How to Buy Chair Pads

Chair pads can add jazz to a room, make a seat more comfortable or provide protection. They are ideal for dining areas, outdoor furniture or rocking chairs. There are many different kinds, shapes and designs of chair pads to pick from based on your personal taste and fashion sense.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Measure the chair to determine the size pad you need to buy. This is pertinent to slip cover chair pads as some chairs have a wider back than others.

2. Go to home furnishings stores to see if the type of chair pads you need is available locally.

3. Shop online at a home furnishings retailer such as Plow & Hearth (see Additional Resources) for chair and rocker pads. Consider buying coordinated window treatments and chair pads to spruce up the room where your chairs are.

4. Consider gripper pads for your chairs. Plow & Hearth sells a selection of chair pads that need no ties to stay in place, keeping your backside from sliding around on the chair.

5. Visit HomeVisions for bench cushions for your breakfast nook. HomeVisions offers several different styles of bench cushions, as well as basic pads, non-slip cushions, rocker cushions (with pads for your back), oversized cushions for chairs and even pads for bar stools.

Tips & Warnings

• Take color swatches to different home stores to see what goes best with the decor of the room.
• Test the chair pads to ensure they meet your needs. If there is more than one choice, purchase your top couple or three choices to evaluate the pads on your own chairs at home and return the ones you don't want to keep.
• Purchase water repellent chair pads for outdoor furniture.
• Consider buying chair pads for different occasions.
• Do not leave outdoor chair pads outside during inclement weather.

Resources

• Browse a selection of chair pads at Plow & Hearth.
• HomeVisions sells chair pads for many types of seating.