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 linen. Bring bold pattern and rich colour to your styling with linen cushion covers featuring designs inspired by nature and created in-house. The Canopy square cushion cover features a French tapestry inspired and hand-painted design of verdant foliage on natural linen with a willow green velvet reverse. The Zinnia Merlot and Zinnia Blue cushion covers feature two different palettes of the Zinnia ditsy floral design on natural linen with a natural linen reverse. The Nara cushion cover is a classic block print botanical design in navy on natural linen with a navy striped reverse.
Velvet cushion covers
When buying cushions for your autumn and winter styling, we recommend the lush beauty and texture of velvet cushions. Velvet offers a luxurious richness and lustre that makes your home feel cosy and inviting. Settle into the soft comfort of plush Belvedere velvet cushion covers. Elegant, timeless and designed in rich warming hues to welcome you home. Large square cushion covers feature velvet front and reverse with sham edge detail. Rectangle cushion covers feature velvet front with natural linen reverse and velvet piping trim. Designed in cocoa, willow, haze, ginger and merlot. Made from cotton velvet and natural linen.
Striped cushion covers
Striped cushion covers go with everything. They can be styled with plain coloured cushions, floral or botanical cushions or other striped cushions. Discover essential accent pieces for your bed and sofa styling with the bold stripes and rich hues of Wakefield cushion covers. Designed to add a classic look and feel to any room for effortless styling in every season. Colour blocked stripes in willow, navy, cocoa and ginger on a natural base. Made from yarn dyed cotton chambray.
Bee cushion covers
Featuring our iconic bee motif, our Bee Embroidered cushion cover range celebrates Mother Nature’s busiest little helper. Choose from three bee-autiful designs in new shapes and shades, designed to welcome nature into your home. The Bee Embroidered square cushion cover is a classic design featuring a coloured honeybee embroidered onto willow green velvet with a natural linen reverse. The Bee Swarm rectangle cushion cover features bees in flight embroidered in natural onto natural linen for a tonal look. The Bee Trio rectangle cushion cover features three bees embroidered in cocoa onto natural linen with a cocoa velvet 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 | Warkworth | Wellington Central.