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21 Feb 2024

How to Keep Your Upholstery Clean?

After a tiring workday, snuggling up on the couch with your little ones with a bowl of popcorn can really beat the blues. But the living room, as an important part of the house, can easily accumulate hard stains, food crumbs, pet hair and more faster than you can binge-watch any of the shows. Below are a few DIY steps you can take to make the stuff in your home look clean, beautiful, and looking good as new.

Learn about your Upholstery

Unlike bedding, you cannot toss over the furniture fabric in the wash. Therefore, you should take time to learn about the preferred cleaning method. Before this, consider the tags on the material or look up the manufacturing details. Such as-

 

• W: Wash with water
• S: Stick to water-free, dry cleaning products and steam cleaners only.
• WS/SW: Water-based and solvent dry cleaning products are great to use.
• X: Skip DIY methods

Vacuum

Thinking of upholstered furniture and rugs in your living room? You need to remove all the dry bits and loose hair before moving on to soap and water with a vacuum. Be sure to vacuum under the cushions, across the backrest, and all areas of rugs/carpets.

Hone in Stains

Cleaning stains correctly comes down to two essential things- first what caused the stain and the type of fabric. The general dirt and food stains often respond well to water-based solutions. You can gather supplies for fabrics and synthetic materials such as empty bottles, white vinegar, dish soap, and gentle microfiber cloth.

You can combine one part of vinegar, three parts of warm water, and a teaspoon of dish soap in the bottle. You can spray the area with the solution and test the fabric to ensure the mixture doesn’t fade the color.

Pre-treating stains

You may want to pre-treat the hard stains depending on the fabric’s restrictions. If there is a sudden stain, such as a splash of juice or salad dressing, then begin by soaking up as much of the liquid as possible with a dry rag or cloth to avoid rubbing the ingredients further into the upholstery. There are other basic tricks, too, for example, adding a layer of salt to the grease of red wine. You can blot with soap and water before performing deep cleaning. Just dab the affected areas with hydrogen peroxide and clean them with soap and water.

Care for persistent odors

If you have little ones in your house or pets that love curling up on the cushions, it can be difficult to keep up with odors over time. Dust or a thin layer of baking soda over the sofa or the chair can allow it to absorb the odors over several hours. You should thoroughly vacuum up the baking soda and repeat once a week or as required.

With this, we conclude the basic steps you may follow to clean upholstery in your spaces and make them look dust-free and clean. If you are looking for support as you don’t have time and energy to clean your spaces, look no further than professional services.

Hire professional experts for home cleaning!

Having a professional cleaning every few months keeps your space looking new. As they have all the tools and techniques to maintain cleanliness, therefore, they take all the stress and hassles off your shoulders. The upholstery cleaning experts will come to your house and do all the work so that you can enjoy your time relaxing and not worry about cleaning.

At HM Cleaning, our experts understand the highest standards of cleanliness and work wholeheartedly to create a clean and healthy space for you and your family.

Our professionals provide commercial and domestic cleaning services throughout London and surrounding regions while adhering to the best industry practices. 

For more information, visit our website and have a look at the services we offer.