Description
The Happy Hour cushion is an outdoor cushion built for the patio, the balcony and the garden bench. The front carries an abstract cocktail print, six drinks lined up across a dual-toned geometric ground in navy and pale aqua, with a ‘Happy Hour’ slogan picked out in yellow along the bottom. It is made from 100% polyester, printed on one face, and measures 30 x 50cm, an oblong bolster shape rather than a square, so it sits well at the small of your back or along the arm of a bench.
This is a piece meant for outside. Polyester is the practical choice out of doors because it does not soak up water the way natural fibres do, so a passing shower or a spilled drink beads and wipes rather than sinking in. The reverse is a plain blue that picks up the aqua in the print, which makes it easy to turn over on a cloudy day or to mix with a plainer cushion alongside. Set it on a metal bench, a rattan sofa or a pair of garden chairs where the colour has room to do its work.
The cushion is finished with a standard knife edge and a hidden zip, so the cover closes cleanly with no visible fastening and no piped border to catch the eye away from the print. The polyester fabric is described as UV and water resistant, designed to hold its colour in the sun and shrug off the odd shower. It is one of a wider Happy Hour range of outdoor cushions, so you can group several together for a table full of summer drinks without matching them exactly.
Specification
| Material |
100% polyester |
| Design |
Abstract cocktail print on a dual-toned geometric ground, plain blue reverse |
| Construction |
Knife edge with hidden zip, UV and water resistant, printed one side |
| Size |
30 x 50cm |
| Country of origin |
United Kingdom |
Frequently Asked
Can this cushion be left outside?
It is made as an outdoor cushion from UV and water resistant polyester, designed to cope with sunshine and the odd shower, though bringing it in over winter will help it last.
What size is the Happy Hour cushion?
It measures 30 x 50cm, an oblong bolster shape rather than a square, which suits the small of your back or the length of a bench arm.
What is the reverse like?
The back is a plain blue that echoes the aqua in the print, so you can turn it over for a quieter look or pair it with other plain cushions.
How does it fasten?
The cover closes with a hidden zip and is finished with a standard knife edge, so there is no visible fastening or piped border around the sides.
Is polyester a good fabric outdoors?
Polyester does not absorb water the way natural fibres do, so drinks and rain tend to bead on the surface and wipe away rather than soaking in.