Home Furnishings, Furniture and Fire safety

Careless use of smoking products is the leading cause of deaths associated in home fires. Most of these fires involve smoking material ignition of upholstered furniture or mattresses and bedding. Choose your home furnishings in order to significantly reduce the risk of a fire that can be caused by cigarette, cigars, pipes, matches, lighters, candles and other sources of heat and flame in your home. If you use those products, be extremely careful to keep ignition sources away from ignitable materials and make sure they are properly extinguished, disposed of, and cooled before discarding them.

Upholstered Furniture

When purchasing furniture, you should look for items that are designed to reduce the likelihood of ignition by smoking materials.

Fabrics made from predominantly thermoplastic fibers, such as nylon, polyester and olefin, exhibit good resistance to ignition from smoldering cigarettes. Some leathers, wool and vinyl fabrics also exhibit good cigarette ignition resistance. Generally, the higher the synthetic fiber content of the fabric the more it resists ignition from smoldering sources such as cigarettes. Fabrics such as cotton, rayon, linen and acetate have lower cigarette ignition resistance.

Upholstered furniture is also susceptible to ignition by small open flames, such as from lighters, matches and candles. There is no guarantee that a furniture product resistant to cigarette ignition will resist small flame ignition, so be extremely careful with the use of small flames near upholstered furniture.

Mattresses and Bedding

You should consider replacing your old mattress with a new one if the mattress is not fire resistant.

It is not a good idea to store unused mattresses, since these products can add to the household's fire load. Keep all ignition sources away from these products to reduce the risk of these types of fires.

Other Furnishings

When purchasing furniture, you should look for items that are designed to reduce the likelihood of ignition by smoking materials.  

Bronco 3 Seater Leather Sofa - After a hard day on the range, there's nothing a cowboy likes more than to hang up his spurs and sink into the arms of his inviting Bronco sofa.However, if you, like the vast majority of people reading this, are not a cowboy, never fear. Simply replace 'on the range' with 'in the office, and 'spurs' with 'sensible shoes' and we're sure to have accurately summed up your sentiments towards the Bronco 3 seater.It is handmade in the UK and has a modern, boxy design, fabulously deep cushions and luxurious leather upholstery. Perfect for a sneaky snooze at the end of a long day.Each cushion cover also has the advantage of being individually zipped to allow changing of the interiors if ever required. Also available in the Bronco range is a 2 seater sofa, a corner sofa bed and an armchair. For further details of these and other furniture that will compliment this sofa, please see the related items below.Size: W198cm x D94cm x H91.5cmPlease note: this item can be made to order in various sizes. If you would like to purchase this sofa in a specific size, please contact our Customer Services department on 0845 062 2233.

Horizon China Cabinet - Horizon, the popular living and dining collection in natural oak veneers is a modern classic in the making. Here is a range of furniture that would look equally good in an urban loft apartment, townhouse or in a more rural environment. The proportions and functions are practical but thoroughly stylish. Simple, square-framed pieces in natural oak veneers with just the wood grain for decoration look perfect, and the shaker style details give Horizon a truly wide appeal.This stylish compact cabinet has a glass front and downlighting to add sparkle to your living space and help show off your treasured items. The large top section has three shelves and two doors. The bottom half is the ideal place for stowing away the items you'd rather not have on display thanks to the three large drawers.Please see the related items below for other items from the Horizon range.Finish: Light Oak finish veneerSize: W126.6cm x D36.5cm x H142.7cm

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