Cushions make good patio accents aside from providing additional comfort and support for homeowners. Among the many types of patio cushions are chair pads, floor cushions, and pet beds.

Chair pads were originally intended to make hard seats more comfortable and softer to sit on. However, changing consumer needs had evolved from comfort to satisfying style and even medical issues. Various designs like floral and plaids proliferates the market to suit varying themes being imposed by each household. It also comes in sizes to fit different patio chairs ranging from singles to family couch. Furthermore, chair pads can be specially constructed to help users with previous medical problems like injuries and back problems.

For consumers with small patios and avoids high cost and bulky patio furniture, patio cushions and furniture can be merged into one by having floor cushions. This cushion is now gaining popularity especially for younger consumers because it is cheaper, smaller, and easier to rearrange. Floor cushions like bean bags often have striking colors and firm construction giving it a sense of freshness and comfort as well.

Cushions for cats and dogs, known as pet beds, are also available. This cushion will offer the same comfort and support for household pets because it was specially made and constructed for the welfare of pets.

Aside from cushion type, another important aspect of patio cushions is its filling. Various filling provide different effects and levels of comfort.

First filling type is conventional foams. It is commonly used in couches, mattresses, and other indoor and outdoor applications. It comes in different shapes ranging from rectangular blocks to T-shaped foams. Consumers also have the option for rounded foam edges and custom-made shape depending on their needs. Aside from patio applications, conventional foams are also used for window seats and boat mattresses.

Another filling is the outdoor foam. Compared with conventional foams, this filling dries faster because of its larger foam cells. Its large cells cause water to penetrate on the other side with less intervention on its performance. Because of this, outdoor foams are very much suitable for patios and other outdoor applications.

Patio cushions also use sophisticated fillings like memory foams and polyurethane. Such materials offer added comfort and support to users because it can follow the contour of the body. Examples of cushions with this filling are foam sacks, bolsters, and leg pads. Foam sack is very similar with bean bag but it is filled with polyurethane foam instead of bean-like material. Bolsters are often used as fillers and is great for leg and back support while leg pads are used to lessen pain and pressure in the lower body.

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