Care for upholstered furniture

Practically every modern person in the apartment or in the house has upholstered furniture - this creates a home environment and coziness. Care for soft furniture is very simple - this is provided if every day for her to look and spend at least 5 minutes for small work. How to make it easier for yourself to make this household duty pleasant and quick, you will learn from this article.

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Why clean upholstered furniture?

Furniture should always be kept in its original form, cleaned thoroughly at least once a month or two - it all depends on how often you use it, if you have pets at home, small children, etc. It is inupholstered furniture most often accumulates dust, debris, dirt, as well as harmful microorganisms. Therefore, regular care for upholstered furniture will allow you to be always healthy and in good health.

You can not miss the aesthetic side. Not everyone will want to talk when the sofa or chair is peeled off, because furniture is first of all the face of the owner or mistress, and people who come to visit first of all draw attention to it. How to care for upholstered furniture so that it retains its color, shape, texture for a long time?

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How to get rid of dust?

Once you have bought the furniture, you need to immediately take care of and care for it. Dust very much spoils the appearance of furniture, so it will be better for your health to vacuum it regularly - this method is suitable for fabric upholstery.

In order to get rid of dust from the soft fabric upholstery in another way, do the following.

1. On the surface of the couch, walk with a nappy brush.
2. Wet, squeeze well the old sheet or large fabric, put it on the furniture entirely.
3. Knock with a carpet knocker, a thin stick or a fly swatter.
4. Do not forget about hard-to-reach places - more often move cushions, armrests and remove collected garbage.

Important! Such cleaning does not pick up dust - it all remains on the sheet. If the furniture is dirty or in the dust, do this several times. But before that, wash the sheets well.

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How to care for the upholstery?

Upholstery and cushioning of upholstered furniture can be different, the choice of fabrics every year more and more. Each material requires due attention, so there are different methods of care for the furniture fabric.

Upholstery types

Current skin substitutes are so beautiful and durable that they are not inferior to natural leather. The basis for kozhzama can be of several types:

• Polyester;
• Cotton.

Important! Cotton base - the most expensive, but also very well sewn. From the polyester base, you can remove any specks, and do this with any help from the cleaning agents, if this is done in a timely manner. Such material is more simple and unpretentious in care.

Recommendations for the care of furniture from leatherette:

1. Choose a place for a sofa or an armchair away from batteries, heaters, and also - away from sunlight, which negatively affect the appearance, on the structure of the material. But humidifiers on the contrary have a good effect on furniture, extending its life.
2. Furniture is categorically forbidden to damage by solid objects. Therefore, in order to clean furniture from leatherette was correct, do not use knives, screwdrivers, needles, or other equally dangerous tools - use sponges of varying degrees of hardness, absorbent rags that absorb moisture well.
3. Do a thorough cleaning once a month, if you are at home rarely, since most of the day you spend at work - you can once every 3 months.
4. If there is no time for general cleaning, wipe with a damp cloth - this can be done with a softer upholstery on a fabric basis.

Important! Carefully look after soft furniture in white or light colors. Even the smallest spot more quickly remove from the surface, because the dirt can soak into the product - then it will be very difficult to remove it, and sometimes it is completely impossible.

What can not be done with leatherette furniture:

1. Do not conduct chemical cleaning.
2. Do not use water, alcohol, acetone.
3. Do not use chlorine or polish.
4. Do not scrape the dried dirt with a sharp object.

What you can do with furniture:

1. Remove stains using water solutions of shampoo or soap.
2. You can use products that contain ammonia or special household chemicals, designed specifically for the material from which your interior items are sewn.
3. Remove stains from the furniture only with a soft sponge or cloth.

Important! If there are any stains on the product, remove them until they are fresh.

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Food stains and ways to remove them

Even with the most accurate attitude in everyday objects, it is not possible to avoid unpleasant situations with spilled coffee or ketchup, which has dripped on furniture. Therefore, even if you are an incredible clean-up, take note of a couple of ways and means by which you will take care of upholstered furniture and remove from time to time the spots appearing on it.

Coffee and fat

These types of stains are best removed immediately - rinse with warm water and wipe dry. And sometimes it becomes necessary to prepare an alcohol solution of 50%.

Important! You can also use ammonia to remove such contaminants as tea and coffee - just a couple drops to mix with 1 tbsp.water and wipe with this solution soiled places.

Grease and greasy stains:

1. Soak with a paper towel and then wipe with soapy water.
2. Dry dry.

Important! If you do it in time, then you will spend no more than 2 minutes on the whole procedure.

Lipstick and ink

The same soap solution will help as for greasy stains. Do everything the same way.

Chocolate

In the case of chocolate, use soap with glycerin. Prepare a solution with soap and rinse the soiling. Approximate proportions - a few drops of liquid soap or grated ⅛ bar, a couple drops of glycerin, water - to bring to the desired consistency.

Wine

Wine leaves pollution not only on the fabric surface, but also on leatherette. Remove them will help an alcohol solution of 70%.After being treated, wipe the contamination with glycerin.

Juice and beer

To remove stains from beer and juice, you need ammonia and vinegar - mix them in equal proportions and rinse well the contamination. But do so that the upholstery is not thoroughly soaked.

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Furniture cases

If there are small children in the apartment and the house or are constantly sitting on furniture, then use convenient and practical covers for this. Removable covers will help keep all the interior items clean. They sew themselves and order for themselves suitable in color and style.

The most important advantage of such protective devices is that they are easily removed and cleaned. To do this:

1. Turn it to the wrong side.
2. Wash gently and without spin.
3. If they are with a zipper, then it is necessary to fasten.

It's very easy to care for upholstered furniture and if not run, it will last you a long time. Spoiling furniture from leatherette, immediately remove, without putting off the aforementioned tips.