How to Clean a Microfiber Sofa

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    Does your favorite microfiber couch look like its seen better days just because it’s coated in some debris? You might think that you’d have to spend thousands having it professionally cleaned, but there are quite a few things you can do yourself to revamp a piece of furniture yourself.

    Cleaning A Microfiber Couch

    Depending on the type of furniture you’re working with, there’s a chance that the tag will feature a specific cleaning code that tells you how to clean it. Always check the tag first. If it’s emblazoned with a large letter X, then you should only ever vacuum or lightly brush your couch. Any sofa that has this emblem isn’t meant to be treated with a cleaner.

    That being said, you’ll want to try this method first even if your couch is designed to handle a tougher abrasive. Try using light strokes with a stiff brush to get rid of pet hair or any other stringy debris. You’ll want to pick up and move the cushions if at all possible. Once you have them removed from the frame, it’s generally a good idea to vacuum or brush underneath even if you can’t see any visible dirt.

    Since the underside of a couch is often a different color than the upper layers of microfiber upholstery, they often have a way of hiding dirt. This is good to keep in mind if you have a matching fabric coffee table as well.

    Those who have a couch with a cleaning code that starts with the letter S are supposed to use a solvent-based cleaner. In most cases, regular consumer-grade rubbing alcohol should suffice. Make sure to use only a small amount on a soft cloth and resist the urge to dig into the fabric. Light pressure should usually remove any stains, but again you’ll probably have the best results with a little brushing and vacuuming. One of the benefits of microfiber is the fact that it doesn’t hold onto debris nearly as much as other types of upholstery might.

    Depending on how bad things are, you could consider filling a spray bottle with rubbing alcohol and spraying it on any stains as well as the armrests. Blot the treated areas until the stains vanished. Make sure you use a cloth that isn’t dyed because there’s always the risk that colorful cleaning cloths might transfer their hues over to lightly colored upholstery.

    Other Microfiber Cleaning Tricks

    When someone does accidentally spill something, you don’t want to rub the stain into the couch more either. Make sure to gently dab away as much of the fluid as possible to prevent it from setting into your couch. Depending on how often you entertain guests, you may want to consider covering your couch with a blanket or other piece of fabric. When someone spills something on this, you could simply remove and launder it instead of having to clean your couch.

    Learn More Microfiber Furniture Cleaning Solutions At Sofa Dreams

    At Sofa Dreams, we focus on selling authentic European furniture, which holds up to a great deal of use. A little basic maintenance is often all you need to keep your couch looking fresh for years to come.

    When the time does come to get a new piece of furniture, make sure to contact us online and ask about what’s in stock. All of our products have viable cleaning solutions, from our genuine leather to fabric options.

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