Can you cut up a vinyl-in the-middle flannel crib sheet to cover the seats when company isn't around?

Scotch guard?

or, do what I did, upholster with a tapestry-type pattern that hides a multitude of sins. It wasn't my intention, I just loved he fabric, but it sure does hide spills and more.

thanks for the suggestions, but I want to have pretty, durable surroundings that don't stink of cat vomit. LOL

Thought about putting a piece of vinyl down under the upholstery, but then it would make a sound when anyone sits down on it.

My never ending quest for fashion and practicality!

Oh and

i did consider scotch guard, but it is toxic....and I don't want the cats laying on that.

I am not sure about the paint. If I were you, I'd try it with some sample fabric. I'd also talk to a paint dealer and find out what type of paint they recommend. Maybe there is something water proof? You might also look into that stuff called Never Wet. I think it is a Rustoleum product that is sold near the spray paint, but I'm not sure if it's toxic.

I have used outdoor fabric and don't really like how it cleans up after it's had cat vomit or other colored substances on it. I currently have upholstered chairs that the cats have vomited on a few times so we are in the market for something wood and more easily cleaned. I'm tired of trying to clean the fabric!

There are sprays specifically made to waterproof fabrics. You'd have to find out if any of them are toxic to animals,

I would find something waterproof and make kind of a shower-cap covering for the chairs. When company is coming you can take it off, and then put it back when company is gone. When its got cat-barf on it, you can take it off and wash it.

I think the latex paint would soak into the fabric so it would look funny from the right side. Another option, although it might also stain the right side, there is a latex product used to paint on the back of rugs to make them nonskid. It ends up feeling rubbery.

My couch and love seat are a cream cotton denim. Everything unzips and can be washed. I have a couple of cats and one is a barfer. The cushion cover comes off and in the washer it goes. Comes out smelling like a spring day.

i would also put everyday type covers on the seats, shower cap style as littlebug has already suggested. When folks come over or you actually want to sit and dine, the covers come off.

with cats, you gotta have options. What guests don't see doesn't hurt them. And if they do, oh well. :)

I have two cats with the same problem. I resorted to putting a twin size fitted sheet over each chair by the fireplace and bath towels over that. It's ugly...but they come off when company comes.

If the Crypton is water proof, why not use it as an underlayment to whatever fabric you want showing? That way you would get the same performance as a plastic liner without the crinkle when people sit down.

I was going to write the same thing bpathome wrote in covering them with crib mattress pad protectors for everyday use. I like a beautiful home all the time, but I also know I have to protect my furniture from my four kitties. The mattress protectors could easily be removed when company arrives. Your guests won't have a rear covered with cat fur when they stand up either since it weaves itself into most kinds of woven fabric. No matter what kind of vacuum you have, you can't get it all.

They make iron on vinyl coating for fabric so you can waterproof any fabric yourself. how to laminate fabric

I used to have "doilies" for my dining room chairs that we kept on the chairs every day and took off for when we had company. They were just a rectangle of fabric the size of the seat and I added two ties on one side to tie them to the chair backs. You may want to try that. Even if you don't sew, you can do it with using a glue gun or iron on stitch witchery to hem the edges.

Just teach the cats they can not lay on the chairs. That is doable. I love cats, but I don't allow them on my furniture. Get them cat mats for the floor.

Oh my! this thread is just so darn funny!

I put towels, folded double, on all the dining room chairs, just in case. Unfortunately when they start to gag they jump off and run over to the wool area rugs.

Linelle, your comment about made me loose my cookies I laughed so hard. Good thing I'm not on a dining room chair, though I don't think my laptop would have faired too well had I done so.

blfenten, what is it with cats and area rugs?
I'm really afraid to write this, as it might jink me, but the only area rug that my cats don't run for is the one under me now in the Ladies Parlor. I think that means they really love me.
Do any of you watch The Talking Kitty Cat videos by Steve Cash? Though I'm not a person that likes foul language, I can't help but laugh so hard at these videos.

Lol blfenton, it's like they know exactly where you don't want them to vomit and do it there purposely.

Linelle, you know "that look" you get from your cat when you tell them what to do......as they're squinting at you.

I put cushions on the chairs for our spoiled cats. They do not, however, barf on the chairs. Like blfenton, ours prefer to barf on the wool rugs. They are NOT allowed on the table. So, as I was walking by the dining room this a.m., one scrambled like mad to get off the table before I saw her. They KNOW.

Not being a cat owner, I had no idea they barfed so often. Why?

Maddie, as I'm sure you know, a cat cleans themselves with their tongue. They wind up swallowing a lot of fur. The fur upsets their tummies which makes them toss their cookies. Many call them fur balls.

More like a fur hot dog.

I have no comment re the chair coverings, but our pet food store stocks Hairball supplements (brand name is Head to Tail, although I suspect there are lots of other brands). Our long haired kitty has thrown up two, maybe three furballs in the past two years since we started giving them to him.

We get a brand of food that helps with furballs. Cats can have very sensitive tummies, a change of food can upset them. They can also be very sensitive to any type of change. If there is remodeling, moving things around, extra people and excitement call all cause upset.

designsaavy, that's a good description of them.