Buying a sofa is easy. However, messing up your sofa with stains is easier. Now, if the pride of your living room looks dirty and messy, it would not be an eye-soothing experience for sure.

The truth is cleaning your sofa is not a big deal. You just need to know how to do it. This is what you will learn in the article. 

Keep the Covers Clean

Don’t you clean your bedsheets? Then why not your slipcovers? Okay, you don’t need to do it every day. But twice a week is not a bad idea. Otherwise, your sofa cover can get dust particles. It would be best if you also try to minimize the risk of getting stains and spills on your sofa. According to CNET, if your sofa has stains, then dab the spot, never rub to clean it. Taking small measures is enough to keep your sofa clean.

Why Washing Is Important?

No matter how much you clean your car, it still needs servicing. The same goes for your sofa covers. No matter how much you clean your sofa covers, it still needs washing. 

Before washing your covers, make sure you follow the proper wash guidelines. For example, if you wash silk sofa covers in the washing machine. Sorry, you just washed your money!

Use Washing Machine 

Let the machine work for you to clean the sofa covers. However, while using the washing machine, you must take care of its instructions. Additionally, here are some steps that will help you with washing the covers.

1.      Clean petty hair and dirty particles before removing the cover.

2.      Remove the sofa cover.

3.      Clean the micro dirt with a vacuum cleaner.

 4.   Put the cover in the washing machine and let it do the work.

Hand Washing: Not a Bad Idea

Washing in a washing machine is more effortless. However, it does not mean that washing by hand is a bad idea. In reality, it’s safer than a washing machine.

Well, in order to wash the covers by yourself, you will need a few essential things that include;

● Laundry detergent 

● Warm water

● Soap

If the covers are full of stains, then you need stain remover. If you have all of these, you can easily wash the sofa covers by yourself. However, don’t forget to air dry it after you finish cleaning the covers.

Dry Cleaning

If you have a wool, silk, velvet or microfibers sofa cover, dry cleaning is the only way for cleaning the covers.

The procedure is simple. However, it’s better to call a professional instead of doing it yourself. Therefore, you can seek assistance with any of the reputed dry-cleaning companies for the cleaning job.

Sofa Cleaning Calendar: Try it out for the Best Results

Clean your sofa covers - Twice a week

Wash your sofa covers- Once a month

Give the covers to a professional for dry-cleaning after every six months

Conclusion

We know, washing and cleaning your sofa covers is not one of the most satisfying tasks to perform. However, when a guest says, “Your sofa looks great, how your sofa covers are so clean?” it sounds too good to be true. So, to get satisfactory results, you can consider following the aforementioned tips for sure!