Cushion Cover Buying Guide
Cushion Cover Buying Guide
Discover our collection of unique cushion covers designed with love for your home. Adding cushion covers to your home can instantly transform the look and feel of any room. From living rooms and bedrooms to outdoor areas, cushions add colour, pattern and comfort to any space. Made from natural fabrics, choose from pure linen cushion covers, pure cotton cushion covers, velvet cushion covers, organic cotton cushion covers and embroidered cushion covers. Featuring designs inspired by nature in colours to complement all interior décor, explore cushion covers for your sofa, bedroom and favourite chair.
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Linen cushion covers
Elevate the look and feel of your sofa with beautiful cushions made from European linen, featuring motifs designed and hand-painted in-house and printed onto pure natural linen.
Our Bee Swarm cushion cover is a most-loved favourite reimagined in trending merlot. Made from pure European linen.
Our Fly Fishing cushion cover features hand-painted fishing lures in colourful tones. Made from pure European linen.
Cotton cushion covers
Discover classic stripes to add a relaxed feel to any sofa or bed with our Barcelona cushion covers, perfect for layered styling with plains or patterns. Featuring vertical bold stripes of beautiful colour on a natural chambray base. Our Barcelona cushion covers are made from pure cotton.
Make a statement with bold colour in beautiful tones with our Lennon cushion covers perfect for mixing with patterns, stripes and plains. Designed in timeless hues and made from textured woven cotton for colour blocking and stylish layering. Our Lennon large square cushion covers are made from pure washed cotton.
Cotton/Linen blend cushion covers
Add a little fun and whimsy to bed and sofa styling with our Cooper and Alba cushion covers in bold stripes with frilled sham detail for colour, texture and charm. Our Cooper and Alba cushion cover offers a nod to the ‘cottagecore’ aesthetic which celebrates simple living and a rural lifestyle that embraces traditional skills such as baking and sewing. Perfect for your home, holiday home or country cottage, both our Cooper and Alba cushion covers are made from 82% cotton and 18% linen.
Bee cushion covers
Celebrating Mother Nature’s busiest little helper, the iconic Wallace Cotton bee design has been reimagined in new shades and shapes.
Our Bee Trio Embroidered Cushion Cover features three embroidered bees on natural linen with an olive green velvet reverse.
Our Bee Embroidered Cushion Cover features a single coloured embroidered bee on midnight blue velvet with a natural linen reverse.
Cushion Covers NZ - Buying Guide
Cushion cover size
Choose a cushion cover in a size to suit the piece of furniture it will sit on or the space it will be styled in. Square cushion covers and rectangle cushion covers are perfect for styling on your sofa or bed. Mix and match the different shapes to create a cosy and inviting look.
Cushion cover colour and design
When choosing cushion covers, consider the colour of the room, the colour of your sofa and the colour of the bedding you want to coordinate cushions with. Choose colours that match your décor for a calm, tranquil space. For a more vibrant feel, choose cushion covers in bold and brighter colours. If you love pattern and design, select cushion covers that feature a print or embroidered texture such as florals, shells, palm trees, bees, stripes or gingham checks.
Cushion cover fabric
Cushion covers are made from many different fabrics including cotton, pure linen, organic cotton and velvet. We prefer cushion covers made from the finest natural and sustainable fabrics which feel lovely to the touch, are easy to look after and look beautiful in your home. Mix and match linen cushion covers with velvet cushion covers or cotton cushion covers for relaxed, layered styling on your sofa or bed.
NZ Cushion Covers FAQs
Which is the best fabric for Cushion Covers in NZ?
The best fabric for cushion covers in NZ is natural and sustainable materials such as pure cotton, organic cotton, pure linen and cotton velvet. Quality, sustainable fabrics are better for your home and the planet as they are hard wearing, long lasting, beautiful, comfortable and biodegradable.
How do I care for the cushion covers?
Our cushion covers have a care label sewn into the inside seam. Care instructions for laundering differs for each type of fabric that cushion covers are made from. Most of our cushion covers prefer a cold machine wash with mild soap. Do not use bleach and line dry cushion covers in the shade to prevent fading of colour or pattern.
What is a standard size cushion cover?
There is more than one standard size for cushion covers. Rectangle cushion covers are usually 35cm x 55cm. Square cushion covers are 45cm x 45cm with a large square cushion cover measuring 55cm x 55cm. European cushion covers are the largest at 65cm x 65cm.
What’s the difference between a cushion cover and a pillowcase?
A cushion cover is a décor item for beautifying your home. Cushion covers usually have a zip closure along one side and require a matching cushion inner to fill it. A pillowcase is designed to cover a pillow inner, and is for resting your head on to sleep when in bed. Pillowcases are larger and longer than cushion covers and usually have a tucked 20cm fabric closure.
Cushion Cover Caring Tips
Our top tip for caring for your cushion covers is to carefully follow the instructions for laundering. This will protect the fabric and extend the life of your cushion cover. Cushion covers made from quality; natural fabrics will last longer if they’re cared for properly.
You will find a helpful care label sewn into the inside seam of our cushion covers. Care instructions for laundering will differ for each type of fabric that cushion covers are made from. Most of our cushion covers prefer a cold machine wash with mild soap. Do not use bleach and line dry cushion covers in the shade to prevent fading.
Do not display your cushion covers in direct sunlight for extended periods of time as NZ’s harsh UV rays will quickly fade any colour and pattern.
Our store locations
With stores across NZ and multiple stockists, you can visit us for the look and feel of the product before purchasing.
We have store locations in Rosedale | Cambridge | Christchurch | Dunedin | Mount Maunganui | Napier | Newmarket | Ponsonby | Queenstown | Takapuna | Te Aro | Wellington Central.