We sell both paper and fabric furniture pads. If you're buying pads for a single use, you probably ought to buy paper pads. If you see multiple uses in the future, consider the fabric pads.

Paper Furniture Pads

Paper furniture pads consist of two outside sheets of kraft paper (brown wrapping paper) with a sheet or 2 of padding between them. These paper pads are, roughly 5 feet square.

Paper furniture pads are, usually, used to wrap furniture, but they work well for wrapping any large, heavy item.   Use them to wrap framed art, large brass lamps, large kitchen appliances or punch bowls. If you can't roll up an item in a single sheet of packing paper, you probably need to use a paper furniture pad.

Use paper pads mostly to protect fine furniture from dust and dirt. Or, use them as an under wrap before adding heavier, coarser padding. The image closer to this text shows the internal structure of the pads -- two outer layers of kraft paper with 2 inner thicknesses of a white padding material called "chip".

While paper pads will supply a small amount of abrasion resistance, they are useful mainly for dust protection.

Fabric Furniture Pads

Use fabric furniture pads if you need to do several moves or furniture hauling jobs in the near future.

Furniture pads typically measure about 6 feet square. (Try to avoid the smaller pads which are widely sold to consumers. Two small pads can't be draped as well as a single large one.) Pad prices will run from about $90 per dozen for light, but useable pads up to, perhaps, $150 or more per dozen for top of the line van pads. Even the lighter weight furniture pads can provide good service. The van pads may be too heavy for most do-it-yourselfers.