For many of us, our sofas can be one of the biggest investments that we make when furnishing our homes.
It’s one we will want to look its best for years to come. However, keeping our sofas in tip-top condition can be easier said than done.
From attempting to avoid spills on lighter-coloured sofas and mucky paw prints and children’s fingerprints, even thinking about having your entire sofa cleaned, or reupholstered in the worst-case scenario, can be costly and rather stressful.
Of course, you can quickly get to work with some spot cleaner or give it the once over with a pet vacuum, but when your sofa isn’t exactly looking box fresh anymore, it can be time to get a bit creative and think outside the box to giving your couch a fresh start. Enter: slipcovers and sofa covers.
The fully removable designs are elasticated or made with stretchy fabric to wrap completely and neatly around your existing model. Best of all they’re a dream to keep clean: pop them in the washing machine when they start to collect stains, spills or pet hair.
Sofa covers can also be a great way to express your style or completely change the look of your living rooms when you’re on a budget. Instead of buying a completely brand-new sofa to match the current trend, a quick change with a cover can entirely transform yours.
The good news is, there are plenty of options to choose from, whatever your style, sofa or budget.
We’ve done the searching for you and found the most stylish sofa covers around. There are sizes for everything from corner sofas, recliners and sofa beds to loveseats and three-seaters, so whatever you’ve got, you can elevate in a flash.
Best sofa covers at a glance
- Best for style-seekers: Dunelm ââBoucle 3 Seater Sofa Cover - £55, Dunelm
- Best for elevating tired flat-pack: Bemz DELAKTIG 3 Seater Sofa Cover - £379, Bemz
- Best for sprucing up your budget buy: Comfortly VILASUND IKEA Sofa Bed with Chaise Longue Cover - £305, Comfortly
- Best for cosy fabric: Mano Mano Stretch Sofa Cover 3 Seater - £39.35, Mano Mano
- Best for recliners: LINGKY 8-Pieces Recliner Sofa Cover in Gray - £69.99, Amazon
- Best for vintage vibes: Astoria Grand Damask Printed Stretch Box Cushion Loveseat Slipcover -£35.99, Wayfair
- Best for faking a brand new sofa: Homescapes ‘Clare’ Three Seater Armchair Cover in Purple - £64.99, Homescapes
- Best for statement style: Menotti L-Shaped Sofa Cover in Pink Microfibra - £169, Menotti
- Best for armless sofas and futons: Mingfuxin Armless Sofa Bed Cover - £18.99, Amazon
- Best for something a little different: The Sofa Cover House Stretch Sofa Cover With Pleated Skirt - £69.90
- Best for boho homes: Linen Locker Handmade Linen Couch Cover in Ginger - £190, Linen Locker
- Best for pets: Colourful Chequerboard Anti-scratch Furniture Protector Sofa Cover - £109.99, Funny Fuzzy
Whether you’re looking for a traditional design or a statement pattern to add interest, these covers are significantly easier to clean and keep clean, while simultaneously ensuring that your current sofa looks just as good as new underneath, or giving a tired old one a new lease of life.
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Dunelm Boucle 3 Seater Sofa Cover
Best for: style-seekers
Available in a range of colours, including a charcoal grey, olive green, camel and classic ivory hue, get the look of a brand new boucle sofa without having to replace your existing seating setup with Dunelm’s fantastic sofa cover.
Perfect for adding some texture to your living room and with boucle riding high in interior trends terms, you’ll find an option both for three-seater sofas, as well as one for two-seaters, at a really affordable price.
The cover is machine-washable and can be fitted or removed in a matter of minutes, making it ideal for those of us who like to switch up our interiors with the seasons.
Buy now £55.00, Dunelm
Bemz DELAKTIG 3 Seater Sofa Cover in Vintage Blue Linen
Best for: elevating tired old flat-pack
If you’ve ever wished that you could make a simple sofa look more expensive or give your living room an update without having to buy a brand new one, we’ve found an interiors hack, courtesy of Bemz. The company designs sofa covers specifically to fit IKEA sofas to a tee breathing new life into old furniture.
There’s an array of choice when it comes to colours and textures: think hard-wearing corduroy, breathable linen, sumptuous velvet, 100 per cent recycled and wool-look, and more. You can also choose to add a skirt or a looser fit rather than regular.
It’s a pricey option but if you like the design of your sofa but want a change from the texture and colour, it could be a wise investment.
Buy now £379.00, Bemz
Comfortly VILASUND IKEA Sofa Bed with Chaise Longue Cover
Best for: sprucing up your budget buy
Comfortly is another company catering to revitalising IKEA sofas. Here, you can pick from a pleasingly large selection of colours and fabrics, but what really sets Comfortly apart from its competitors is the Heavy Duty and stain-proof blends fabrics that they offer.
Designed to be resist scourges such as wearing and pilling, its Cashmere Blends fabric is stain-repellent, so no worrying over the odd spills here are there. Mop anything from red wine and coffee to milk and water, without it staining the sofa cover.
For Calamity Janes/Johns, or anyone with small creatures roaming around the house (that’s pets and children), this cover is the investment your sofa needs.
Buy now £305.00, Comfortly
Mano Mano Stretch Sofa Cover 3 Seater
Best for: cosy fabric
Not only is this sofa super versatile, but the peacock clue hue works for multiple interior styles or for zhushing up places like Uni halls or a rental home.
The textured knit fabric makes it oh-so-cosy, and is ideal if you prefer a comfier couch on a budget. It’s easy to fit and remove too.
Buy now £39.35, Mano Mano
LINGKY 8-Pieces Recliner Sofa Cover in Grey
Best for: recliners
You may assume that a recliner sofa could be difficult to cover, but this option from LINGKY comes in several different pieces, allowing you to easily cover everything from the arms and back, to the reclining seats, with ease. It’s no longer than using one cover to wrap your sofa either.
This iteration is perfect for anyone with a leather recliner that’s seen better days and showing wear and tear from pet scratches or stains or cracking. The plush velvet fabric has a little stretch to it, so promises to fit over your existing sofa snugly. Available in grey as well as a lighter taupe.
Buy now £69.99, Amazon
Astoria Grand Damask Printed Stretch Box Cushion Loveseat Slipcover
Best for: vintage vibes
Elevate your existing style with this patterned damask-style loveseat sofa cover that you’ll find at Wayfair, which also comes in brown, dark green and light grey colourways.
This one-piece design should fit most loveseats, with the exact sizing covering sofas and seats that measure: 145-180cm wide, 81-107cm deep and 79-104cm high.
We appreciate that this cover can work with the majority of IKEA sofas, making it another great option for those looking to add flair to an otherwise plain or simple design.
Buy now £35.99, Wayfair
Homescapes ‘Clare’ Three Seater Armchair Cover in Purple
Best for: faking a brand new sofa
We love the rich purple colour of this particular sofa cover from Homescapes. However, if the berry shade isn’t to your taste, it also comes in a warm burnt orange and golden mustard colour that are equally as attention-grabbing.
The two-way stretch of the cotton-blend fabric makes it really easy to fit to your existing sofa, with the four foam bars that it comes with allowing you to push these into the creases to enable a super snug fit that will stop it from moving around as you relax and cosy up to read a book during the evening or catch up on the latest boxset. If you have a smaller two seater sofa, this also comes in a two seater cover.
Buy now £64.99, Homescapes
Menotti L-Shaped Sofa Cover in Pink Microfibra
Best for: statement style
Always dreamt of a pink sofa, but never dared to fork out for one? Choosing a bubblegum pink sofa cover can be a great way to show off your personality without breaking the bank in the process.
You can also get this cover in mango and duck egg blue, as well as more muted options like charcoal and latte. Block colours aside, there’s a range of cool patterns to choose from too.
It’s ideal for allergy-sufferers as it’s 100 per cent hypoallergenic and comfortable against the skin.
Buy now £169.00, Menotti
Mingfuxin Armless Sofa Bed Cover
Best for: armless sofas and futons
Coming in at less than £20, this fantastic sofa cover is perfect for those with armless sofas or futon sofa beds. If you have a similar sofa setup in your spare room or even a home office space, this cover lets you add personality to a garden variety sofa.
Working just as well when it is folded down fla, as it does when it is set up as a sofa, this is one of the easiest sofa covers to fit for that very reason. It’s as simple as covering a traditional mattress with a fitted sheet. And, if you adore bright colours, fabrics or patterns, there are plenty of brilliant playful, geometric and modern designs to choose from.
Buy now £18.99, Amazon
The Sofa Cover House Stretch Sofa Cover With Pleated Skirt
Best for: something a little different
While you probably never imagined owning a salmon and yellow-coloured sofa, this sofa cover is a fun way to add a temporary (or permanent!) touch of joy to your space.
Available in one to four-seaters, it’s designed to adapt to any shaped sofa, and the boucle fabric not only looks stylish, but feels plush too.
Buy now £69.90, The Sofa Cover House
Linen Locker Handmade Linen Couch Cover in Ginger
Best for: boho homes
Made from 100 per cent organic French flax linen, these breezy couch covers provide a certain je ne sais quoi to your living space.
Handmade to order, machine washable, naturally hypoallergenic and breathable, these covers are ideal for summer or all year round when you want to cover up a well-worn, but still super comfortable, couch.
Buy now £181.00, Linen Locker
Colourful Chequerboard Anti-scratch Furniture Protector Sofa Cover
Best for: pets
Allow your furry pal to lounge as they please with Funny Fuzzy’s Colourful Chequerboard Anti-scratch Furniture Protector Couch Cover. With the useful piece in tow, there will be no evidence of pesky fur, paw prints, scratch marks or dirt left behind by any canine companion.
£109.99
Verdict
For the price, you truly can’t beat Dunelm’s on-trend Boucle 3 Seater Sofa Cover. We found it difficult to narrow down which of the four colour colours was our favourite but the chic ivory shade adds a touch of contemporary design to any space in your home, whether that be in your living room, conservatory or even, in the case of the two-seater option, a bedroom.
