Cleaning Upholstered Furniture

*** Cleaning Upholstered Furniture ***

Upholstered Furniture - Care

Regular vacuuming is about the best way to keep upholstery looking fresh, and to keep dust and dirt from slowly destroying the fabric. But you may not be motivated to vacuum upholstered furniture often enough; dust isn't as obvious on an armchair as it is on a table top. Unless upholstered furniture is vacuumed regularly, the material can become so dirty that drastic measures may become necessary.

The most drastic measure of all - throw out the soiled furniture and replace it with new furniture

A less drastic measure - reupholstering or slipcovers, or heavy duty, overall cleaning, a farm more economical sxolution, if it works.

There are three ways to clean upholstered furniture: You can buy a cleaning product and apply it to the fabric by hand. You can buy or rent a machine that cleans carpets and upholstery. You can call a professional cleaning service, usually listed under "Carpet Cleaners" or "Upholstery Cleaners" in your local Yellow Pages.

Generally, cleaning by hand means spraying upholstery cleaner on the fabric; gently rubbing the resultin foam with a damp sponge, cloth, or brush; and vacuuming the residue. The job can be time-consuming, and the furniture may not turn out clean enough. Any hand cleaning product is likely to work better if the job is done before the upholstery is truly 'filthy'.

Continual maintenance is the best policy - vacuuming frequently, removing cushions and cleaning the platform and crevasses, catching spills before they become stains, an go a long way toward postponing the need for overall cleaning. Vacuum all surfaces of the furniture, including the back and sides, the skirt, the arms, the platform underneath the cushions, and both sides of loose cushions.

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