I have some light tan colored patio cushions. they faded last summer and over the winter they got all dirty and not nice looking. they are still in good shape. Can I dye them without cutting the fabric off of the foam? I am not good at sewing so recovering

A: I had the same problem with my deck furniture last summer.

First of all, don't dye them. Its a pain. The excess dye is hard to wash out of the foam and if you don't get all the dye out it will leak out when the cushion gets wet. Plus you'd

DefySupply Takes Patio Furniture Customization to Next Level

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) March 30, 2012

DefySupply.com has upped the ante once again when it comes to furniture customization.

The company has long since given customers the option to customize their sofas and sectional sofas, but never patio furniture. That has now changed and their timing couldn't be better with spring knocking on the their virtual doorsteps.

Effective March 30th, the site's entire selection of nearly 500 patio sets will have the unique ability to be fully customized. With this advancement, DefySupply expects to gain even more market share in the outdoor furniture industry.

As explained by their Founder & CEO Brent Gensler: "It has become very clear to us that people want customized solutions for their home. We have had tremendous success by providing this ability to our sofas and sectionals, so why not patio furniture? We're thrilled about this capability and it further demonstrates the value of the supply chain we have created.”

Source: PR Web (press release)

How to make Patio Cushions For Outdoor Furniture |

Instead of visiting the cost of purchasing new outdoor furniture and patio cushions why don’t you improve your existing outdoor furniture by looking into making newer and more effective cushions. If one makes your personal outdoor cushions you will get the precise size, style and degree of firmness and luxury you are searching for – and cut costs too!

To make patio cushions, you need to do require a little bit of skill using the machine but otherwise they’re fairly straightforward as patio cushions are pretty straight forward shapes.

1. Measure Your Chairs

Measure the seat width to find the width of the cushion. When the chairs have arms then appraise the area of the seat within the arms for simpler fitting of the cushions. Then appraise the entire chair in the the surface of the chair back (or wherever you would like the cushion to begin ) towards the fringe of the seat.

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