You don’t need professional upholstery cleaning products: a few ingredients you have in your kitchen will do.
You can’t throw your sofa in the washing machine, but cleaning it and removing unpleasant odors from the fabric covering is not as difficult a task as you might think. So, let’s get started!
Quick cleaning of a fabric sofa: step-by-step instructions
Do it once: vacuum
The first and main tip of cleaners for cleaning a fabric sofa, which must be remembered forever, is very simple: never use any cleaning agent until you have gotten rid of dust and dirt, otherwise they will will turn into a mess, which will be very difficult to clean up. to get rid of.
“All effective ways to clean a fabric sofa start with using a vacuum cleaner. do you have a pet? Use a sticky roller to collect the fur. Put on a rubber glove, dampen it with water, and run your hand over hard-to-reach places where the roller can’t reach, like between pillows, says Madeline Miller, a health food store manager. ecological cleaning.
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Do two: wash
Removing dust and dirt from a fabric sofa is simplified if it is covered with covers: after vacuuming, remove them and put them in the washing machine. “Use a disinfectant fabric softener (add it to the fabric softener compartment) to kill any remaining bacteria in the final stage of washing,” advises Nicole Lopez, senior research and development manager for a global furniture company.
Make three: clean
At this point, you can choose which methods of safely cleaning a fabric sofa you prefer. (You can combine several if you like.)