Tiny House Couch

Designed by the artist who created the first tiny house pictures on our website, another tiny house creation has come to life. Using 6″ of firm natural latex, two batts of 4 lb. wool, inner twill cases, and her customer’s fabric of choice, this design represents a traditional looking couch. The curved armrests were shipped to […]

Four Couches

Using one 6″ King Hard latex slab, one 6″ Queen Hard latex slab and 14 cuts, we cut enough latex for four couches. Now that is some figuring. 91″ x 30″ 93″ x 27″ 81″ x 27″ 70″ x 26 Here are pictures of two of them. Even without wool batting, these cushions are filled out […]

Neighborhood Store

I ordered 3 medium firm latex cushions (5″ thickness as seat back) and 3 firm ones (6″ thickness as seats) for our new sofa frame.   Deborah recommended the firmness, based upon our body weights.  They turned out to be very comfortable.  Their cut is also exact to my specifications, so that they fit perfectly on the frame.  Thank you, Deborah!  Attached is a photo of the cushions […]

How to choose Firmness for Cushions

These tips are based on the assumption that the primary purpose of the couch will be for sitting on.  If the comfort of the couch is more important for sleeping on, see The Banana Test for determining firmness. ORGANIC NATURAL LATEX Choose firmness based on depth first (there are five firmnesses – D65, D75, D80, […]

How to Cut Natural Latex

Perhaps you happened upon a piece of latex in our Clearance section that is just about the right size for your projects or maybe you have an old couch made of latex that you are ready to part with but you realize there is still life left in the foam, so you get creative.  Your […]

Futons, Couch Cushions and Latex

Natural latex foam can be cut to almost any size. This ability to be resized, along with its flexibility and its comfort, makes it a high-end fill to any piece of furniture. SIZE Our Arpico natural latex comes in 6” slabs and as large as 76” x 80.” Since it is Dunlop processed, the molds […]