Three Tips to Keep Your Upholstery Looking Like New

You just purchased a new sofa for your home. You have spent a lot of time picking out the ideal fabric to compliment the sofa’s beautiful style and shape. With all that time and money spent on selecting the perfect sofa, keeping it looking like new is of the utmost importance. Here are 3 simple tips on how to do just that:

1) Fluff: Cushions need to be regularly fluffed to maintain their original shape and comfort. The firmness level of your cushion will determine the amount of fluffing required. Firmer cushions will need less fluffing to maintain their shape than those cushions that are softer and easier to deform. However, any cushion that gets sat on should be fluffed every few days.

2) Flip: Every couple of weeks you should flip your cushions. Cushions will wear differently. When you flip them, you are evenly distributing the wear on each cushion, allowing them to last twice as long. Both the back and the seat cushions should be flipped. If your cushions are all the same size and shape, rotate them. This is the same idea as when you get your tires rotated; it will balance out the wear on the cushions as well as increase their useful life.

3) Clean: Regularly vacuum your upholstery. Even if it is not easily seen, dust, dirt, and even crumbs have settled on your sofa. When you’re sitting on your cushions, these particles will get into the fibers of the upholstery, which causes quicker wear. When you’re cleaning the rest of your house, give your upholstery a quick vacuum too. It will help tremendously.

Every upholstered furniture piece, no matter how expensive or cheap, will inevitably wear. Preserve them by following these simple steps!

Mackenzie Cain is an Assistant Designer at Habitar Design, a leading Interior Design firm in Chicago. Habitar Design specializes in luxury home, kitchen, and bathroom designs and remodels.