May 14, 2025

Choosing Sofa Fabrics: Best Options for Pets, Kids, and Parties

When selecting a sofa, choose fabrics that suit your lifestyle, especially with pets, kids, and frequent family gatherings. Eilersen’s best-selling sofas come with removable covers and high-performance fabrics from Rohleder, a renowned German fabric house.

Durable, stylish sofa fabrics for families and pet owners.

When selecting a sofa, it’s important to choose fabrics that suit your Singapore lifestyle, especially when you have pets, kids, and frequent family gatherings. Sofas are significant investments, and you want to minimize daily stress about keeping them in great shape. We’re often asked, “What’s the best fabric for my dog, cat, or kids?” And it’s a valid question. Not only are Eilersen’s best-selling sofas available with removable covers—making them replaceable over time—but they also come with high-performance, pet- and family-friendly fabrics from the renowned German fabric house, Rohleder. These textiles are both beautiful and practical, allowing you to tackle water-based stains and other spills with just detergent and water. Rohleder even has an excellent video demonstrating how easy it is. The key to these fabrics is they are easy to handle but still appear very aesthetically pleasing – after all this is an Eilersen Sofa and Eilersen look great! Let’s break down the best fabric choices for Eilersen sofas when dealing with three common challenges: dogs, cats, and kids. Keep in mind that every household is different, so these are our views; your loved ones might have different habits.

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Best Fabric for Kids:

Your home should be a sanctuary for your family. Constantly telling your kids to keep their feet off the sofa doesn’t create a restful environment. Eilersen’s sofas are not only spacious and comfortable, perfect for the whole family to gather, but they also come in kid-friendly fabrics like Münster. This fabric is stylish and practical, easily handling stains like chocolate, pizza night messes (though I’d argue that eating on the sofa should be reserved for special occasions!), dirt from shoes, and even – the ever present in Singapore – sunscreen residue. Münster is a fantastic option for households where spills are inevitable. Alongside Berlin and Munich all are easy to manage fabrics.

Best for Cats

Cats are a unique challenge, especially with their claws. While training is key—there are many helpful resources on this topic—the fabric you choose plays a big role. Look for smooth fabrics like Berlin or Munich with minimal weave so that your cat won't find them enticing for scratching. These fabrics also prevent claws from getting caught. When introducing new furniture to cats, I’ve found it helpful to supervise them as they get used to the new environment. Providing scratching alternatives and using throws on the corners can help keep your sofa safe during the adjustment period.

Best fabric for Dogs:

Once past the puppy phase, dogs are generally easier to manage. During puppyhood, it’s best to keep them in another room or off the sofa until they're over their chewing stage (though mine never quite outgrew the habit of chewing socks—thankfully, socks are cheaper than sofa cushions!). Dogs tend to bring in dirt, but this is easy to manage with the right fabric. In my own home, I’ve found velvet covers to be surprisingly durable, even with a dog who occasionally tries to bury his bone in the sofa…. These fabrics have a high Martindale rating, meaning they’re tough and built to withstand daily wear. Choosing the family friendly fabrics which have excellent martingale (a measure of the strength of the weave) is the way to go.

Best for party time:

It’s not just kids who contribute to sofa wear—family parties come with their own set of risks: food, red wine, beer, you name it. Thankfully, fabrics like Berlin, Münster, and Munich can handle these challenges with ease. Even the excellent tangent fabric , while not quite as family-friendly, has been a favorite among many of our customers for years and continues to be a reliable, easy-to-maintain fabric. Indeed one of our excellent customers did her very own Pizza sauce test on a range of our fabrics and it was tangent that passed her test. She is delighted after many years and many pizza parties with the fabric choice.

On the other hand, the 301 Sofa offers unparalleled versatility.

Its highly modular design allows you to select from different sofa modules, transforming your seating arrangement to suit your needs. Available in both fabric and leather, this sofa embodies exquisite comfort with a minimalist Scandinavian design. Its a perfect blend of form and function, catering to those who appreciate understated elegance. stand out.

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What others had to say

Loretta was very helpful showing me the different sofa and fabric options, e.g. we went round the showroom to see how difference fabrics would look like under different lighting conditions. I spent over an hour just deciding on the fabric and she was very patient about it. Having to wait over a month for the sofa to come in was definitely a minus but they do loan furniture without additional cost for customers, subject to availability. While that is certainty useful, my sofa came terribly stained and i had to borrow an expensive vacuum cleaner from a friend to remove the stains on my own. Delivery was smooth and they managed to accommodate a last minute change in my schedule. The sofa also looks great and is comfortable to sit/lie on.

Great selection of furniture (there are some avail online and not in-store which they can order for you). Got our lights and sofa from here. Staff was very helpful in providing advice on material selection, customization and styling.

Adeline Kwek

I just got my couch from here for two reasons: really beautiful and well-made furniture, and extremely knowledgeable staff with their out of this world service. I was blown away by how genuinely interested they were in what we wanted out of the couch, its placement in our living space, how pet-friendly the fabrics would be. ... We've been here twice and both times we were shown really good service. It was such a great experience coming here. This will be my first stop the next time I go furniture hunting

Tricia Leo

Choosing Sofa Fabrics: Best Options for Pets, Kids, and Parties

Durable, stylish sofa fabrics for families and pet owners.