Poufs: mood-enhancing interior details

Banquets and pouffes are popular elements in modern furniture sets. They are miniature, always cute, stylish. Regardless of the direction in the interior and the scale of design experiments, these soft products will always be appropriate. However, do not take the puff as something exceptionally standard. A short review will demonstrate all the species diversity of such products.

Basic classification

Leafing through a catalog with poufs and other upholstered furniture is a pleasure. However, not every potential consumer pays attention to the fact that all poufs are divided into two global types:

Wireframe;
Frameless.

Frame products are more stable. It is these models that are equipped with legs, boxes for storing things, and other elements that, as conceived by the creators, should expand the functionality of simple miniature upholstered furniture. Poufs devoid of a frame are not always stable in themselves. They are used solely for seating, and sometimes for decor.

Intended classification

Designers try to give any modern furniture, no matter how miniature, with a special functional content. Poufs were no exception. Types of functionality and purpose:

Poof seat. It resembles a chair in height, but in area, it is much smaller than its "big brothers". Sometimes there are products of a long form resembling a lightweight version of a bench or taffeta;
Poof as an addition. As a rule, miniature seats complement the table, sofa, sometimes even to the changing cabinet. They do not have to sit. At times, this is just a stylish footrest;
Pouf with advanced functionality. In comparison with previous options, such models resemble fully-fledged chairs as much as possible. And under the soft frame there is a space for storing various household items (vacuum cleaner, clothes).

It is worth replacing that poufs of any type and format are found not only in comfortable home apartments.All kinds of frame or frameless upholstered furniture are used to create stylish locations by the owners of cafes, restaurants, modern libraries and other entertainment centers.

Types of poufs by type of material

All options for poufs, presented on the modern market of upholstered furniture, can be divided into several types. We are talking about materials that are used to design and shape the future product. Types of poufs:

Soft models. Use materials that allow you to spread comfortably on a puff and relax. The most popular solutions are textiles, natural and artificial leather, suede, polyurethane foam;
"Tough" puffs. Models are able to keep in shape and, as a rule, are endowed with serious functionality. Products are created using rattan, wood, bark of a cork tree. They usually do not sit on such poufs (it all depends on the type and degree of rigidity), but use them as a footrest, as an unusual coffee table or a miniature system for storing small household attributes.

Sometimes these two types can be found on the basis of one furniture composition. In this case, each type of product performs its role, without affecting its "brother."

Upholstery and padding: important details

Upholstery of poufs can be absolutely any, regardless of whether there is a frame in the design, whether the pouf belongs to soft or hard models, what size and configuration it is. For the decoration of furniture, all types of textiles are used: from leather and suede to linen, velvet, Oxford and velor. As fillers, manufacturers most often use the following materials:

Latex;
Polyurethane;
Molded foam rubber.

The shape of the future product directly depends on the type of upholstery chosen and the degree of rigidity of the filler. The form, in turn, determines the permissible size and configuration of poufs.

Varieties of poufs by location

Soft and cute models of upholstered furniture harmoniously fit into the interior of any room. Such versatility allows you to classify ottomans according to another feature, depending on the location in the house:

For the bedroom;
For the living room;
For kitchen;
For children's rooms;
For the corridor;
For a balcony and a loggia.

In each of the rooms, upholstered furniture will play a special role. In the living room, a frameless product will allow you to relax with special pleasure. In the children's room, the pouf will become a reliable container for children's toys. In the corridor or hallway, complex frame-based structures are used to store things. It’s convenient to sit on a pouf trying on shoes, for example. The main thing to remember is that all upholstered furniture is operated in a particularly intensive mode. Saving on such important attributes is never necessary.