Help - I have no taste so require advice

[flyingfeet]

I've got to choose cushion fabric for the bench seat in a lorry

Now I quite liked the idea of faux leather as it wipes clean. However parents pointed out that you stick to it when hot and dog claws may not agree with it (also made comments along the lines of chavvy)


So what the heck do I pick?
Both material and colour wise?

Interior is beige, lorry is silver and I have no taste

 

[Chloe_GHE]

I would go for a hard wearing maybe waffle type fabric in mid grey

Think grey won't show the dirt and will go with the beige

If you are feeling really crafty what are your xc colours?... you could re do all the interior apholstery in those!!!!

How 'barbie goes eventing' would that be?! 'loves it'

 

[flyingfeet]

But having seen many lorries with grey walls and grey seats - they look horrible. Plus because of my profession (accountant) think I better steer clear of grey... (no silver is NOT grey... ahemmm)

I don't do cross country, so don't have colour schemes with the nags. I was thinking brown as this wouldn't show the dirt??

Is faux leather naf?

 

[Halfstep]

NOOOOOO Faux leather! Sweaty and nasty, and you stick to it!

Waffle fabric is good, PRB lorries come with a lovely waffle upholstery that looks smart and lasts well. Agree about the colour, nothing to light or too dark - a mid blue could work as well?

 

[ColouredFan]

We have just had our covers made, we out them on last week. The fabric looks to be very hard wearing and goes well with the grey walls.

We have since bought some muti coloured light and dark blue striped cushions and it looks alot nicer

 

[hellspells]

No to the Faux leather for above mentioned stickiness reasons (let alone claws etc).

Waffle fabric good - maybe in biege - then you could do dark brown cushions? or Dark brown with a few biege cushions. Or go with something completely different like blue or red.

But also feel the fabric well before you decide - the last thing you want is something itchy and scratchy if you wear shorts or anything inbetween classes etc!

 

[cjdjivanovic]

Avoid a solid colour as it will show the dirt more; and make sure it is "scotch-garded" either at the manufacturing stage, or by you when it is still immaculate.

 

[dieseldog]

Have the leather - you're a show jumper not a boring eventer

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