What fabrics are best for when you have children (and messy adults) in the house?

If you have young children, you know that the sofa is one of the hardest pieces of furniture to keep looking good. It's where snacks are eaten and life can get a but messy…but the good news is there are fabrics out there that will save your sofa from these stains.

FibreGuard make the ultimate best sofa fabrics for when you have young children because they are non-toxic and easy to clean. They're perfect for homes with kids because they don't just look great, they perform well too!

What fabrics are best for when you have young children?

That’s a good question! We often hear that people with young children choose leather upholstery for their sofas because that’s more durable.

We are here to tell you that you don’t have to make that sticky decision (nobody likes leather in hot weather), because our fabrics are durable yet soft to the touch, making them the perfect partner for a household filled with kids (or messy adults)!

Why FibreGuard’s stain-resistant fabrics are the most durable sofa fabric for kids

We pride ourselves in making the most durable sofa fabric for kids, with impressive abrasion resistance and a tear strength. We’ve done the hard work in the textiles laboratory to ensure they can withstand even the roughest playtime antics.

BREAKING NEWS: choosing the colour of your sofa fabric doesn’t have to change when you have kids

Bright colours and bold patterns are perfect for kids. With FibreGuard fabrics you can dare to go paler too: even our white and neutral shades are easy to clean to a perfect ‘you’d never know we spilled nacho cheese on this couch” state.

To put this thesis to the test, we organised our very first 'mommy blogger' event in Belgium

We organised a workshop about motherhood & entrepreneurship in a stunning location, with beautiful food, and lots of fun for little ones.

We also invited 15 bloggers to our boutique event to get to know them even better. Of course, we asked them to bring their offspring! All kids were asked to draw a portrait of their mommy (or family) on FibreGuard fabrics: a kid’s dream, a parent’s nightmare. We hosted, among others,

• Elle_and_rapha
• Bellemaman.be
• Little Leonie
• Lara by Lara
• Zusjes_debruin
• Liz from Raisingmycharlie;

No better way to guide you through the event than to show you.

Cleanable with water only

Our furnishing fabrics don't release any harmful chemicals ever into the world, at any stage of their entire lifecycle. Other reasons we specifically designed our fabrics to be cleanable without harsh chemical cleaners:

• Bleach damages the overall structural integrity of fabric. Eek! This means weakening the fibres, weakening the seams, and thinning the pile
• Bleach damages your fabric’s colour or pattern, causing it to drastically fade
• Bleach, no matter where it is, is harmful in several ways, from being harmful to your body, to your pets and especially environment.

Why do we care? Because we're designing the furnishing fabrics we want to use in our own homes, with our own families. Our ecological credentials that back up our claims include:

• FibreGuard fabrics are certified under the STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®
• The Global Recycled Standard is a standard of verification for companies to determine the recycled content of their fabrics. Please refer to our fabric samples to confirm which collections are GRS certified. Our unique GRS number is 1036513
• The Organic Content Standard. Please refer to our fabric samples to confirm which collections are OCS certified. Our unique OCS number is 1036513.

What kind of stains can you remove from FibreGuard fabrics?

Common household stains are no match for our Stain Free Technology. That includes kid-made accidents too!

In total 17 different stains are applied to the fabric which must be removable under a range of different conditions. All common accidental household stains need to be easy to remove, even after the stain has been left on the fabric for several hours.

We’re talking chocolate, ketchup, lipstick, mayonnaise, pen, silly putty, yoghurt, wax crayon, and biological materials like blood, sweat or vomit.

Check out our 4-step cleaning regimen. We have cleaning videos on YouTube too, like the one below:

Carefree living with FibreGuard's high performance fabrics

FibreGuard isn’t just our fabric: it’s our standard. FibreGuard's child and pet-friendly fabrics are technologically advanced, so your cleaning doesn’t have to be. Contact us today for full stockist and reseller information for your specific region.