Cover on the highchair
A cover for a highchair is a really indispensable and necessary thing. In our article you will learn a lot of interesting facts about the covers on the highchair, as well as learn where such covers, in addition to traditional options, can be quickly found.
Special features
When buying a highchair, many parents forget to buy a cover for it, but in vain. Here are a few reasons for this need, for which everything will become clear:
- Baby feeding process - troublesome business. Not always the peanut eats gently. Food can be anywhere, including on the chair, and on the kid. And in order to get out the young mother didn’t have to be especially long, they use a cover on the chair, which, if necessary, can be removed and washed. After all, it is much easier than washing the entire chair.
Often, manufacturers sell furniture for feeding already with covers of oilcloth material. This option is quite practical, it is not necessary to wash it, and in the process of soiling it is enough to wipe it with a cloth. There is a saving of time for cleaning.
However, the back of the baby will constantly sweat, you can earn an allergy or rash. Then you have to put additional fabric on the back of the chair, which is not very convenient at every meal.
- Convenience. The case also serves the good service of the baby. After all, he feels comfortable and does not move out of the chair. Moreover, the additional lining softens the blows and bruises of the restless.
- Aesthetic question. The presence of a beautiful cover will bring additional colors and a good mood to the kitchen.
Of course, the question arises about whether it is possible to replace the cover with something more affordable, for example, a piece of cloth or diaper.
This is not very convenient, because when using this option, the matter will constantly slip and get wet.
Materials
Let us briefly describe which fabrics can be used in the production of removable material for a highchair, and which are best neglected:
Wool, wool blend, viscose, velvet, velor
All these options immediately disappear. There are several reasons and they are very weighty:
- Allergy of materials.
- Heating effect.
- Do not wash and badly clean.
Cotton
This option has several significant advantages:
- Hypoallergenic.
- Long service life.
- Easy operation.
Negative points:
- Quick getting wet.
- Fading of paint from washing and at constant stay on a bright light.
Linen
Positive traits:
- Strength.
- Self-cleaning
Disadvantages:
- Difficulties with ironing and washing.
- Coarse fabric texture.
Cotton fabrics include satin, twill, canvas, jeans, gabardine.
Silk
Some silk materials (crepe satin, silk gabardine) almost do not get dirty and do not get wet, they are easily washed and can be cleaned. Atlas is easily polluted, so it will be necessary to clean this material quite often. All these fabrics are rather slippery - they will constantly crawl when they are flipped on a chair. Brocade can not be washed, it is not ironed and cleaned with difficulty.
Biflex
Positive features of the material:
- Practically does not get wet.
- Wear resistance.
- Easy care.
- Well drawn.
Flock and Microfiber
From the positive criteria for these materials, you can select only two:
- Appearance for a long time remains the same due to the tightening of the pile of dirt particles.
- Long service life.
Cons: you can not wash, and only flock can be cleaned.
Models
Consider briefly some modifications of such covers of different brands and their features:
Chicco
Covers of this manufacturer have the following indicators:
- Made of fine thermo fabric.
- The filler used is foam rubber.
- Existence of the absorbing covering.
- The presence of seat belts.
- Washable (delicate mode).
- Produced in Italy.
Covers of this manufacturer have a stylish design and excellent tailoring quality.
Peg perego
These removable covers have several advantages:
- Made in calm, neutral colors.
- Pleasant to the touch.
- Hypoallergenic.
- Made from environmentally friendly materials.
- Provide additional ventilation when the baby is hot and retain heat when cold.
- Easy to operate. Such covers are easily wiped, and some can even be washed with a regular powder.
- Great design that fits into any environment.
- The presence of the necessary holes for the installation of the cover.
Cam
Products of this brand have a number of their features:
- Machine washable.
- Covers dry quickly.
- Sewing tailor-made.
- Fashionable design.
Happy baby
Features of brand products:
- Soft pleasant material.
- Possibility of hand and machine washing.
- Easy operation.
- Elasticity and softness over time remain the same.
- Long service life.
Jetem
Features of this model consist in simplicity of operation and in a possibility of a hand and machine wash.
Capella
Positive aspects of brand products:
- Covers are soft, pleasant to the touch. There is an additional liner.
- The presence of five-point seat belts.
- Nice design.
Eames, Polly, Graco, Babyton - These brands have similar characteristics. All products are characterized by ease of use, ergonomic design and a pleasant price.
Where to buy?
There are plenty of options for how to get such a case. Consider everything in order:
Online order
The easiest and most affordable way. Its advantages are as follows:
- Save time. It will be enough for you to score in a search engine that you want to purchase - and there are a lot of websites with pictures of goods before you. Choose and ask the price.
- Payment for the order can occur in any available way: online payment, payment in cash upon receipt, payment by card upon receipt.
- Alternative choice. You can always find the right model for your seat.
- Refusal to purchase if the item, for example, did not fit during delivery. You will not lose anything in this case. But not all online stores are prone to this approach.
- Delivery to the apartment or pickup from the point of reception in your city.
- The possibility of obtaining a discount for a subscription or when ordering additional goods.
- Some online stores offer daily, weekly, seasonal, or specific (for one type of product) email discounts.
- No one will impose additional goods and services.
Cons of such a purchase:
- Additional expenses. Will need to pay extra for shipping. However, there are online stores that allow you to save on shipping when you pay for additional goods or make this item free.
- The inability to evaluate the product visually, touch it with your hands.
- Risks associated with defects and defects.
- Small warranty period or lack thereof. Indeed, when ordering through online services you will encounter this problem, so before buying the same case, carefully read the rules of the site.
Buying in a regular store
The purchase of goods in this way has a number of positive points:
- Convenience.
- The ability to evaluate the goods personally.
- Quality goods.
- Discounts and promotions.
- Checking the documentation for the goods from the seller.
Of the minuses worth noting the following criteria:
- Intrusiveness of additional services and goods.
- A small selection. Not always available in the required cover for the chair.
Service center or specialty store
Advantages:
- Availability of quality and suitable for the model covers.
- Quality service.
Of the negative points worth noting pricing.Here a chair cover can cost a lot of money.
Order in a studio or sewing workshop
In this case, a good option would be to tailor a cover for the order. Distinctive features of this choice are:
- You can choose your own fabric component, model range and color.
- Your wishes will be taken into account by the performer.
- Control of the sewing process.
Among the shortcomings of this approach, the following points should be noted:
- We need to wait a long time for the result.
- Unpredictability of the total tailoring.
- High price.
Color texture
In addition to the traditional colors of covers, parents are increasingly choosing the most vivid and glamorous colors. Below are some of the most popular shades of fabric covers:
- Orange. An interesting variant of the combination is the color gamut of the orange cover and the gray shade of the chair. Observant parents will notice that, together, these colors create the impression that it is like a bright carrot in front of them.
- Turquoise. A rich hue that is especially popular for boys.
- Ultramarine. There are not enough words to describe all the beauty that this color of the cover will give.
- With an image. There is nothing funnier and more attractive than an interesting drawing of cartoon characters on a highchair. This will not only cheer up the baby, but can also serve as an interesting game while feeding with your mother.
- Violet. Very like both girls and boys.
Tips for choosing
Below we have given some recommendations that will allow parents to make the correct choice during the purchase of a cover for a highchair for babies:
- Pay attention to the material with the help of which the cover is made. It must be made of natural ingredients. Ideally, the versatile option: the inside is polyester and the outside is cotton.
- Filler. Usually foam or sintepon acts as an internal component of the covers. The second option is preferable, because when washing it does not go astray and keeps its shape.
- Color factor. For small children it is better to give preference to pastel tones: pale pink or beige is ideal.
- Functional. The presence of seat belts guarantees your child reliable protection from slipping while eating.
How to sew a cover on a highchair with your own hands, see the next video.