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Some flattening over time is possible with heavy daily use, but the material bounces back with light fluffing.","q":"How does the cushion hold up over time — does it flatten or lose its shape with regular use?"}],"reviews":[{"date":"July 4, 2024","tags":["Appearance","Material Quality"],"title":"Love the material","rating":5,"content":"Just like it was advertised, Nordic style & 100% wool , looks great on my kitchen metal chairs , adds so much more character","reviewer_name":"Ada P."},{"date":"February 3, 2026","title":"Bon achat","rating":5,"content":"Je les ai achetés en spécial, ils sont de bonne qualité et une bonne épaisseur","reviewer_name":"fouzia n."},{"date":"September 10, 2024","tags":["Material Quality"],"title":"Wool rounds","rating":5,"content":"These are a nice addition to our kitchen bar chairs as well as a couple of resin arm chairs that I use inside and occasionally outside. They are a good weight/thickness.","reviewer_name":"Elizabeth D."},{"date":"January 28, 2026","title":"Soft and warm cushions","rating":5,"content":"These cushions sit on the hearth in front of my fireplace and look fantastic. Great little cushion…would be nice it they were a bit thicker but if you stack them, it does the trick for extra cushioning.","reviewer_name":"Carolyn G."},{"date":"July 18, 2025","title":"Pas approprié","rating":1,"content":"N’était pas de la bonne couleur.\nPiquait sue la peau nue.\nN’apportait pas plus de confort.","reviewer_name":"Monique L."},{"date":"July 22, 2024","title":"Coussin laine","rating":3,"content":"Ils sont gris et non beige crème…","reviewer_name":"Maryse B."},{"date":"January 28, 2025","title":"Coussin en laine","rating":5,"content":"Original et chaleureux!","reviewer_name":"Claire L."},{"date":"January 27, 2024","title":"Warm and cozy","rating":5,"content":"Warm and cozy","reviewer_name":"Emily W."},{"date":"January 10, 2024","title":"Parfait!","rating":5,"content":"Répond à mes besoins.","reviewer_name":"Andrée S."},{"date":"January 28, 2026","title":"Not bad","rating":3,"content":"It is wool but not the type of cushion for our culture which is more used to thick cushioning. there isn't much cushioning for this product","reviewer_name":"Camie W."},{"date":"July 20, 2024","title":"Great product","rating":5,"content":"As advertised","reviewer_name":"Karen T."},{"date":"November 28, 2023","title":"Perfect texture and size","rating":5,"content":"Just what I was looking for. They are not only attractive but comfortable, too. I really wanted the ombré colour sold previously but the black is of a soft tone so I’m happy with it. This was a great purchase.","reviewer_name":"Carrie B."},{"date":"July 8, 2024","title":"Exactly as expected","rating":5,"content":"Exactly as expected","reviewer_name":"Marta L."},{"date":"December 16, 2024","title":"Wool. Hair Cushion yy","rating":5,"content":"love these chair cushions. Perfect way to take the chill out and fits in well with farmhouse theme. Dry sturdy second set of four I purchased. Left a set behind during a move. So glad they were back in stock purchased them as soon as I saw them.","reviewer_name":"Connie L."},{"date":"February 6, 2026","title":"Très bien, j’aurais aimé que","rating":5,"content":"Très bien, j’aurais aimé que le beige soit plus imposant, le gris domine!","reviewer_name":"Myriam V."},{"date":"January 20, 2026","title":"Parfait","rating":5,"content":"Parfait","reviewer_name":"Julie M."},{"date":"November 28, 2023","title":"Uncomfortable","rating":1,"content":"Trop plat","reviewer_name":"Lise D."},{"date":"July 31, 2024","title":"Useful and 100% wool!","rating":5,"content":"Great as a chair pad or even a little floor mat where needed. The colour is definitely more grey than the picture.","reviewer_name":"Caitlin M."},{"date":"January 23, 2026","title":"Non","rating":1,"content":"Non","reviewer_name":"Carole T."},{"date":"August 14, 2024","title":"1st time disappointed:( I have","rating":1,"content":"1st time disappointed:( I have ordered often and never been disappointed but this was not at all like pic showed. Returned all 6 (Color was darker than shown, different overall texture) …","reviewer_name":"Julie B."},{"date":"March 6, 2025","tags":["Durability","Material Quality","Value"],"title":"thick and soft","rating":5,"content":"well made and feels durable","reviewer_name":"Karen H."},{"date":"January 8, 2026","title":"Tres plat","rating":1,"content":"Belle couleur\nBeau tissus\nSeulement décoratif\nTrop plat pour etre confortable","reviewer_name":"Louise M."},{"date":"February 7, 2026","title":"très dense","rating":5,"content":"confortable","reviewer_name":"Sylvie C."},{"date":"January 25, 2026","title":"Chair cushions","rating":5,"content":"Love them and they look amazing","reviewer_name":"Doreen B."},{"date":"January 23, 2026","tags":["Value"],"title":"Perfect size. Great colour. Prompt","rating":5,"content":"Perfect size. Great colour. Prompt service. Very happy.","reviewer_name":"Peter B."},{"date":"October 26, 2024","tags":["Value"],"title":"High Quality","rating":5,"content":"Great felted wool chair pad, comfortable and sturdy. Chose to spend slightly more to get an all-wool product that will last!!!","reviewer_name":"Rosannah G."},{"date":"March 31, 2024","title":"Confort","rating":5,"content":"Un plus pour mes chaises de table de salle à manger en fini cuir.","reviewer_name":"Denise S."},{"date":"January 21, 2026","tags":["Material Quality","Value"],"title":"Great quality for the cost","rating":5,"content":"I purchased the dark grey colour 2 years ago for my kitchen counter stools and they've worn really well. I was hoping to get another set of the same for my kitchen table chairs but the dark grey colour was not available anymore. I ended up getting these. . . they are more like a heathered light grey in person and worked perfectly in my space. Great quality and value for 100% wool item.","reviewer_name":"Ashley M."},{"date":"November 18, 2025","title":"Long lasting wool cushions","rating":5,"content":"Second time purchasing to cover other chairs in the house. My first purchase was over two years ago and sit provide comfort and warmth. Soft grey tone, very natural.","reviewer_name":"vera m."},{"date":"January 21, 2026","title":"Wool cushion","rating":5,"content":"Love these cushions. .\nCan’t wait to use them in my screened in porch\nGreat quality too!!","reviewer_name":"Jennifer F."},{"date":"January 28, 2026","tags":["Appearance"],"title":"Confort","rating":5,"content":"Belle apparence","reviewer_name":"Nicole L."},{"date":"October 28, 2023","tags":["Material Quality","Value"],"title":"Perfectly sized wool cushion.","rating":4,"content":"For the price point, these cushions were exactly what I wanted. Perfect diameter, felted wool and colour matched what was on the website. The only reason I didn’t give them a 5-star review is because of thickness, they could be a bit loftier - I suspect they’ll pack down quickly with use.","reviewer_name":"Pascale S."},{"date":"January 23, 2026","tags":["Appearance"],"title":"Beautiful simplicity","rating":5,"content":"Great quality! Love the simple Scandinavian design! Exactly what we were looking for.","reviewer_name":"Gayle R."},{"date":"February 22, 2025","title":"coussin","rating":5,"content":"le coussin est tel que décrit. .","reviewer_name":"Sylvie D."},{"date":"February 13, 2026","title":"Coussin","rating":1,"content":"Ceci n'est pas un coussin. Il s'agit d'un pad de laine bouillie et très dur. Confort nul. Je l'ai retourné.","reviewer_name":"Esther Lehoux E."},{"date":"February 8, 2025","title":"Coussins en laine","rating":5,"content":"Très jolis","reviewer_name":"Laure-Anne D."},{"date":"January 7, 2025","tags":["Value"],"title":"Fast delivery and great quality","rating":5,"content":"Fast delivery and great quality products","reviewer_name":"Christine M."},{"date":"January 29, 2025","title":"J’apprécie sa chaleur.","rating":5,"content":"J’apprécie sa chaleur.","reviewer_name":"Diane R."},{"date":"April 17, 2025","title":"Un","rating":4,"content":"Un","reviewer_name":"Anne R."},{"date":"July 23, 2024","title":"Beautifully made","rating":5,"content":"These chair pads are absolutely lovely. The felted wool is gorgeous, colour is very natural and they suit my west coast scandì decor perfectly. They don't provide the best cushioning but they do take the edge off what are otherwise hard and moderately uncomfortable dining chairs! I had been eyeing these for a year and finally bought them when they went on sale. Very happy with these!","reviewer_name":"Laura Q."},{"date":"July 16, 2025","tags":["Appearance"],"title":"Très beau.","rating":5,"content":"Je dois dire que je l’ai acheté pour une autre utilité… Ma minette l’apprécie beaucoup. \n\nComme elle bouge beaucoup, j’ai constaté qu’il tient très bien en place. La qualité est est très belle","reviewer_name":"Céline P."},{"date":"February 2, 2026","title":"Parfait, tel que commande","rating":5,"content":"Parfait, tel que commande","reviewer_name":"Philippe L."},{"date":"November 5, 2024","title":"Formidable","rating":5,"content":"Confortable, juste assez épais.\nLe tissu est encore mieux que je pensais.","reviewer_name":"Manon B."},{"date":"January 27, 2026","title":"Great chic throw chair cushions","rating":5,"content":"Nicely felted and beautiful warm colour","reviewer_name":"Denise H."},{"date":"September 9, 2024","title":"Just great item","rating":5,"content":"Just great item","reviewer_name":"Jon L."},{"date":"January 24, 2026","title":"belle qualité","rating":5,"content":"servira de doublure","reviewer_name":"Sylvie 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