CushionGuide
Get a quote

The Cutting Table · a checklist answer

With pets or kids, should I get a tufted cushion or a removable cover?

Also asked as:Cats will sit on it all the timeDog who sheds a ton: which cushion?

Buttons look lovely right up until a cat finds them. Here is the rule the workshop gives every family that writes in with fur on the daybed.

Answered by

The Porch Keeper of Savannah · · Updated

Burnt orange, rust and cream lattice jacquard cushion on a walnut daybed with curved end, pampas grass and Berber rugSave
A lattice jacquard in rust and cream makes a walnut daybed the centerpiece of the room. The Berber rug echoes its lines in a quieter voice.

The quick answer

Choose an untufted cushion with a zippered, removable cover if you have pets or kids. Every cover the workshop makes comes off and washes except on button-tufted pieces, because those covers can't be removed. For a shedding dog or a toddler, ask for untufted with piping; if your cats pull buttons, order as usual and request it without tufting.

Get a quote for a daybed cushion

Key facts

  • All covers are removable and washable except on button-tufted pieces.
  • A button-tufted cover cannot be taken off.
  • For heavy pet or child use, the workshop suggests an untufted cushion with a zippered removable cover and piping.
  • Any tufted design can be made untufted on request: order as usual and ask for no buttons.
  • Unusual window or nook shapes can be sized from a drawing on paper.
  • A few floor cushion styles are zipperless by design, so confirm before ordering.

Have it made

Have Rosa’s workshop cut this for you

Tell the workshop who sits there: grandkids, the dog, a cup of coffee at six. The right fabric and foam follow from the people. — Rosa

Leave your details and the workshop will call you to confirm measurements, fabric, foam and piping. No prices, dates or payment on this page: it is a request, not an order.

Fabric · Foam · Pipingwhat the workshop will confirm with you

Fabric
The cover cloth: weave, color and care code.
Foam
The core: its density and thickness set the feel.
Piping
For heavy pet or child use, the workshop suggests an untufted cushion with a zippered…
Only for this request: no marketing calls or texts. Outside the US, add the country code.
In inches: length × depth × thickness, plus any angles or cut corners.

* Required. A member of the workshop team will call you to talk it through; nothing is charged and nothing is made until you have agreed on every detail with them.

We use these details only to answer this request and make your cushion: your name and contact details, the cushion details and photos you send, the page you came from and the ad or link that brought you, if any. The workshop that makes the cushions receives them. We don't sell them or share them for advertising, and we delete requests after 24 months. Privacy notice for requests.

Nothing is made or charged until you approve the details.

Want to pick the shape and add photos? Use the full quote form

Five checks before a family cushion is ordered

  • Order it untufted. Button tufting is the one thing that keeps a cover from coming off.
  • Ask for a zippered, removable cover with piping, the pairing the workshop suggests for a shedding dog or a toddler.
  • Cats that pull buttons? Order as usual and write that you want it made without tufting.
  • Odd window or nook? Send the sizes first, drawn on paper if the shape is unusual.
  • Floor cushion? A few styles are zipperless by design, so confirm the cover comes off before you pay.
A real project

A shedding dog, a toddler and a window seat to fit

One buyer wrote in with a dog that sheds a lot, a toddler underfoot and a window seat waiting for a cushion. The questions came fast: was there a performance fabric, and would the cushion be firm?

The workshop started where it always starts, with the sizes, drawn on paper if the window had an unusual shape. Then came the advice I'd give my own sister: skip the buttons, take an untufted cushion with a removable zippered cover and piping, and keep the whole thing washable. A tufted cover would have had to be cleaned right where it sits.

Why the buttons, not the fabric, decide it

Every cover the workshop makes unzips and goes in the wash, with one exception: button-tufted pieces. Tufting ties cover and filling together, so that cover stays on. One buyer thought only the corduroy covers came off. Not so; every non-tufted cover is removable.

So pick the shape you love, then order it plain. The tufted or plain Pattern shows both looks side by side, and the pet-friendly fabric notes cover claws and hair honestly. Kids and dogs are the real quality control. Who is hardest on your daybed cushions, neighbor: the dog or the toddler?

Cats that pull tufting buttons are a note on the order, not a dealbreaker: order the cushion as usual and ask for it without buttons.

Rosa
Share on X (opens a new window)

Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    I have cats. Do your reading nook and daybed cushions come with covers I can take off and wash?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Every cover is removable and washable, with one exception: button-tufted pieces, whose covers stay on.

  2. A common question

    We have a dog that sheds constantly and a toddler. Do you have a performance fabric, and how firm are the cushions?

    The workshop's answer

    The first step is your sizes, drawn on paper if the window shape is unusual. For easy care, the workshop suggests an untufted cushion with a removable zippered cover and piping, since tufted covers can't come off.

  3. A common question

    My cats keep pulling the buttons off. Can you make it untufted?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Place the order as usual and the cushion is made without tufting buttons.

  4. A common question

    Can you pad a bench corner or a fireplace hearth where my toddler plays?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. The workshop adds padded flaps over bench corners, builds hearth cushions with a recess that sits over the stones, and adds tie straps for kids' furniture. Send photos and measurements first so it can size the piece.

Questions buyers ask next

Which fabric suits a cushion a dog sleeps on?

Pick from the pet-friendly fabric chart; its covers machine-wash at 86°F (30°C). Velvet resists stains best and soft fabric spot-cleans most easily, while striped 100% cotton is the one to skip for heavy family use.

Is every floor cushion style zippered?

Not every one. A few floor cushion styles are zipperless by design, and tufted pieces keep their covers on. Every other cover the workshop makes is removable, so confirm the style before ordering if machine-washing matters to you.

What size kids' floor sofa suits a two-year-old?

About 24 x 50 in (61 x 127 cm) works for a 2-year-old, and 28 x 60 in (71 x 152 cm) sets add a backrest and armrests. Ask for it untufted if you want the covers off for washing.