitable for almost any design, quickly fixed, quickly removed. Works great with "French" folding beds.

Let's create a mattress cover with our own hands.

Many headsets have a rather complex configuration, for example, corner ones. Finding a cover that suits such furniture is quite difficult. The design suits you, but the material, filling, and mounting method are poor. You just need to be sure of the quality and compliance of all materials. What to do? Look for a custom-made option? It is long, troublesome, and expensive. Let's try to make this accessory ourselves.

We select raw materials based on needs, according to your wishes. We measure our set, select a model, purchase the necessary tools, fabrics, and get to work.

We will need

1. Sewing machine (you need to quilt the product with a machine stitch)
2. Centimeter
3. Scissors
4. Threads of a suitable color + threads of a contrasting color for basting.
5. Chalk or pencil (to mark the pattern on the fabric)
6. Cover fabric
7. Filling fibers
8. Cutting area (table, floor, stove)
9. Ruler (large)

We fold the outer covering fabrics with the wrong side up. We lay them out on a convenient surface, we apply the dimensions using a ruler and chalk (pencil). We draw lines, we create a pattern.

Sew the product with threads of a different color so that they are visible. Leave the bottom part open, then insert the filler. Go over the basted seams with a machine.

Remove excess threads, turn inside out. Next, you need to put the layers of filler together, fasten them with threads by hand to fix them.

Place the filler inside. Coconut coir will work well, it is universal.

When creating the lining, the bottom layer, it is better to choose latex. We fix it with threads of a contrasting color. We close the bottom edge. Now we need to quilt the layers together with a machine. Done, enjoy the result. Easy, convenient, simple, affordable!

Let's draw conclusions

So, the analysis of the facts showed that a mattress pad is an extremely necessary thing in every home. It is quite easy to maintain, is easily processed, durable, reliable, functional, easy to wash in a washing machine, solves a lot of problems. In addition, it protects the upholstery of your furniture from dust, dirt, odors, microbes, mechanical impact. It gives comfort, rest, health, safety to you and your family. Thanks to this wonderful thing, your favorite sofa will get a second youth or a new one will last much longer!

Video: How to sew a children's mattress cover – MK / How to make children's mattress cover – DIY

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