March 2018 - Comfort Works Blog & Sofa Resources

How to pick the best colour for your sofa

Posted on March 24, 2018April 29, 2025 by Abel

A sofa is a very important part of every living room, it’s one of the pieces with more visual weight in the lounge decoration and let’s be real – it’s also one of the most used furniture. Yes, we all love to lie on our sofa for a lazy afternoon ;)

But which color should we choose for our sofa? As the sofa lovers we are, we want to make sure you make the perfect decision and that’s the reason we have created this post with a few tips. Hope it’s useful!

1. Research, measure and think

This is the probably the most important advice you will ever need. Before you start looking at fabrics, colors and decoration styles – you need to sit down, look at your living room and think which are your purposes with your new decoration project.

All your needs and requirements will change depending on your aims and goals. For example, imagine that you want to make your sofa the main character of your living room. It should thus stand out the moment your visitors arrive at your house and invite them down for a seat. In that case, you will need a big sofa with bright colors which should contrast the colors with the rest of the decor.

2. Analog colors

The analog colors are those which are close up on the chromatic color circle. In other words, these are the colours in between primarily colours e.g. orange-yellow or reddish-brown. The combinations of analog colors make your living room more peaceful and relaxed.

If you choose a sofa which is in harmony with the rest of the colors of your living room, you will feel as though the entire home is in perfect equilibrium, free from any worries.

3. Complementary colors

The complementary (contrasting) colors are those which are faced opposite from each other in the chromatic color circle. Mixing these colors you will have an energetic and happy room. It will be full of life. These colors aren’t very recommended for bedrooms but can be very interesting for kitchens or living rooms, because you will feel all the extra energy when you are there.

Living room with contrast colors – ft. Comfort Works Manstad cover with contrast piping

4. Warm colors

Red, orange, yellow – these warm colors are also full of energy and life. A room with red walls (or a red sofa) stimulates your heart and blood pressure. As a result, this encourages conversations and interesting talks. Psychologically, red clothing also seemingly makes people more attractive and/or confident so it can be applied similarly here.

Orange is a very energetic color, which is why many gyms have this color in their logos. Yellow is the color of happiness, and is also a color that easily catches your attention first. Maybe a yellow sofa is not the best idea if you’re a serial napper but when you’re tired, you’ll nap regardless of the colour I’m sure :)

And oh! I almost forgot – warm colors also make you more hungry than cold colors, so maybe it’s good to avoid these colours if you’re on a diet.

Sofa with warm colors – The sofa has a Comfort Works slipcover

5. Cold colors

Blue, purple, green – these cold colors make rooms feel bigger with a relaxing and calming effect. For example, the blue color makes your respiration slower and bring down blood pressure. I’m sure this is very helpful for families with kids ;) You have to be careful with the negative connotation of some cold colors however, as the dark tones are related with sadness. As such, we’d recommend light tones of cold colors, perhaps pastel.

Before and after of a living room with cold colors – Image from one of our customers

6. Neutral colors

Beige, white, black, grey – neutral colors are irrevocably the most common colors in all living rooms. I’m sure that the primary reason is due to its versatility to adapt to different styles of decor. For example with a light grey sofa, you just need to change the colors of your cushions and you will have a new living room.

To add a twist of life and excitement to your living space, we’d suggest mixing neutral colors with pops of more lively colors – like an accent pillow or flower pot.

Living Room with Neutral colors – The sofa has Comfort Works slipcovers

And those are our most important tips to choose the best color for your sofa, but you don’t need to choose just one color because with sofa covers you can change the appearance of your sofa whenever you want.

Simply swap out a slipcover and your sofa will look brand new. Check our sofa slipcover store out and discover all our fabrics – I’m sure you will love them.

Also, don’t forget to follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest to be updated with the latest decoration tips and recommendations.

Until next time, happy designing!

How to restore cushions and fix a sagging couch

Posted on March 10, 2018April 28, 2025 by Abel

Having a perfect sofa is challenging, especially after many years of wear, tear and some may even consider abuse! Cushions end up losing its filling and fluff, bent springs, damaged frames…

Well, these problems definitely seem difficult to fix but at Comfort Works we have solutions for (almost) everything! And today, we want to give you the best tips and advice to Restore Sofa Cushions and Fix a Sagging Couch.

Ready to make your sofa look brand new again?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

How to restore cushions
How to fix a sagging couch
Tips and advice to avoid sagging couch / cushions

How to restore cushions

Many a time our customers have told us that they need new cushions along with their new covers, and while we can’t provide the cushion inserts – it is possible to fix some of them. Let’s see how:

Flip the cushions

This advice is mainly for the Seat Cushions, but it also can be helpful for the Back Cushions.

As you already know, a cushion’s foam can break down. We normally and constantly sit on the same areas of the cushions, with more pressure on the front part usually. As a result, the back part is normally still new.

If this is your case you just need to:

Take off your cushion covers
Flip the insert so the front and back are swapped
Put the cover back on

Fill the cushions with poly-fill

To restore cushions and get that newly bought style, you can also fill the cushions with foam.

We have found two products to fill your cushions which have a reasonable price. And no, this is not sponsored ;)

Poly-Fil Polyester Fill: This brand is pretty famous in the USA. Their product is perfect to fill cushions and is inexpensive.
Lincraft Polyester Fill: The Lincraft Company has over 70 stores in Australia and New Zealand. Among their products they have Polyester Fill, which can be used to restore your sofa cushions.

Restore cushions which are attached to the sofa

If your cushions are attached to your sofa, there are two possibilities to restore the cushions:

Option 1: search for a zipper. I know, this it’s obvious but sometimes there is a hidden zipper and it’s possible to separate the cushions.
Option 2: take your scissors! You can also order a custom slipcover from Comfort Works, and then cut the cushions. The inside of the back frame will be completely exposed, but don’t worry about it because the custom slipcover will go right over it. You can also cover it up with an extra piece of fabric for extra support. Remember to keep the filling of the cushions for your new slipcover. More information about this process here in Slipcover for Sofas with Attached Cushions – Can it be done?
Option 3: upholstery. This is the last and most expensive option typically. You need to take your cushions to your local upholsterer, pay for fabrics and labour, and wait a few weeks before it’s completed.

How to fix a sagging couch

If your cushions are okay (or if you have already fix them with our previous tips), you can also fix your sagging couch (frame) with the following advice.

Add a plywood piece of wood

The most common and useful solution. Just remove the cushions from the sofa, cut a piece of strong plywood to fit the area, then put your cushions back on the sofa. Your sofa won’t be saggy any more. Easy peasy!

Fixing the frame

Sometimes the problem is in the structure of the sofa. For these cases, just inspect your sofa and find if there is any wooden/metal piece broken. Depending on how damaged the pieces are you’ll be able to fix them yourself.

Normally, damages on the main structure should be fixed by a professional, but most of the time the problem is just a few broken slats.

For this specific case, just check how many slats of the sofa are broken or damaged, measure them and take some pictures. You can buy new ones in a Hardware Store or at a Local Carpenter’s Shop. Remember to bring the measurements and pictures to buy the exact pieces you need.

Then you just need to replace them. Remember to use wood glue to seal the ends.

Fix the springs of your sofa

Another important action to fix a sagging couch is check its springs. If they are bent you may be able to fix them yourself, but if there are too many to fix or are broken you may need to bring your couch to an upholsterer.

Once again, you just have to check the number of springs damaged, and buy new spring units.

If you have an IKEA Sofa, you can read more info about them and check their manuals on the IKEA Sofa Resources page of this blog. Alternatively calling IKEA and asking them about their 10-year warranty would be a good start too.

Tips and advice to avoid sagging couch / cushions

Prevention is always better than finding cure. So, if you want to avoid a sagging couch and cushions, here are other ways to avoid this situation altogether.

Flip the cushions regularly: this will help to moderate the wear of the cushion. It’s easier to flip cushions with reversible slipcovers. You can check our varied selection of sofa covers visiting our slipcover store.
Buy a sofa with detached cushions: this will help you to fix the cushions if they get damaged (remember they are the most used part of a sofa).
Try to sit on different sides of the sofa: if you continuously sit in the same area of the sofa, you will be putting pressure on the same area and over time it’ll be saggy. You can relocate your furniture to help your family and visitors sit on different zones of the sofa.

And there you have it – your sofa should be as good as new :)

Now that you’ve fixed the sagging couch, it’s time to make it look new again with slipcovers!

Make my couch look brand new again

How often should I wash my slipcovers?

Posted on March 3, 2018April 28, 2025 by Abel

Have you already got a Comfort Works slipcover? Or maybe are you thinking about buying a new one? Then, I’m sure you have asked yourself how often should you clean your sofa covers.

As the couch cover lovers we are, we investigated and found that the answer depends on many factors. So, this article is organized into different parts, so hopefully it will be easier for you to understand all the aspects we have evaluated to answer this question.

“How often should I wash my slipcovers?” is one of our customer’s most common questions

Allergies

If you or one member of your family have allergies, then you have to take special care with the cleaning of your house. The sofa is one of those places where dust and mites accumulate easily.

If you have allergies we especially recommend you to have a leather cover on your sofa. You can clean it with a damp cloth twice a week and avoid the dust and mites.

Have you got any allergy?

Germs and bacteria

How often do you change your bedsheets? How often do you wash your towels? Well, your sofa cover also needs to be changed and washed regularly. Yes, because your couch can become a farm of dead human cells, bacteria and tiny food remnants. If you don’t believe us you can check our blog post Why you should never eat on your sofa? In it, we explain the problems with the germs in the sofas.

For example, do you know that the sofa is one of the dirtiest places in your house with 12x the amount of germs as your loo? I personally think this happens because we think that our sofa is clean and we don’t tend to wash the covers regularly.

Note: it will be a good idea to have more than one sofa cover, so you can alternate between them. And use one on your sofa while you are cleaning the other one.

Cleaning is caring!

Pets

If you have pets at home, then I’m sure you are used to dealing with pet hair around your house (well, no if you have an hairless Egyptian cat). Vacuum your sofa cover every week will be a good way to keep it clean. I’m sure that if you do this you and your pet will be happier ;)

Also, you can wash the covers in the washing machine regularly to assure that your cover is completely clean.

Vacuum your sofa every week to avoid pet’s hair

Decoration

If you love decorating as much as we do, I’m sure you dream of changing your decoration every season. Well, in that case having different sofa covers in your house is the best way to change it in a fast and easy way. Change the color and fabric of your sofa, add a few cushions with new covers and you will see that your entire living room will look completely different. Also, sofa covers are way cheaper than a new sofa – totally worth it!

Decoration is the key to happiness

Final answer

We can thus safely conclude that the best way to have a clean, free of germs and beautiful sofa is to wash the covers every 3 – 6 months as a rough guideline. Generally it’s too impractical to be washing them every month or so, but if dirt gets accumulated for too long it’d be hard to clean as well. As such, it’s also recommended to do some weekly maintenance tasks like vacuum it to keep out pet hair, mites or dust.

Of course, this is a very general affirmation and it depends in the daily use of your sofa, if you have allergies, pets, etc. If you want more concrete information or you have a specific doubt for your sofa just send us an email to info@comfortworks.com.au or contact us through our social networks. We have accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. We will be pleased to help you!

Protect and keep your sofa clean with a slipcover

You can learn more about Comfort Works fabrics and how to take care of them here: https://comfort-works.com/fabric-samples/