Choosing among bean bag fabric types can be confusing when a single range stretches from soft upholstery weaves to weatherproof outdoor materials. Greatbeanbags makes its bean bags and bean bag chairs to order in Nottingham, offering a choice of styles, sizes, colours, and fabrics rather than a small fixed selection. That approach means the same shape can reappear in several different finishes, from a ribbed Corduroy surface to a woven Luxury finish to a weatherproof Indoor/Outdoor cover. Free fabric swatches can be ordered so that Corduroy, Luxury Woven, and Indoor/Outdoor textures are compared directly, by hand, before a shape or colour is settled on.
What Sets GreatBeanBags Fabric Types Apart
Fabric choice changes how a bean bag feels, how it is cleaned, and where it can realistically sit in a home or garden. Greatbeanbags sources its fabrics from UK suppliers and describes them as upholstery-grade materials meant for everyday use. Because each bean bag is made to order, a shopper picks the shape first and then matches it to a fabric suited to the room or setting. That approach lets the same shape, such as the Teardrop Chair or the Lounger, appear across several fabric options including Corduroy and Indoor/Outdoor, keeping the choice of material separate from the choice of design.
Across the range, the various bean bag fabric types fall into distinct groups rather than a simple pecking order. Corduroy and cotton suit soft furnishing-style comfort, while Indoor/Outdoor fabric is built for exposure to the elements. Luxury Woven sits alongside these as a premium woven upholstery option, and Eco Leather and Eco Fur cover smarter or textured finishes. Each group is described on its own terms rather than ranked against the others.
Corduroy Bean Bags: Soft Touch and Easy Care
Corduroy is one of the more established fabric choices in the collection and appears across several shapes. The Couch Bean Bag, for instance, comes in Corduroy as a 2 Seater and a 3 Seater, described as a statement piece as well as useful seating for overnight guests. The Teardrop Chair, Wedge, Stool, Floor Cushion, and Lounger are also produced in Corduroy, giving a consistent texture across several seating styles in the same room.
The Corduroy Couch Bean Bag range includes removable bean sacks inside the cover, a practical detail for anyone moving the bean bag or storing it temporarily. Colour options for the Corduroy Couch include Black, Chocolate Brown, Grey, Mustard, Sand, and Slate Blue. This spread of neutral and warmer tones means Corduroy pieces sit comfortably within fairly different interior colour schemes. Greatbeanbags lists the same Corduroy finish on kids’ shapes too, such as the Kids Wedge and Kids Teardrop Chair.
Luxury Woven Bean Bags: Premium Durability and Finish
Luxury Woven is a further fabric option in the range, shown alongside Corduroy, Velvet, Eco Leather, Eco Fur, and Indoor/Outdoor on the Lounger Bean Bag replacement cover, which keeps the same stretched-out, semi-supportive design across every finish. As a woven upholstery fabric, Luxury Woven offers a different hand-feel and visual texture compared with the brushed surface of Corduroy.
Choosing Luxury Woven over another fabric in the same shape range is mostly a question of surface finish and room setting rather than a change in size or design. A shopper who already likes the shape of the Lounger can select Luxury Woven for a different look while keeping the same supportive, recliner-style form. Among the various bean bag fabric types on offer, Luxury Woven stands out as the one framed most around finish rather than practicality alone.
Indoor/Outdoor Bean Bags: Weather-Resistant Versatility
Indoor/Outdoor fabric is designed for use beyond the living room, and it appears on a wide set of shapes. The Kids Triangle Chair, Teardrop Chair, Wedge, and Floor Cushion are all available in Indoor/Outdoor fabric, each offered in a long list of colours such as Black, Forest Green, Grey, Lime Green, Navy Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Royal Blue, Sky Blue, Sunflower Yellow, and White. That colour range is noticeably broader than some of the other fabric groups, which suits garden or patio settings where brighter tones are often preferred.
The description for the Indoor/Outdoor Triangle Chair notes it can be leaned against while watching television indoors or taken outside for an afternoon in the garden, a dual use that sets this fabric group apart from Corduroy and Luxury Woven, both framed mainly around indoor settings. The Indoor/Outdoor Lounger follows the same stretched-out, recliner-influenced shape found in the Corduroy and Luxury Woven versions, so the seating experience itself does not change much between fabrics.
Shape and Style Options Across Each Fabric Range
One feature worth noting is how consistently a single shape reappears across multiple fabric types. The Kids Teardrop Chair and Kids Wedge follow this pattern too, each produced in Corduroy and Indoor/Outdoor fabric so a household can match material to a child’s bedroom or a shared outdoor space. Greatbeanbags also extends this approach to the Floor Cushion, offered in both Corduroy and Indoor/Outdoor versions.
- Corduroy has a soft, ribbed surface and is produced across shapes including the Couch, Teardrop Chair, Wedge, Stool, Floor Cushion, and Lounger.
- Luxury Woven offers a premium woven finish and is available on shapes such as the Lounger replacement cover alongside Corduroy, Velvet, and Eco Leather options.
- Indoor/Outdoor fabric is built for exposure to garden or patio settings and spans the Triangle Chair, Teardrop Chair, Wedge, and Floor Cushion in a wide range of colours.
- Maintenance expectations differ by fabric, since Indoor/Outdoor pieces are positioned for outdoor conditions while Corduroy and Luxury Woven are framed around everyday indoor use.
- Kids’ versions of several shapes, including the Teardrop Chair, Wedge, and Floor Cushion, are produced in both Corduroy and Indoor/Outdoor fabric.
Choosing Between GreatBeanBags’ Fabric Tiers
Deciding among these bean bag fabric types largely comes down to where the bean bag will be used and what surface feel is preferred. A Corduroy Couch Bean Bag suits a living room that benefits from a textured, soft-touch finish, whereas an Indoor/Outdoor Teardrop Chair suits a space that moves between a patio and a conservatory. Luxury Woven sits as a further option for anyone wanting a different woven texture on a familiar shape such as the Lounger. Greatbeanbags makes each order in Nottingham rather than stocking only finished pieces, so the fabric decision can be made shape by shape rather than locked to one finish across an entire collection.
Reviewing a physical swatch alongside the available shapes helps align a fabric with its intended room or outdoor space, since photographs alone do not always convey texture accurately. This is particularly useful given how differently these fabrics are described, from the ribbed feel of Corduroy to the broader colour spread offered across Indoor/Outdoor ranges. The choice ultimately rests on where the piece will live and how much handling or weather exposure it is likely to face.
Fabric, in the end, is what turns one shape into several different bean bags.