Sun lounger cushions: sizes, hinged pads, ties and the fabric for a lounger left by the pool
No cushion in the garden gets more UV, more sun cream or more wet bodies than the one on the lounger. It is where printed fabric dies first.
Sizes
| Lounger | Pad size | Thickness |
|---|---|---|
| Standard steamer / reclining lounger | 190-200 × 60 cm | 5-6 cm |
| Wide lounger | 200 × 70 cm | 6-8 cm |
| Double daybed | 200 × 140-160 cm | 8 cm |
| Folding sunbed (two-part) | 2 × 100 × 60 hinged | 5 cm |
Measure the frame; loungers vary more than sofas. Note where it folds, because the pad must hinge there.
Hinged or one-piece
A reclining lounger needs a pad that bends at the knee and the back. We sew the pad in sections with fabric hinges at the fold points you give us. A one-piece pad on a reclining lounger either stops it folding or wears through at the fold in a season.
Ties and head pillows
Ties at the top corners stop the pad sliding when the back is raised. A separate head pillow (45×25 or 45×45) is more useful than a built-in one because it can be moved or removed. For the 45×45, see stock colours.
Frame length minus 5 cm, frame width minus 2 cm, 5-6 cm thick, hinged where the frame folds, ties at the head.
Why fade-proof fabric matters most here
A lounger faces the sun on purpose. A printed polyester pad is visibly faded in weeks and chalky by the end of the summer. Solution-dyed acrylic does not do this; the colour is inside the fibre. That is the whole reason Sunbrella® exists. See does Sunbrella fade.
Sun cream and wet swimmers
Sun cream is oil and sits in the fabric; wet swimmers soak the pad from the top. Both are routine on Sunbrella®: degreasing soap for the cream, and the pad drains and dries on its side in a couple of hours thanks to quick-dry foam in a water-permeable inner. Stain methods are in stains by type.
Hotels, pools and holiday lets
We make lounger pads in quantity for hospitality in the same fabric and construction, with a trade price list. See trade and made to measure.
158 Sunbrella® colours in 45×45, filling included, shipped next working day. Browse the collection or ask about made to measure.
