Water-Repellent Wingback Chair Cover

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£49.99

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Designed for wingback chairs: 6 water-repellent colours, one size.

Colour Deep burgundy

In stock · delivered between 23 and 30 October

Your basket: £0 On orders of £85 or more: free delivery + 2 free cushion covers.

30-day money-back guarantee: even for the wrong size; return postage is paid by you.
Fitting: 2 minutes at most, no tools.

This cover: will it fit your armchair?

Suitable for: Wingback chair
Dimensions: 69 to 80 cm wide at the top, wings included, 95 to 110 cm high, 80 to 92 cm deep from front to back; one size, not for a tub chair, club chair or classic armchair, which have their own covers

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Fitting in 5 steps

2 minutes at most, no tools

Find the BACK label
A label sewn into the cover shows which way it goes on: find it before you start. The cover looks small when you unpack it: that's normal, it stretches.
Start at the top of the back
Centre the cover on the back, then pull the fabric over the seat and the arms, evenly on both sides. Wingback chair: fit it over the wings first. No need to remove the seat cushion.
Tie the cords
Once the armchair is covered, tie the cords together underneath it.
Insert the foam tuck-in sticks
Push the foam tuck-in sticks provided into the gaps between the seat, the back and the arms: they wedge in the excess fabric.
Adjust
Smooth the fabric by hand, from the centre to the edges, then tuck the excess into the gaps. Do this again whenever the fabric has moved.

Cover a little tight when you unpack it? The fabric relaxes once it's on.

See the detailed fitting guide

Water-repellent wingback chair cover, Deep burgundy, fitted on a wingback chair

At a glance

Shown in Deep burgundy

Fabric: Water-repellent stretch jacquard
Composition: 88% polyester, 12% elastane
Style: Plain, textured jacquard
Care: Machine washable at 30°C, air dry, no ironing
Colours: 6

Product details

Description

The wingback chair, the one you never replace

A wingback chair is the reading chair, often the oldest one in the house and the one you keep. Its high back and side wings defeat any ordinary cover, which leaves them bare or pulls them askew. This one is cut for them: the wings, high back, arms and seat are covered in one piece.

The jacquard has a water-repellent finish: tea spilt while reading beads on the surface, so you have time to wipe it with a cloth. Its textured knit is thicker and firmer than a jersey, and stretches both ways to follow the shape.

It goes on without tools and without removing the seat cushion: slip it over the back, adjust the wings, and tuck the edge between the seat and the back. In 2 minutes at most.

Check before you order

One size, for standard wingback chairs. Measure three things: the width at the top, wings included, from 69 to 80 cm; the overall height, from 95 to 110 cm; the depth, front to back, from 80 to 92 cm. The fabric stretches within these ranges. A chair with a low back and rounded arms, or a club chair, needs the tub chair cover; a classic armchair with a straight back needs one of our classic armchair covers.

How many you need

One cover fits one chair: back, arms and seat in one piece. Just one per chair.

Free delivery on orders of £85 or more, plus two free cushion covers: you choose them in your basket.

Care

Machine washable at 30°C. Air dry, no ironing. Take the cover off, wash it, put it back on.

The six colours

Grey, Black, Ecru, Navy blue, Deep burgundy and Turquoise.

Sizing and fitting

Each armchair shape has its own cover, in a single size: first identify the shape of yours, then check its measurements.

How to measure

Classic armchair, with a straight back and arms: measure from one arm to the other, following the shape of the chair, arms included, with the tape measure flat against the fabric. The cover fits 90 to 140 cm. Beyond that, choose the sofa cover in the 2-seater size (from 145 cm), in stretch, water-repellent jacquard or velvet. Check the depth too: from the top of the back to the front edge of the seat, following the fabric, 140 cm at most.
Tub chair, club chair or Scandinavian-style armchair, with a low back and solid arms: it has its own cover, in one size, cut for this shape: 70 to 90 cm high, 65 to 95 cm wide, top of the back 55 to 75 cm, seat 35 to 55 cm wide.
Wingback chair: 69 to 80 cm wide at the top, wings included, 95 to 110 cm high, 80 to 92 cm deep from front to back.

Fitting

Centre the cover on the back, slip it on from the top, pull it down with both hands, tie the cords under the chair, then tuck the foam tuck-in sticks into the gaps. Two minutes at most, no tools, no need to remove the cushion.
Wingback chair: fit the cover over the wings first, then pull it down.

Size guide · Fitting guide

Care

The water-repellent finish gives you time, it doesn’t seal the fabric: liquids bead on the surface, you blot them up, and nothing sets in. Fabric conditioner clogs the finish and cancels it out, and so does the heat of a tumble dryer.

Day to day

Blot while the liquid is still on the surface. Dab, never rub: rubbing pushes the liquid between the threads.
Vacuum now and then in the direction of the weave; a soft brush cleans the texture.
If a spill has been left to sit, a full wash will freshen the fabric — the water-repellent finish can’t prevent a stain that’s left too long.

Washing

Turn the cover inside out to protect the texture.
Machine wash at 30°C on a delicate cycle with a gentle liquid detergent, with no fabric conditioner or bleach.
Gentle spin, 800 rpm maximum.

Drying

Dry flat or on a clothes airer, in the open air. Put the cover back on while it’s still slightly damp so it tightens back up; the water-repellent finish reactivates as it dries.

Avoid

Fabric conditioner, tumble dryer, bleach, rubbing, a hot iron on the right side.

Care guide

Delivery and returns

Dispatched within 24 working hours, then tracked delivery in 3 to 8 working days to the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Delivery

Free on orders of £85 or more, with 2 free cushion covers.
Below £85: £3.99.
Delivered to your door, with a tracking number by email.

Returns

30-day money-back guarantee from delivery, change of mind included. Return postage is paid by you.
Request your return by email with your order number: we send you the return address and instructions.
Refund within 24 hours of receiving your return. For a size or colour exchange, send the item back and we will send you the size or colour you want, subject to availability.

Delivery information · Returns and exchanges

Customer reviews

Your questions about this product

Will it fit my armchair?

It’s cut for a wingback chair: a high back and side wings, with the arms and seat covered in one piece. It goes on without removing the seat cushion. Measurements: 69 to 80 cm wide at the top, wings included, 95 to 110 cm high, 80 to 92 cm deep from front to back.

Are there several sizes?

Just one, cut for wingback chairs: 69 to 80 cm wide at the top, wings included, and 95 to 110 cm high. If your chair is outside these measurements, email us a photo at contact@thesofacoverhouse.com before you order.

Water-repellent or waterproof: what’s the difference?

Water-repellent: liquid beads on the surface and you have time to mop it up; a puddle left for a long time will eventually soak through. On a sealed surface, such as the EasyCover™ Waterproof Sofa Cover or faux leather, nothing gets through. For meals and drinks, water-repellent is enough. The wingback chair cover only comes in water-repellent jacquard: we don’t have a sealed-surface cover cut for this shape.

Does the water-repellent finish last through washing?

It fades gradually with washing. To make it last, machine wash at 30°C without fabric softener, which clogs the finish. Air dry.

Will the colour match the photo?

Our photos are studio shots of our fabric, not computer-generated images. A screen can alter a shade slightly: if in doubt, email us at contact@thesofacoverhouse.com and ask for a daylight photo of the colour. And if the shade you receive isn’t right for you, you have 30 days from delivery to return it (return postage is at your cost).

Can I return it if I don’t like it?

Yes: you have a 30-day money-back guarantee from delivery, even if you simply change your mind. Email us at contact@thesofacoverhouse.com with your order number: we reply with the return address and instructions. Return postage is paid by you, and we refund you within 24 hours of receiving the return, to your original payment method.

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