Why Smart Designers Protect Beautiful Rooms with Fiber-Seal®

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Do you protect beautiful rooms with Fiber-Seal? Whether you have a designer shaping a major renovation or you’re installing new furnishings, that investment needs protection. For advice, we turned to designer Virginia Toledo. The founder of the firm Toledo Geller knows the importance of protecting soft furnishings. That’s why she recommends Fiber-Seal so wholeheartedly.

“We have a project binder that we supply our clients with when we wrap up,” Toledo says. “This contains all sorts of helpful information—including Fiber-Seal’s contact info—as we encourage them to protect their furnishings and rugs with the product.” Toledo notes that even when clients express interest in protecting an aspect such as upholstery or draperies, they may overlook other key elements. But Fiber-Seal can protect them, too.

Why Nothing Protects Beautiful Rooms Like Fiber-Seal

Many homeowners have been disappointed when assuming their furnishings are protected if made with so-called performance fabrics. And while some of these may resist an initial spill, once the stain sets, that performance abruptly ends. “If a performance fabric fails, that can mean having to reupholster an entire chair or, even worse, an entire sofa,” says Toledo. “Oftentimes, when trying to fix an issue with a failed performance fabric, you won’t be able to simply replace the one damaged cushion.”

Repair options may be limited. “The dye lot used for that fabric originally might not be available any longer,” Toledo points out. And even if you can find the original dye or fabric, the new piece may still stick out like a sore thumb. “Long story short, it can be an expensive fix.”

In contrast, Fiber-Seal understands that spills happen. And you may not notice them right away. So—in addition to protecting against the initial spill—they provide a Spot Cleaning Kit for after-care that can help address sticky situations. Plus, you can also call in the Fiber-Seal team for complimentary service. “Fiber-Seal’s after-care tools and services provide the added protection,” explains Virginia, “to prevent a client from needing to entirely reupholster a piece of furniture or replace an expensive rug.”

When Can Fiber-Seal Start Protecting Your Home?

So when is the right time to call a Fiber-Seal professional to protect your decor? Toledo suggests: the sooner, the better. “We call them in after we have moved everything into our clients’ home,” she says. Some clients ask Toledo and her team to invite Fiber-Seal as part of their work. Other homeowners promise they’ll do it. “But when they handle it on their own, we encourage them to do so as soon as possible.”

In Toledo’s experience, Fiber-Seal treats clients right—from the initial application to service calls down the road. “Their process and field techs are super professional and courteous,” says Toledo. “And whenever an accident has happened, we are always impressed at how quickly they show up to save the day!”

Furthermore, in this era when eco-consciousness and sustainability are so important, clients appreciate that Fiber-Seal is Greenguard Gold certified. This ensures that their most popular products have less impact on human health by reducing chemical exposure and improving indoor air quality. What’s more, because it helps furnishings stay cleaner longer, Fiber-Seal is keeping decor in homes—and out of landfills. “We work with clients that expect and deserve a high level of service, and we try hard to align ourselves with vendors that understand that and deliver,” adds Toledo. “Because Fiber-Seal has proven themselves to us time and time again, we continue to sing their praises to our clients.”

What Happens When Homeowners Don’t Protect Beautiful Rooms with Fiber-Seal?

So what’s Toledo’s most memorable experience of a client who didn’t call Fiber-Seal? “We had a client that really wanted a white, delicate fiber rug in her master bedroom, and we told her to be sure to protect it, and she didn’t,” Toledo recalls. “When we came for our next visit, she was trying her best to keep us out of the master bedroom because she had already stained it with coffee and didn’t want to ‘get in trouble!'”

So, if you don’t want to “get in trouble” when it comes to your treasured furnishings, visit Fiber-Seal online to learn how you can protect beautiful rooms in your home today.

Photography courtesy Toledo Geller Interiors