How to Take Care of the Sofa and Extend its Service Life?

The sofa occupies the best place in almost every home. It combines such important functions as a place to relax, receive guests, and if there are children in the apartment, it becomes a favourite playground.

Over time, if the sofa is not properly cared for, then dust and dirt accumulate on it and it loses its original appearance. So, what to do so that upholstered furniture remains as long as possible in excellent condition and pleases your household with a beautiful appearance.

Sofa Care Tips

1. Carefully read the instruction manual for upholstered furniture, and try to follow everything exactly.
2. It is necessary to systematically clean the sofa from accumulated dust and dirt. To do this, do not use a hard brush or vacuum cleaner, preferably a detergent. Such cleaning should be carried out once every 30 days.
3. The resulting stains should be removed from the sofa upholstery as soon as possible. Apply the stain remover through a thin piece of material, otherwise, you risk spoiling the upholstery fabric.
4. Do not try several products that remove stains or are intended for cleaning the surface at once.
5. In any case, do not wash the removable covers from the sofa in the typewriter, if necessary, it is best to give them chemical cleaning.
6. If there are wooden elements on upholstered furniture, then from time to time they need to be wiped with a slightly moistened soft cloth.

How to use the sofa correctly?

The ideal temperature in a room where upholstered furniture is located is considered to be 16-29 degrees above zero. To protect the upholstery material from fading, do not install upholstered furniture too close to the heating devices. You should also avoid direct sunlight.

Experts recommend systematically treating upholstered furniture with hot steam. A steam generator is perfect for this purpose. Be sure to check if there are any stains on the upholstery before you start processing. Otherwise, it will be almost impossible to remove the dirt that has been fixed by steam.

It is not recommended that acetone, alcohol-containing liquids and products intended for dissolving paint and varnish substances get on the surface of the upholstery material. This can lead to blurring and tarnishing of the paint.

Rules of care for the folding mechanism of the sofa

It is necessary to make folding or unfolding of upholstered furniture very carefully, because in almost all products the folding mechanism under improper operation, very quickly wears out. It is also worth considering that a sofa made in Europe is most often not intended for frequent use as a sleeping place.

It is necessary to regularly inspect the parts connected with screws and tighten them as necessary. And to move the sofa, it must be lifted.

Rules for caring for a leather sofa

A sofa covered with genuine leather requires special care. Here are some basic rules:

1. In the room where the leather sofa is located, the relative humidity of the air must be constantly maintained at the level of 66-70%. With insufficient humidity, the skin begins to dry out and becomes very brittle.
2. Once every six months, it is recommended to grease the surface of leather furniture. This peculiar procedure consists of treating the skin with stearic grease, using a sponge.
3. To ensure that the skin does not fade over time, avoid direct sunlight on its surface. To do this, the sofa is installed as far away from the windows as possible.
4. The leather sofa should be systematically cleaned with a vacuum cleaner to remove all accumulated dust from the micropores.
5. Leather furniture should be cleaned regularly, using a damp, non-stiff cloth.

How to properly remove dirt from a leather sofa?

Never use detergents containing abrasive particles to remove dirt from the leather sofa.

Stains from the sofa should be removed with a soap solution. To do this, lightly wipe the place of contamination with cotton wool soaked in the solution until it completely disappears. Then, dry this place using a non-rigid, well-absorbing material. In no case should you use a hairdryer to dry the leather surface?

Grease spots on the surface of the leather product should be thoroughly wiped with a soft sponge. After complete drying, the fat will be invisible on the skin of the sofa. Tea or wine spilt on the surface of such a product should be immediately removed using a sponge soaked in a soap solution.

Following all the rules for the care of upholstered furniture, the neat appearance of your sofa will delight you for many years.