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15 Tips and Tricks to Make Upholstery Look Like New Again

3. UPHOLSTERY TIP – SWITCH UP THE LOOK WITH A FRESH COAT OF PAINT
You’ve tried every trick in the book but nothing works, or you’re simply tired of the way your furniture looks. Before letting those pieces of furniture get on their way to the thrift shop, give their upholstery a fresh coat of paint. (Yes, paint!) You won’t believe the transformation!

upholstery tips - 2-photo collage of Before & After photos of upholstery transformation through fresh and different coats of paint on 2 chairs

4. UPHOLSTERY TIP FOR STINKING FABRIC COUCHES
Fabric couches are comfy and inviting though the downside is that they do a good job of absorbing smells, spills, and everything in between. Sooner or later your couch will start stinking. Here’s a tip to make your upholstery smell fresh again: sprinkle baking soda on the upholstery to get rid of bad smells. Let it sit for about 20-30 minutes, and vacuum it off and you’re done. Spray some rosemary or lavender essential oils mixture for a plus scent!

 

upholstery tips - fabric couch being vacuumed

5. UPHOLSTERY TIP FOR MICROFIBER COUCH – RUBBING ALCOHOL AND SPONGES WORK LIKE MAGIC
If you have a microfiber couch, you know how difficult it is to keep clean. Here’s how you’ll get the upholstery fibers looking like new again. It will seriously save your furniture!

Get a sponge and bristle brush in a similar color to your microfiber couch to avoid color transference during cleaning. Next, spray and saturate stained spots with rubbing alcohol and start scrubbing with the sponge in a circular motion as hard as you can. The dirt will start coming off and if your seat is too dirty, you may have to switch sponges.

Leave the couch to dry completely then use the bristle brush to re-fluff the spots you cleaned on your microfiber couch.

upholstery tips - person holding up dirty sponge and microfiber couch in the background

6. UPHOLSTERY TIP FOR GREASY STAINS
Here are some tips on the removal of grease stains from upholstery. Although the instructions call for corn starch, any talcum powder (such as baby powder) should suffice.

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