If you are owner of a sofa, armchair, stool or any other kind of upholstered furniture that is in good condition, but just dirty and need some advice how to remove stains or dust form it, read this article. It might be expensive to buy new furniture every time when spill something on it. And, upholstery without stains could be also dirty and need to be maintained regular and proper. You might have everything else in the house shining clean, but with dusty stained furniture the outlook of the room will remain unsupported.

Upholstery need to be maintained on a regular schedule and even if it sounds unpleasant, the good news are that it is not much time- consuming. And it is the same for the carpets and rugs in your home. Actually preventing the deep cleaning applying a regular cleaning will save you much time. Here are some commonly used techniques to keep your upholstered furniture in the best condition, year round.

- Keep a stain guard spray in the living room just in case. This way you will be prepared for quick and appropriate reaction in a case of harm and danger.

- Vacuum and dust your furniture at short intervals. To refresh the colours use baking soda to cover the surface of the sofa or armchair and hoover after 5 minutes.

- In a case that you won't be home for longer period of time, cover the upholstery with dust cloth to prevent dust to fall over the furniture.

No matter if you are going to remove a stain from the furniture or just want to clean it, be sure that you are using the best detergents for the fabric that it is made of. Otherwise you may damage the tissues as Dulwich carpet cleaning services say. Read the label of the sofa, armchair and others to be sure that you are not going to do a mistake picking the cleaning solution to use. The "W" mark means that you are allowed to wash the furniture with water. The "S" is for fabrics that need water- free product like the dry- cleaning solvent. The "SW" means that either water and dry- cleaning solutions could be used for this upholstery and the "X" means that you have to rely the professionals for this job.

Treat the spilled place immediately. Use clean white cotton peace of cloth for the purpose. Never rug or brush the stain, just absorb as possible with the cloth.

Each stain is different and need various type of treatment. To be sure that you made the right choice of detergent and technique, apply it on a little part of the furniture that is inconspicuous. Wait for a while and in a case that everything is fine you are ready to clean the whole furniture.

As mentioned, every stain have to be treated different. Let's observe some common stains and usual tips for their removing:

- Removing ink stains. Spray the dirty spot with hairspray and tap over with a piece of paper or napkin. Continue applying hairspray and tap until the stain is removed.

- Removing wine stains. Cover the place with baking soda and leave for 3 minutes. After that begin dabbing with clean white cotton cloth. When you absorb as much of the liquid as possible, follow by washing with cold water a little amount of dish- washing soap.

- Removing grease or oily stains. Sprinkle baking soda over the affected spot, let it stay for ten minutes and vacuum. They apply dry- cleaning solved at the area and dab until the liquid is fully absorbed. Repeat with solvent if needed.

Incidents happens no matter how careful you are. Now you know how to take care of the stains at the right time, using proper detergents and appropriate technique.