Cleaning Upholstered Furniture

Division Of Student Affairs; Western Michigan University

Cleaning Cloth Covered Furniture:

1. Brush the furniture with a whisk broom or vacuum it.

2. Combine two teaspoons of detergent and one pint of warm water. Whip up thick suds.

3. Place the pan of suds on a newspaper.

4. To test for fading, try cleaning a small place on the back of a piece of furniture.

5. See if it fades. If it does not fade, clean the entire piece of furniture.

Washing Cloth Cloth Covered Furniture:

1. Dip a cloth or a brush in the suds.

2. Rub the suds on the furniture.

3. To prevent suds from soaking into the furniture, clean only a small part at a time.

4. Rinse with a damp cloth.

5. Do not get the furniture too wet.

Cleaning Plastic Covered Furniture:

If the furniture is covered with plastic, wash a small place at a time. Rinse and dry as soon as you wash.

Tools & Supplies:

• Brush and whisk broom

• Vacuum cleaner

• Detergent

• 1 pint of warm water in a pan

• A pan of warm rinse water

• 2 soft cloths

• Paper

Brand Name Cleaning Products

• Pine Sol

• Pine Power

• Lysol

• Ajax Liquid