Full fabric furniture: Discover the most exciting 2022 trend for your outdoor areas

This month, we would like to share our enthusiasm for a new trend that has been developing in the world of outdoor furniture recently: full fabric furniture. Let’s agree, this is revolutionary! Imagine interior furniture installed outside, thanks to fabric’s specific technical characteristics. Famous international brands of outdoor furniture, like Skyline Design, have not been mistaken as they have developed specific collections of… full fabric furniture. Now, let’s discover the full fabric revolution!

In this article:

• Learn more about the indoor-outdoor trend and “full fabric” outdoor furniture
• Discover the technical characteristics of the full fabric furniture and how it contributes to take interiors in outdoor spaces

Full fabric furniture, sometimes also known as full upholstered furniture or simply upholstered furniture, is emblematic of interiors, should it be sofas or armchairs, as it is entirely covered with fabric – and therefore theoretically incompatible with outdoor weather conditions.

Thanks to technical fabrics and foams, this is now possible to blur the boundaries between indoors and outdoors, as comfortable and relaxing couches conquer outdoor areas and remain there night and day. This is exactly what this interior-exterior trend is all about: recreating complete living spaces outside, with elements such as sofas, coffee tables, armchairs but also rugs, wall art and fireplaces, reminding us of cozy interiors.

The most emblematic piece of furniture of these new outdoor areas is the sofa, which has been completely reinvented with fabrics and foams adapted to the outdoors. The structure is now hidden in the full fabric sofa or replaced by high density foam; the shapes become more generous, round or, on the contrary, very geometric thanks to the stitching lines. In any cases, the feel is extraordinarily modern, combining comfort and aesthetics. Lastly, full fabric sofas usually come in segments that can be combined in a customized layout or shape – but always generous.

A tip for a more classic look: choose a full fabric sofa set on a teck platform, for example. You will follow the trend while the sofas legs and wooden platform will add a more sophisticated touch.

We already said it, good materials make durable furniture and, as you may imagine, full fabric outdoor furniture, as they are used in exterior areas, must be made of resistant materials:

• If the full fabric furniture has a structure, it should be made of aluminium, as it is light but strong and rust-resistant. High density memory foam can also be used.
• The padding of the full fabric furniture should be draining, breathable, and weather resistant: usually, quick drying foams (QDF), also known as fast drying foams, are being used as its large pores do not retain water.
• The full fabric furniture should be made with performance fabrics that are stain-, fade-, water-, and mildew-resistant, not to forget abrasion and pilling resistance. Acrylic and olefin are highly recommended for these reasons.