Best Lovesac Fabric for Pets: Hair, Claws and Washing

Which Lovesac fabrics carry the Pet Friendly label?

Lovesac's Know Your Fabrics page sorts its covers into families and puts small badges beside each one, such as Pet Friendly, Family Friendly and Machine Washable. The badge is Lovesac's own classification of the fabric. It comes with a short reason in words and no test result, so it tells you which fabrics Lovesac itself would steer a pet household toward, and the swatch tells you the rest.

For Sactionals, the families marked Pet Friendly as of September 2026 are:

• Chenille, in four textures: Etched (Bisque, Grey, Oyster, Moss), Luxe (Tonal Sterling, Tonal Chantilly), Rained (Terracotta, Vintage Blue, Beachwood) and Combed (Taupe, Tan). Lovesac's reason: "Liquids bead on the surface, while texture hides scratches and keeps fabric looking new."
• Corded Velvet, in Savanna, Sapphire Navy, Amethyst, Charcoal Grey, Sky Grey, Venetian Taupe and Midnight Navy. Lovesac describes textured lines forming a durable, soft woven surface.
• Brushed Weave, in Coastal White, Flagstone, Basalt and Jute, which Lovesac calls "light, soft, and tough" and suited to busy homes.

The other Sactionals families did not show the Pet Friendly badge in the family listing: Ultra Velvet (Abyss, Desert Blush, Cocoa, Mondo), Crossweave (Glacier, Carbon, Natural), Polylinen (Mediterranean, Stone, Seashell and White), top grain leather (Texas Saloon, Urban Walnut, Urban Driftwood), Bouclé (Cloud, Onyx) and the Phur Reversible covers, which pair a faux fur side with a latticed velvet side. Ultra Velvet is the notable one on that list, because it is the fabric cat owners praise most, so check the badge on the exact color you order rather than on the family.

For Sacs, the bean bag line, the family list is shorter and every family carries all three badges: Phur (Lovesac's faux fur, in colors such as Wombat, Chinchilla Dense, Wolf and Snow Owl), Bouclé (Cloud, Onyx), Chenille (Shadow Rained, Vintage Blue Rained) and Pine Quilted Velvet.

Fiber content appears on individual product pages rather than on the family page. Where Lovesac lists it, the chenilles are polyester: Tan Combed Chenille is 100 percent polyester, Tonal Sterling Luxe is 60 percent Repreve recycled PET and 40 percent polyester, Tonal Chantilly Luxe is 57 percent Repreve recycled polyester and 43 percent polyester, and Vintage Blue Rained is 100 percent polyester. For any other color, the product page or Lovesac's chat is where to ask.

How each fabric handles hair, claws and washing

The table puts Lovesac's label and care line beside what owners living with pets have reported. The owner column is individual experience from r/Lovesac threads, one household at a time, and the sections under it give the detail.

Chenille

Chenille has the strongest case for a pet household, because Lovesac's label and the owner reports point the same way. In an r/Lovesac thread about exchanging a fabric, owners report cat hair coming off Chenille very easily and an older cat clawing the back now and then without pulling the fabric. One owner found hair harder to vacuum off Chenille than expected and switched to a pet hair rake, which did the job. In a separate thread, owners report Etched Chenille handling dog and cat hair well. When one buyer asked in a showroom, staff recommended Chenille or Corded Velvet for a home with pets.

Ultra Velvet

Ultra Velvet is the fabric cat owners reach for. In a thread started by an owner with three Maine Coons, owners report that cats cannot get their claws into its smooth surface and usually stop trying, and one owner with several cats says they simply do not scratch it. Owners with both cats and dogs report hair coming off it easily. It did not carry the Pet Friendly badge on the family listing, so the case for it comes from owners rather than from Lovesac.

Corded Velvet

Corded Velvet carries Lovesac's badge, and the owner reports split. On hair, one owner found that static pulled dog hair into it, while others with dogs and cats found hair came off easily; one owner used a ChomChom roller on cat hair and it worked.

On claws, one household reported no visible marks after three months with children, a German shepherd and two cats, and another reported visible snags after a cat scratched it once. Owners tend to draw the line between smooth fabrics a claw slides off and corded or open weaves that can show pulls, and Corded Velvet sits between the two. If I were choosing for a cat that scratches, I would order Corded Velvet only alongside a Chenille and an Ultra Velvet swatch and let the cat decide.

Brushed Weave, Crossweave and Bouclé

The woven and looped fabrics are where testing a swatch matters most. For Brushed Weave, one owner in the pet hair thread reports a long-lived sofa holding up with cats and dogs. Crossweave draws the clearest warning: an owner with a mini goldendoodle and a cat reported substantial pilling and hair trapped in the weave, while saying it survived the dog's zoomies physically, and was looking at Chenille or Corded Velvet as the replacement. Bouclé is built from small loops, and one buyer reports showroom staff warning that it traps pet hair; Lovesac publishes no snag result for it, so a cat owner should rub a swatch hard and look for pulled loops before committing.

Leather, Phur and Pine Quilted Velvet

Lovesac says its top grain leather finishes resist damage, but leather is never machine washed: Lovesac's instruction is a damp cloth and leather conditioner only, so a leather cover gives up the machine washing the fabric covers share. On the Sac side, Phur and Pine Quilted Velvet both carry the Pet Friendly badge. Lovesac's case for Phur rests on its plush faux fur and its machine washing, and it makes no claim about hair release or claws, so for a dog that sleeps on the Sac, a Phur swatch is worth a week on the dog's usual spot before you order the full cover.

Which fabric for a dog, and which for a cat?

The reports sort themselves by what each animal does to a sofa. Dogs mostly test a cover with hair and accidents, and cats with claws.

For a dog that sheds, order Chenille first, with Ultra Velvet as the second swatch. Both have owners reporting dog hair coming off easily. The Architectural Digest reviewer who lived with a Sactional for five years found dog hair easy to vacuum off it compared with the couch it replaced. Corded Velvet is a reasonable third swatch, with the static report in mind. For a hair routine beyond the vacuum, the guide to pet hair removers for furniture compares the tools by where the hair ends up.

For a cat that scratches, order Ultra Velvet and Chenille. Ultra Velvet has the strongest owner reports on claws, and Chenille has Lovesac's label plus reports of occasional clawing without pulls. Leave Bouclé and Crossweave until last.

For a puppy still in training, pick the fabric you are happiest washing often, which on the reports is Chenille, and plan separate protection for the foam, covered in the next section.

For a household with both, Chenille is the one fabric that appears on both lists with good reports and Lovesac's badge behind it.

What happens when a pet has an accident on a Lovesac?

Pull the cover and blot quickly. Lovesac's cover washing guidance says to deal with a spill fast, ideally within about ten minutes, and its fabric page describes liquids beading on Chenille before they soak through. Beading gives you a head start on the blotting. Lovesac describes the covers as liquid resistant in some fabrics and does not describe a waterproof layer in a standard Sactionals cover, so ask Lovesac before ordering if you need one.

That matters because the cover is only the outside layer. Under it sits the seat's foam insert on a Sactional, or the fill in a Sac, and those are separate parts from the cover you can put in the washer. One owner in the Maine Coon thread sums up their covers as resistant to liquids but not waterproof, and notes that the cushions themselves cannot be washed. For a puppy or an older pet with accidents, a waterproof layer between the animal and the seat does more than any fabric choice, and the guide to furniture protectors for pets sorts them by what they actually block. If urine has already reached the cushion, the steps in getting pet urine out of a couch start with the first ten minutes.

How do you wash each Lovesac fabric?

Check the sewn care label on your cover first, because Lovesac publishes care by family and some product pages add detail. The family instructions in Lovesac's washing guide are:

• Chenille: machine wash cold on a gentle cycle, and air dry. Some current product pages, such as the Tan Combed Chenille seat cover set, say line dry.
• Velvet, including Ultra, Corded and Pine Quilted: machine wash on a gentle cycle, then brush the pile while it is still damp so it stands back up.
• Phur: machine wash cold and tumble dry low.
• Performance woven fabrics: machine wash cold, with tumble dry low permitted.
• Bouclé, Crossweave, Brushed Weave and Polylinen: Lovesac groups the woven fabrics as machine washable, so follow the sewn label for temperature and drying.
• Leather and faux leather: never machine wash. Wipe with a damp cloth and use leather conditioner only.
• Covers with StealthTech built in: surface clean only, because the electronics are part of the cover.

For a pet household, the gentle cycle and the air drying are the part to plan around. A full set of covers off a sectional is several loads, each air drying, so plan the wash for a day the pets can be kept off the bare frames.

What does a Lovesac cover set cost, and how do you try a fabric first?

On the Sactionals cover shop in September 2026, a Standard Seat Cover read $150 and a Standard Side Cover $65, so a representative seat and side came to $215 before promotions and tax. The shop showed the same figure across the fabrics visible in its selector. Other seat shapes are priced separately: $165 for a Deep Seat, a Reclining Seat or a Deep Reclining Seat, $200 for a Storage Seat and $215 for a Deep Storage Seat, with a Wedge Seat at $150. At those standard figures, re-covering four seats and five sides comes to $925.

Individual chenille listings showed lower promotional prices at the same time:

The shop's figures and the individual listings did not match, so price the exact fabric, color and piece in the cart before you plan a budget around either. Sac covers are priced by size and fabric, and the same applies: put the SuperSac or MovieSac cover in your chosen fabric in the cart to see what it costs.

Before any of that, order swatches. Lovesac's swatch guide offers up to five free, which is enough for the two or three fabrics above plus a color or two. Put them where the pet actually lies, let a dog lie on them for a few days, and let a cat find them. Then run a lint roller or a rubber glove over each one and look at it in daylight for pulled loops and fuzz.

Two policy questions are worth putting to Lovesac in writing before you order a full set. Lovesac shows a three-year warranty on Sactionals covers on its cover listings, and its warranty page sets out the terms; ask whether pet scratches, pulls or chewing count before you rely on it. The site also advertises a 60-Day Home Trial; ask through the help center whether a cover that has been washed or used can still be returned or exchanged.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Lovesac fabric for dog hair?

Chenille and Ultra Velvet have the most owner reports of dog hair coming off easily, and Chenille also carries Lovesac's Pet Friendly and Machine Washable badges. Corded Velvet has mixed reports, with one owner finding static pulled hair into it.

What is the best Lovesac fabric for cats?

Owners with cats name Ultra Velvet most often, because claws find little grip on its smooth surface, and Chenille second. Looped Bouclé and textured Crossweave are the ones to test hardest with a swatch first.

Are Lovesac covers waterproof?

Lovesac describes some fabrics as liquid resistant, with liquids beading on the surface before soaking through, which is not the same as waterproof. Treat the foam insert or Sac fill as a separate part and add a waterproof protector if accidents are likely.

Does the Lovesac warranty cover pet damage?

Lovesac shows a three-year warranty on Sactionals covers. Whether scratches, pulls or chewing from a pet count under it is a question to put to Lovesac in writing before you rely on it.

Is Lovesac good for dogs?

Its main advantage with a dog is that every Sactionals cover comes off, goes in the washer and can be bought again on its own. The fabric still matters: Chenille has the best owner reports for dog hair, and leather gives up the machine washing altogether.

Order the Chenille and Ultra Velvet swatches, put them where your dog or cat actually sleeps, and give them a week before you buy a full set. When it is time to protect the seat itself as well as the cover, PlushPick has the protectors and throws that sit over a sofa, sorted by what they block.