Haining Ulike Textile Co., Ltd.

Haining Ulike Textile Co., Ltd.

Sofa Fabrics: How to Choose for 2026 Home Trends

2026 05/27

With the continuous improvement of people's requirements for the quality of the living environment, the home furnishing industry in 2026 is ushering in a new round of upgrading. Compared with simply focussing on price and appearance in the past, today's consumers are more concerned about the tactile experience, spatial atmosphere and overall lifestyle expression brought by sand release. As an important part of the visual centre of the living room, sand release has gradually been upgraded from a "supping role" to an important element that affects the texture of the space.

 

It is generally believed in the industry that the future home trend is no longer just "good-looking", but to find a better balance between comfort, aesthetics, environmental protection and functionality. The sand release market is also gradually developing from the basic practical type to the integration of high quality, high appearance and high function. As a high-quality enterprise specialising in foreign trade and high-end fabric research and development in Haining, Haining Ulike Textile Co., Ltd. has always been guided by market trends, focussing on the multi-dimensional upgrading of fabric texture, function and appearance, breaking the limitations of traditional basic fabrics, and helping the industry to advance in the direction of high quality and diversification.

 

I. The popularity of velvet continues, and the sense of high-end is still the mainstream.

 

Entering 2026, the release of velvet sand is still relatively popular. Compared with traditional plain fabric, velvet fabric is softer and more delicate to the touch, and can present rich layers of light and shadow under the change of light, making the space more warm and atmospheric.

 

At present, the mainstream velvet style has changed from the early heavy and gorgeous to more simple, luxurious and modern expression, such as matte velvet, short-haired technology velvet, high-density delicate velvet and three-dimensional Corduroy  Fabric, etc., which have become popular choices in the market. This kind of product is not only visually advanced, but also more in line with the needs of modern families in terms of wear resistance and ease of care. Haining Ulike Textile Co., Ltd. has been engaged in the research and development and production of velvet fabric for many years. It has accurately grasped the popular trend of light luxury and simplicity. It focusses on a variety of high-end velvet products, abandoning the heavy and redundant design short board of traditional velvet upholstery fabric, and taking into account the advanced light and shadow texture and practical performance. With stable and high-quality product quality, it has become a domestic and foreign customer. The preferred supplier of velvet fabric.

 

Holland Velvet Fabric
 
Thick 2.5 Wale Corduroy Fabric

II. The popularity of natural texture fabrics is rising

 

As the home concept of "natural healing" continues to heat up, the sand release with a sense of natural texture is gradually becoming popular. Imitation linen Fabric, bamboo joint texture, coarse textile decorative fabric and woven fabric are becoming the direction of common concern of designers and consumers.

 

Haining Ulike Textile Co., Ltd. continues to lay out the natural texture fabric track, ingenuity to create a series of imitation linen, bamboo texture, three-dimensional weaving and other sand release products, highly restoring the pure texture of natural materials, delicate and natural texture, visual relaxation and soft, which can be perfectly suitable for mainstream minimalist, quiet, log, etc. Living style, using natural texture fabric to convey the healing home atmosphere, which is in line with the public's pursuit of natural home life.

 

linen fabric
 
 
chenille fabric
chenille fabric

III. The demand for functional fabrics is growing rapidly.

 

In addition to aesthetic upgrading, functionality is becoming an important factor affecting purchasing decisions. Especially families with children or pets put forward higher requirements for the wear resistance, anti-fouling, scratch resistance and easy cleaning performance of fabrics.

 

Haining Ulike Textile Co., Ltd. increases investment in the research and development of functional fabrics, innovates and upgrades fabric production technology, launches a variety of functional products such as splash-proof technology cloth, high-strength wear-resistant and scratch-resistant fabric, easy-to-clean fabric, etc. At the same time, it optimises the practical attributes of the fabric, such as anti-wrinkle, care-free, adaptable and washable, and fully adapts to parents and child. For the use needs of families and pet-raising families, create a high-end functional sand release that is both good-looking and practical.

 

IV. Low-saturation colour system has become the mainstream aesthetic

 

In terms of colour trends, the overall trend in 2026 is more low saturation and natural expression. High-saturation colours are gradually decreasing, replaced by softer colours, such as cream white, warm beige, rock gray, caramel brown, linen and haze gray, etc.

 

At the same time, "same colour layer matching" has become a new trend in design, creating a more advanced and unified spatial visual effect through different shades and texture changes.

 

V. Personalisation and environmental protection have become the focus of the industry.

 

With the rise of young consumer groups, multi-colour stitching, AB double-sided design, three-dimensional jacquard and special texture effect products are becoming more and more popular. Fabric enterprises have also begun to shift from standardised production to the flexible model of "small batch, multi-pattern, fast delivery" to meet the changing market demand.

 

At the same time, environmental protection and sustainability have also become the core direction of the industry. More and more enterprises are adopting recycled fibre, environmentally friendly dyeing and processing technology and low-energy production methods to meet the requirements of the global market for green supply chains.

 

On the whole, the sand release market in 2026 is developing in the direction of comfort, naturalisation, functionalisation and high-end. Consumers' demand for home space has been upgraded from the basic use function to the comprehensive embodiment of emotional value and quality of life.

 

Under this trend, some fabric enterprises represented by Haining Ulike Textile Co., Ltd. are continuing to increase investment in product research and development and process innovation, and promote the development of products towards high-end and interdenominational by improving the texture and functional performance of fabrics. In the future, sand release products with both design aesthetics, comfortable experience, functional performance and environmental protection concepts will become the mainstream of the market.