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There are many ways in which the beautiful upholstered furniture that you have at home can get dirty or damaged. Food and drink spills, as well as pet hair and stains, are among the most common causes, but they are in no way everything that you should be on the lookout for. Cleaning upholstery, on the other hand, can be quite troublesome too. In order to do accomplish the best results and have your sofa, chairs, etc. in prime condition at all times, you need to follow a specific set of rules and principles, the majority of which we have taken the time to describe right here.
The things that you should do
Many of the most sensible things that one can do in order to keep their upholstery in a top-notch condition might sound too common sense. That’s because they should be such, but you will be surprised by how many people actually have no idea how to proceed when there is a stain on their upholstered furniture. Not knowing these essentials may result in more damage being sustained by your favourite chairs and sofas than you may imagine. So, the dos of upholstery cleaning are as follows:
- First and foremost, read the instructions left by the manufacturer of the furniture. They will tell you how to treat certain materials in certain situations. If you do not have such a manual, look for one online – chances are that the company that produced your furniture has a website, on this website you are going to find the answer to all your questions.
- Do not wait for too long to treat stains. A general rule of thumb is that the longer you wait, the harder it becomes for the stain to come off.
- Blot and dab a newly occurred stain, but never rub it or it will quickly spread.
- Clean upholstery as often as you can, instead of just waiting for an emergency to occur.
- Mix detergents with water to make them milder and less threatening to your upholstery material. 1:1 ratio should be good enough.
- Have a reliable upholstery cleaning service in London on speed-dial for those cases when you cannot manage the job on your own.
And those you need to avoid
There are quite a few things that you should not even think of doing when you are hoping to sanitise your upholstered furniture or remove newly-occurred stains. One of those is using bleach – it is more than likely to damage the materials you are treating, even when labelled as colour-safe. The same goes for any other harsh chemicals such as powerful detergents and liquid soaps.
If you want to preserve your upholstery in a prime condition, you should not put them in the way of direct sunlight or heating – they kill off the colours. Avoid homemade solutions when possible too. Even though they produce good results from time to time, recipes that include items such as baking soda and white vinegar more often than not have adverse effects on stains and the materials that your upholstered furniture is made of.
