How to clean upholstered furniture from smell. How to clean a sofa quickly and effectively at home

Upholstered furniture should be looked after in the same way as other items in the apartment.

The upholstery tends to absorb unpleasant odors, especially sour ones, various liquids quickly penetrate into it, from which, after a while, it appears bad smell.

The reasons for the appearance of stench are different: vomiting, urine, spilled alcohol or food.

Cleaning a fabric sofa at home is easy, but leather requires a little more attention.

To get rid of bad smell possible in a short period of time, if timely measures are taken, and not wait a few days.

Remedies for stench due to urine from young children and old people

When there is a small child in the house or old man you should prepare for unpleasant odors, stock up on an arsenal of chemicals and home remedies.

Sick people often do not notice how they empty bladder, and newborns involuntarily leave stains.

The smell of urine is very strong. When you see a stain, you should immediately treat it.

The best ways to get rid of the smell:

1. Iodine. Dilute 10-20 drops in 1 liter of water, treat the surface. Iodine should not be used on light-colored sofas, it can leave stains.
2. For light upholstery, it is recommended to use a solution of vinegar, lemon juice and potassium permanganate. The first two components are taken in the same amount. Manganese - 2-3 crystals. Spray with dry paper towels.
3. If an elderly man (woman) urinated on the sofa, vodka or ammonia is applied to the source of the “fragrance”. After half an hour, treat with laundry soap with vinegar essence. Then wipe with water, dry.
4. In a bowl of warm water, the detergent is whipped into a cool foam. For processing the sofa, only foam is used.
5. Cover furniture with flavored salt, leave for 9 hours. The agent is removed with a soft brush or vacuum cleaner.

If an elderly person is disabled, and there are problems with his daily movement to another place to clean the sofa, they use household chemicals. It is more aggressive and removes even the oldest stains and odors.

When buying chemicals, first study the label to find a really effective bottle. It is necessary to follow the manufacturer's recommendations regarding processing, the exposure time on the sofa and removal are important conditions that help not to spoil the upholstery of the sofa.

Another efficient way

Small children often spit up, sometimes parents do not have time to put the child in the right place so as not to stain the furniture. And any vomiting causes a fetid odor that is difficult to remove from the tissue.

How to get rid of the smell in the sofas? Furniture must be handled with care when using chemicals to remove unpleasant odors. The selected product is preliminarily used on the sofa below, where , in which case, tissue damage will not be noticeable.

You will need:

• rubber gloves;
• paper towels;
• packages;
• vinegar;
• baking soda;
• soft fabric;
• spray;
• water;
• soft brush.

Putting on rubber gloves, blot moisture with paper towels. All soiled towels are placed immediately in the bag.

Mix 1 part vinegar with hot water, pour into a spray bottle. If a stain remains after vomiting, add a small amount of detergent.

The mixture is applied to the contaminated area, a soft brush or cloth is used for cleaning. Then the bottle is washed, water is collected and the furniture is rinsed, blotting with a clean cloth.

The cleaned surface is treated with baking soda. After 12 hours, it is removed, rinsed again with water. If necessary, repeat the odor removal in this way again.

If this method does not help, chemicals sold in the store will come to the rescue.

Removing the stench from spilled beer

After family holidays or meetings with friends, dirt is often found on the carpet or upholstered furniture. Food stains are removed quickly, and the smell of alcohol is difficult to remove.

After a beer spill, it's important to act quickly. After 3-6 hours, the liquid penetrates deep into the tissue, and after a day or two, it begins to ferment. This is a serious problem. It's hard to get the smell out of the couch from beer.

How to get rid of the smell from sofas? If you notice that the beer has spilled, you should immediately blot the contaminated area with a paper towel to remove excess moisture. This will prevent liquids from penetrating into the deeper layers of the sofa. Then the area is treated with a solution prepared at home.

A remedy that will remove the smell of beer or other alcoholic beverage:

1. Mix 1 part white vinegar with 6 parts water. The solution is applied to the contaminated area, allowed to act for 6-8 hours. Then dry the sofa.
2. The use of a skin-safe enzymatic solution is recommended as an alternative solution. He will quickly remove the remnants of beer from the sofa, get rid of the unpleasant odor.
3. The baking soda will help absorb the remaining odors. It is sprinkled on the place of the spilled drink, removed after a couple of hours with ordinary water.

If after these procedures the sofa smells of the product used, rinse the contaminated area with water with the addition of your favorite essential oil. This should be done with caution, diluting in a large amount of liquid so that no stains remain.

Getting rid of dog and cat odor

Pets cause a lot of trouble, wool, cat and dog urine give upholstered furniture an unpleasant smell. If there is a pet in the house, you should monitor sofas and armchairs.

How to remove the smell?

Cleansing upholstered furniture right - recipes that are used at home without fear of damaging furniture:

1. Usage ammonia. When you notice that your pet has urinated on the chair, remove the dirt immediately. Ammonia 10% solution can clean furniture from stains and remove smell from the sofa. After rubbing the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe fabric with ammonia, leave it for half an hour. Then the stain is treated with laundry soap and washed off with water and vinegar (1 tablespoon per 1 liter of water). It is better to dry the sofa in the fresh air, so that there is no smell of vinegar, ammonia or soap, or use a regular hair dryer.
2. They absorb urine with a newspaper, it is advisable to do the procedure with gloves, press the sofa strongly and deeply. Soak the contaminated area with an enzymatic cleaner, leave for 10-15 minutes. The contaminated area is washed, blotted with paper towels and left to dry.
3. Baking soda and vinegar. Combining these components creates sodium acetate (salt). It acts as an abrasive to remove stains and stinks. You can remove the smell from the sofa as follows: sprinkle the stain with baking soda, let it work a little (5-10 minutes). In a spray bottle, mix equal parts vinegar and water. The resulting product is sprayed over soda. After 5 minutes, the contaminated area is wiped with a towel, allowed to dry.
4. Hydrogen peroxide breaks down certain chemicals in urine and is used along with baking soda and dish detergent. Using a paper towel, remove excess liquid from the upholstery. Sprinkle baking soda over the desired area. After 5 minutes, mix 0.5 cups of 3% hydrogen peroxide and 1 tsp. dish detergent in a bowl. Soak a towel in the mixture and blot the stain. No need to rub.
5. Listerine is used as a deodorant. Great way to clean a sofa. The main condition is to dilute, since the product is highly concentrated. This method will not remove the stain, thanks to it you can achieve a fragrance from the furniture.

Only enzymatic cleaners can completely remove the smell from the sofa. Uric acid can only be removed by enzymes.

Unfortunately, cleaning products like baking soda, soap, and vinegar temporarily mask the smell. These alternative methods are used if an enzymatic cleaner is not available at the time of the incident.

Over time, upholstered furniture will again smell unpleasant and the pet, smelling the smell, will again begin to go to the toilet there.

The smell of new furniture

When buying new furniture, the smell of formaldehyde and other substances is felt. This problem does not allow you to enjoy the purchased item, especially if a person has an allergy.

How to clean new sofa? After delivering the furniture home and unpacking, you should walk on it with a vacuum cleaner, remove sawdust and other fine dust. Salt is placed in the corners of the sofa (it is a natural adsorbent), scattered over the fabric. After 9 hours, clean with a vacuum cleaner.

Not bad absorbs the smell of mint, green and black tea. The bags are laid out inside the furniture. Or, you can prepare an aromatic mixture of thyme and lavender, place the herbs in stockings. Copes well with an unpleasant aroma and vanilla sugar.

Removing unpleasant odors from a sofa is not an easy job. It is important to cook properly home remedy, according to the recipe.

After the holidays, the "killed" sofa or chair can be saved! It is possible and not difficult to remove the stain, but to remove the smell ... We described and tried it ourselves.

So, we have a great sofa, a place where they like to relax with the whole family or gather with friends. It may be new or have been used for many years. And then an incident happened, on holidays a drink was spilled on him, if we talk about alcohol, then this is most often beer, or food, such as soup and juices. And if there is a small child in the house, then incidents are regular. Your children grow and develop, learn about the world and require constant attention to themselves, but young parents do not always have time to keep track of them. Familiar? Pets can also cause a lot of trouble for you and your sofa or chair. Below you will find the elimination options and our comparative experiment.

Did you arrive at the scene of the "crime" immediately after it had been committed? Your chances of success are great! running after paper towels or napkins, ordinary towels or just a rag, the main thing is that it absorbs well. We apply it to the surface on which the liquid was spilled and collect as much as possible, the more collected, the better. Made!

What we see is the surface is wet and stained. How to remove stains, we will discuss in more detail in another article. I’ll just say that there are a lot of stain removers in stores, the main rule is to choose the right product. In the household chemicals store, voice to the seller “what you spilled” and on what material, a more or less competent seller will offer several options, a less competent one will give you “vanish”.
Well, it seems that everything was cleared as best they could, and even appearance soft product restored, but a few days passed and you began to notice a strange smell from the sofa. All! There is no way to sit comfortably and relax, and inviting someone to visit is not at all an option. I inform all beer lovers that the smell of beer disappears in a day (unless, of course, you soaked the sofa in beer).
If you have a sofa upholstered on a fabric basis, then the liquid passes through the upholstery fabric, gets on the interlining (technical fabric) and the synthetic winterizer, spreads and then penetrates the base - soft polyurethane foam, he is foam rubber. If a lot of liquid has been spilled, then it reaches the tree and is already absorbed into the tree.
If the sofa is made of leather or leather substitutes, then you are very lucky, such materials are able to keep liquid on the surface for a long time and are weak in absorption, and even more so passing through themselves.

Typically, the strongest odor is from urine. You can entrust the cleaning of the sofa from urine to specialists or try to do everything yourself. It should be noted that in the first case, a positive outcome of cleaning is not always guaranteed, the smell may return! However, one must be realistic, because the employees of the company will put in order old sofa rather than make it new! In addition, the prices of various cleaning organizations vary greatly, so it’s better to discuss the cost of services over the phone when you call for a “cleaning” at home. As for the second method, it is the most commonly used. Just because it's cheap.
So let's go.
Most often, the owners of damaged sofas use special means, which are designed specifically for cleaning the upholstery of upholstered furniture. Yes, yes, we’re going to the store again, because at home you don’t have a chemical laboratory after all. The procedure, most often, is the same, we went to the store, “drank blood” to the seller, chose the appropriate (liked) stain remover, came home, tried it, killed the smell for a couple of days, mentally scolded the seller and all the current chem. industry. Did not help…
It is important to understand that you clean only the top layer of furniture, it is already very difficult to “pull out” what has penetrated inside, therefore it is so important to immediately collect the maximum liquid on the surface.
If you're looking for a less damaging way to clean your upholstered furniture, use table vinegar. Dilute vinegar in water. Once you have a weak solution, take an unwanted sheet and dip it into the liquid. Then wring out the sheet well, then place it on the upholstery of the sofa. Then press the sheet harder against the upholstery so that the vinegar solution can penetrate the top layers of the furniture. This technique must be repeated several times. Vinegar neutralizes odors and cleans dirt from upholstery. Important point, always (I repeat always!) test first on an inconspicuous part of the furniture, how the upholstery will react to the cleaning agent! For example behind the sofa.

Another option that we tested in production came to us by accident, which was the reason for writing this article. Our office sofa was filled with a terrifying smell of liquid in an ashtray with cigarette butts, I think you can imagine what "flavors" the sofa exuded! Convulsively collecting liquid from the surface, we combed the backs of our heads, how to remove the smell ?! Wandering on the Internet did not lead to anything concrete, everything was advised there, from household chemicals and perfumes to shamanic rites. Suppliers of materials also did not help much.
The surface of the sofa is fabric, the places of pollution are significant, two pieces. From improvised means, they found in the car an odor destroyer for a car, liquid in a can (price up to 200 rubles) and vinegar. We decided to compare which is better. Since the liquid has penetrated deeply, you need to get into all layers of the sofa. No sooner said than done! Tested on the back of the sofa, everything is fine, no traces. Two times more vinegar was poured on one spot than the spilled liquid from the ashtray, on the other the odor destroyer in the same proportions! They poured a little wider than the spots, so that the liquid got into the same places. The tension was rising! Smell too! Waiting for it to dry...
Three days have passed, there is no smell, only the aroma of an odor remover. The experiment turned out to be blurry, because. the tests took place on the same sofa and the smells of the two "leaders" were mixed. But according to the subjective opinion of the testers, the vinegar coped worse, leaning its noses against the sofa, the stain on which the vinegar was poured still exudes a slight smell of spilled liquid from the ashtray. Therefore, the first place is awarded to the odor eliminator for the car!
Further, for the purity of the experiment, the sofa was disassembled, in the place of the stain, a cut was made according to the materials. In the lower layers, the smell was still preserved, although it was not noticeable when the sofa was assembled. I had to change a piece of sofa upholstery and fillers.
Findings:
1. Be neat;
2. Odor remover for cars well done!
3. Smoking is bad;
4. It is impossible to remove a very deep penetration of liquid into upholstered furniture and the subsequent smell, then either rent a sofa for “reupholstery” or change it. No chem. the funds will not reach and fall into those places where the liquid got inside the sofa.
5. In vain we did not remove the stains on the upholstery at first, the vinegar and the odor remover “strengthened” them greatly. So get the stain out first! Also, do not experiment with light-colored upholstery of upholstered furniture - stains often remain on it!
If the sofa has been damaged by liquids for a long time and more than once, and the smell has eaten into the furniture, then it is better to get rid of it without wasting nerves and time!

If upholstered furniture smells bad, this is not a reason to change the upholstery or call dry cleaning specialists. There are simple but effective means get rid of the smell on the sofa or chair. However, first of all, you need to determine what kind of aroma you have to fight and how deeply it has eaten.

Types of unpleasant odors coming from upholstered furniture:

• the smell of new furniture;
• smell old furniture;
• the smell of food, drinks or tobacco;
• the smell of human or pet secretions (urine, vomit).

Eliminate the smell of new furniture

Upholstered furniture can smell bad for one of three reasons:

• the material (usually chipboard) from which the frame of the sofa or chair is made decomposes, releasing toxic substances into the air;
• a specific smell comes from the leatherette upholstery;
• the seller kept the interior item in a poorly ventilated warehouse with high humidity air, due to which the upholstery was damp and saturated with the smell of mustiness.

If the cause of the stench is chipboard, the furniture should be laid out, all removable pillows should be taken out onto the balcony for ventilation (so that they do not burn out, they should not be exposed to direct Sun rays), a wooden box vacuum from the inside, thoroughly cleaning it of sawdust. The room where the upholstered furniture is located is ventilated for 10–24 hours.

So that the smell is not felt, bowls with ordinary or flavored salt are placed in the corners of the room, tea bags are laid out. An open bottle of lavender oil is placed inside the sofa drawer. Well neutralizes the smell and neutralizes the toxic fumes of formaldehyde room ozonizer. Over the next 2 weeks, the room is periodically ventilated. If the smell does not disappear, it is better to return the furniture to the store: it is dangerous to use it.

Many people react painfully to the scent of new leatherette. Folk remedies they can only spoil the coating, they will not cope with the smell. Buy Leather good cleaner from OPTIMA or a similar product and treat the upholstery with it.

If the smell of mustiness comes from the fabric upholstery, it is necessary to carefully inspect the furniture. If mold is found on wood parts (chipboard) or upholstery, the furniture will have to be returned to the seller.

If the piece of furniture is just a little damp, a dehumidifier or a heater is turned on next to it.

Removing the smell of old furniture

The unpleasant smell of old furniture can be explained by:

• the presence of bedbugs in the furniture (their secretions are allergenic);
• a lot of dust in the upholstery;
• damp pillows, possibly mold;
• old, ingrained dirt from food, drinks, excretions of people and animals.

To remove the smell from a sofa or chair inherited, the furniture is first inspected from all sides, checking the seams and gaps between the pillows. When bedbugs are found, they are destroyed.

On very old furniture, dust has accumulated over the years; an ordinary vacuum cleaner will not completely cope with it. Moisten an old sheet from a spray bottle with a weak solution of vinegar (at the rate of a tablespoon of vinegar per half liter of water). Vacuumed pillows are covered with a sheet and beaten with a carpet beater or an ordinary rolling pin. All the dust will settle on the sheet. To enhance the effect, the pillows are then additionally treated with a furniture cleaner.

Damp pillows are covered with baking soda or a mixture of salt with dried and crushed peppermint. After 12 hours, the pillows are cleaned with a vacuum cleaner. If the cause of the stench is mold, the upholstery should be changed (in extreme cases, the damaged area should be replaced), and the body should be wiped with a chlorine-containing household chemical or a special fungicide.

Elimination of food odors, excretions of people and animals

If any products, urine or other secretions get on the upholstery, you must immediately blot them with a napkin so that the dirt does not eat into the pillows. Before you get rid of the smell on an armchair or sofa, you need to remove the stain from the upholstery with a stain remover.

If the stain is old and the smell has already eaten into the filler, a mixture of 9% vinegar and hydrogen peroxide (in equal proportions) is injected into the pillows using a medical syringe. The stench will be neutralized, but the pillow will have to dry for 2-3 weeks. Using a hair dryer speeds up drying.

To get rid of the smell of tobacco, fish, beer, vomit, dog hair, wipe the upholstery with a cloth soaked in a solution of vinegar (1 tablespoon per 0.5 liter of water). If the smell of vinegar is annoying, you can use lemon juice.

To eliminate the smell of infant urine, lemon juice is poured into a spray bottle and sprayed on the problem area. When the juice dries, a laundry soap whipped into foam is applied to the affected area of ​​\u200b\u200bupholstery, which is washed off with water after a few minutes.

The urine of an adult or a pet is more offensive than that of a small child. To remove the smell from a chair or sofa, the pillows are treated first with lemon juice, and then with soap suds with the addition of oxygen bleach for colored linen. To eliminate the smell from dark fabric upholstery, a weak solution of potassium permanganate is used. All products are first checked on inconspicuous areas of the upholstery.

The easiest way to remove the stench from the upholstery is leather or leatherette: the pillows are wiped with liquid soap with the addition of a small amount of ammonia (1 teaspoon per 50 ml of soap). Then the foam is washed off with water. If the upholstery is ruined by a cat, dried citrus peels are placed inside the sofa. Cats do not like this smell, and the pet will no longer covet upholstered furniture.

Ready-to-use odor control products

On sale there are many drugs designed to effectively eliminate unpleasant odors that have eaten into the upholstery.

The most popular of these tools:

• DuftaFresh is a spray that decomposes organic odor molecules in human urine. The drug includes completely biodegradable components, does not leave marks on furniture, does not cause allergic reactions when it comes into contact with the skin, its use in kindergartens is allowed;
• OdorGone Professional for Home - an organic liquid remedy that eliminates most unpleasant odors, including cadaveric;
• "Zoovorsin" - a spray with a dry-cleaning effect, suitable for removing stains and animal odors from upholstery, faux fur, carpets.

Upholstered furniture is always in the “risk zone”. You can accidentally spill beer, wine, coffee and other drinks on it during festive feasts. Children and pets love to play soft armchairs and sofas, leaving various “surprises” and surprises on pieces of furniture. So that the place where they like to relax with the whole family is always in a clean, fresh and great view, you need to know how to remove the smell from upholstered furniture. Of course, you can always use the services of professional dry cleaning, but such a service is not cheap. We suggest trying to defeat the “set” of aromas on your own, using home remedies and folk experience.

Causes of odor

Smell is the evaporation of organic and inorganic compounds that the olfactory organs are able to capture. To determine how to fix the problem, you need to find out the cause of its occurrence. The most common causes of odor include:

• Tobacco smoke. The caustic extract of tobacco impregnates all interior items, clothes and, of course, upholstered furniture.
• Spilled drinks with a strong aroma.
• Dampness and mustiness.
• Burn during a fire.
• Traces of vital activity, marks and various “surprises” of animals.
• Children's "surprises" in the form of urine and vomit.
• General soiling of furniture upholstery.

Very often, upholstered furniture is saturated with the unpleasant smell that “reigns” in the apartment. In this case, the fight against the problem must begin with a general cleaning of the entire apartment, washing things and airing the room.

How to remove smell from upholstered furniture?

Main Rule effective fight with the smell of upholstered furniture - eliminate the cause and remove the stain from the upholstery. This rule is especially true when using products such as vinegar or lemon acid, since they can “strengthen” the stain, in the future, the pollution simply cannot be removed. In addition, all methods and means used must be tested on an inconspicuous area of ​​the interior item so as not to spoil the upholstery. Next, we will tell you how to get rid of the smell from upholstered furniture in each case.

How to eliminate the musty smell?

If the sofa is just damp and we are not talking about a fungal infection, then just take the piece of furniture to Fresh air and the smell will disappear on its own. If there is a fungus in the house, then it is completely useless to clean any piece of furniture until the mold is completely removed from the house. After the problem with the fungus is solved, proceed to clean up all traces of it left:

1. Dry the sofa completely from dampness, both inside and out.
2. Vacuum upholstery to remove all dust, dirt and mold spores. It is best to do this outdoors to prevent the fungus spores from spreading throughout the house.
3. Prepare a solution of denatured alcohol by mixing 1 part of the drug with 1 part of water.
4. Soak a cloth in the solution, wring it out thoroughly.
5. Wipe the sofa upholstery with a slightly damp cloth.
6. Put the sofa in direct sunlight and leave the furniture to dry for several hours. The ultraviolet rays of the sun will kill mold spores.

Important! To combat the fungus, use special disinfectants that can destroy fungal spores and prevent their appearance. You can use a fungicide in liquid form for this purpose. Spray the sofa (outside and inside) with a fungicide solution using a spray bottle, allow the sofa to dry completely.

How to remove smell from an old sofa?

If the sofa has not been cleaned for a long time, then such a product simply needs a bath day. You can clean an old, battered sofa with any chemical detergent or use folk methods.

Step by step instructions for cleaning the sofa:

1. Soak an old sheet in water, wring it out well. If the sheet is too damp, then all the collected dust will leave dirt stains on the upholstery.
2. Cover the sofa with a damp cloth, knock out the dust from it.
3. Vacuum the furniture.
4. Sprinkle the upholstery of the sofa with salt (regular food or flavored) and leave for the whole day.
5. Collect the salt with a vacuum cleaner.
6. Prepare detergent: dissolve soap in 1 liter of water, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of citric acid and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vinegar.
7. Beat the resulting mixture until foam forms.
8. Apply the product to the sponge (foam), cover the upholstery of the sofa with it.
9. Leave the furniture for a few hours.
10. Remove the remaining dried foam with a stiff brush.
11. Give the sofa time to dry.

• For capricious upholstery materials (leather, leatherette), use a soapy solution (1-2 teaspoons liquid soap per 1-1.5 liters of water) with the addition of 1 tbsp. spoons of ammonia. After cleaning, wipe the sofa first with a damp cloth and then with a dry one.
• Clean velor, jacquard, flock without the use of chemical solvents. Use soapy water and baking soda: Clean with soapy water first, then wipe the stained area with baking soda mixed with milk.

How to remove the smell from upholstered furniture from liquids?

Drinks spilled on the sofa penetrate deep into the upholstery, so one wash of the covers is sometimes not enough to get rid of odors that have eaten into the foam rubber and the wooden frame of the furniture. To neutralize amber, you can use special preparations from pet and auto stores (Liqui Moly Geruchskiller, HG5185, Organics Zoo-Zym, Orange-Oxy), or you can use improvised means.

The most effective home remedies are:

• Acetic acid.
• Lemon juice.
• Potassium permanganate.
• Hydrogen peroxide.
• Salt (table or flavored).
• Tea (black or green).
• Freshly ground coffee.
• Soap solution + ammonia.

Each method has its pros and cons, so before using these products, test them on an inconspicuous area of ​​upholstery. We will discuss below how to properly use improvised means.

Vinegar

The remaining odor from fish, tobacco, vomit, beer, as well as the smell of a dog can be removed with acetic acid or table vinegar:

1. Dilute 2 tbsp. tablespoons of acid in a liter of water.
2. Wet a clean cloth with the solution.
3. Treat problem areas carefully. If necessary, treat the entire surface of the furniture and leave to dry completely.
4. Ventilate the room to get rid of the pungent smell of vinegar.

• Acetic acid can be replaced with lemon juice or hydrogen peroxide.
• If you are using ordinary table vinegar, then dilute it in a bucket (basin) until a weak solution is obtained. Dip an unnecessary sheet into the prepared solution, wring it out thoroughly and cover the sofa (press it against the upholstery). Leave the sofa for an hour to allow the vinegar solution to penetrate the top layers of the furniture. Repeat the procedure several times until the unpleasant amber is completely destroyed.

Salt

Flavored or table salt will help get rid of the darling that has eaten into the upholstery:

1. Spread the product in an even layer on the sofa upholstery.
2. Leave the product for 8-10 hours.
3. Remove the remaining contaminated salt with a vacuum cleaner or a medium-hard brush.

Important! Salt can be replaced with a mixture of baking soda and potato starch. Prepare the mixture by taking the ingredients in a 1:1 ratio. Due to the porous structure, this mixture perfectly absorbs unpleasant odors.

Tea and coffee

Black or green tea and coffee can help get rid of an unpleasant smell. For this:

1. Spread tea bags on the sofa or couch, leave for a few days.
2. Pour freshly ground coffee on the upholstery, leave for 3-6 hours.
3. Carefully remove coffee residues with a vacuum cleaner.

Potassium permanganate

You can remove the odor left by your pet with a solution of potassium permanganate. The product oxidizes urine and deodorizes the damaged area of ​​the sofa upholstery. Treat the cat's mark with the solution and let the sofa dry.

Ammonia

Urine stains and odors are best removed from upholstered furniture with ammonia:

1. Wipe the stained area with ammonia, leave for half an hour.
2. Rub the soiled area of ​​the upholstery with laundry soap, leave again for 20 minutes.
3. Rinse off any remaining product clean water with the addition of vinegar (1 tablespoon of the product per 1 liter of water).
4. Dry the furniture.

Important! Children's urine has a lighter odor compared to adult urine, so the odor can be eliminated more easily. Instead of ammonia, use a solution of vinegar in a ratio of 1: 5 in favor of water to remove the darling. Then rub the contaminated area with laundry soap and leave for 20 minutes. You can wash off the product with an aqueous solution with the addition of lemon juice or potassium permanganate. A solution of iodine has proven itself well (15 drops per 1 liter of water), but it cannot be cleaned with a light surface.

Vinegar + baking soda + hydrogen peroxide

To get rid of the pungent smell of animal urine, use heavy “artillery”:

1. Prepare a solution of vinegar in a ratio of 1:3 in favor of water.
2. Wet the stained area of ​​the upholstery with the prepared solution, leave for half an hour.
3. Sprinkle the treated area with baking soda.
4. Dilute hydrogen peroxide with water and soap solution in the ratio: 1 part of the preparation per 100 ml of water and 1 part of soap solution.
5. Spray the prepared cleaner on the stain, leave for 2 hours.
6. Remove product residue with a damp cloth.
7. Vacuum the sofa and dry the surface.

Upholstered furniture requires not only careful attitude to it, but also regular care. In order for the sofa and chairs to serve for a long time and be in excellent condition, you must adhere to the following rules:

• Periodically clean the upholstery of upholstered furniture. Every month, knock out the sofa from accumulated dust and treat the upholstery with soapy water or a special shampoo for the care of upholstered furniture. Unpleasant odors can appear not only from urine, sweat, but also from general pollution during the operation of the product.

• Wipe up any spilled liquid immediately. As soon as you notice a stain from a spilled drink, try to collect the liquid as soon as possible with napkins, paper towels or rags so that it does not pass through the upholstery fabric and does not get on the interlining (technical fabric) and synthetic winterizer. If a lot of liquid is spilled, it can reach up to wooden base. In this case, it will be very difficult to remove the smell from upholstered furniture.
• Do not allow animals to sit on upholstered furniture. Wool and specific smell pet can permanently soak into the upholstery of the sofa.
• Cover upholstered furniture with covers if there are small children and animals in the house. In this case, you will protect the upholstery of the sofa from unexpected “surprises”. In addition, the cover can be easily washed in washing machine.
• Maintain a constant dry environment in the furniture room so that harmful microorganisms (mold and fungus) do not spread in the room.

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The problem is always easier to prevent than to solve, so take care of the furniture, follow all the manufacturer's recommendations and properly care for interior items. And if the unexpected happened, and the upholstery of your favorite sofa began to exude an unpleasant odor, use our tips to remedy the situation.

The sofa is, one might say, the center of the home universe. They sleep on it, relax in front of the TV, play with children and pets, receive guests, eat and drink. That is why hostesses often have the question of how to clean the sofa. After all, he must always be in shape. The most typical problems that this piece of furniture faces are dust, stains and bad smell. Our tips will help you deal with them.

Getting rid of dust

The sofa is such a kind of dust collector. The settling of dust and its unimpeded deep penetration inside is facilitated by its extensive soft upholstery. Have you noticed that as soon as you sit on the sofa, you start to sneeze? This means that it's time to clean it from dust. But even if your nose does not react in any way to dust, cleaning is still required. Otherwise, dust mites will get you sooner or later, "organizing" an allergy. What can we say if there are children in the house. For them, it is doubly dangerous.

This is good if you regularly wipe the surface of the sofa with a damp cloth, but not enough. Once every six months, it must be thoroughly “shaken”, removing the dust that has settled in the depths. This can be done in two ways - with a carpet beater or a vacuum cleaner.

We regularly wipe the sofa with a damp cloth, a little less often - global cleaning!

Knockout. You can just work with a beater, extracting dust from the bowels of the sofa. But in this case, it will rise up, and then begin to settle on the surrounding objects and your lungs. You can cover everything around with polyethylene, but it is better to cover the sofa with a damp sheet before knocking it out. Having scrolled it in the washing machine in the “rinse + spin” mode, we get the ideal humidity. Still, too wet a sheet can leave ugly stains on the upholstery of the sofa. After laying the sheet, walk with a beater around the entire perimeter. Dust will be absorbed into the fabric, saving you from having to clean the surrounding area from it.

Care for a light surface requires special care

Vacuum cleaning. Suitable for both washing and regular vacuum cleaner. The higher the suction power, the better. Some models have a special nozzle for cleaning furniture. This brush will help to clean every millimeter of upholstery. And in the corners it is better to work with a hose without a nozzle. You can also use a regular floor brush, but the quality of cleaning will, of course, be lower.

Vacuuming with high suction power is one way to clean the sofa at home

Worth applying individual approach depending on the fabric from which the upholstery is made. So, a vacuum cleaner is contraindicated for a velor sofa. It can severely damage the pile. It is necessary to clean this fabric with a special brush for upholstered furniture. After that, moisten a microfiber cloth in a mild soapy solution (we dissolve laundry soap) and wipe the upholstery with it in the direction of the pile. Finally, dry the surface of the sofa with a dry waffle towel.

Regularly cleaning the sofa from dust is also important because stains remain on the dusty surface after cleaning the stains. Imagine: one of the household members or guests accidentally planted a stain, you, to your great honor, brought it out, but in return received untidy blurry lines that marked its boundaries. It's embarrassing, isn't it?

How to clean a stained sofa

However, stains are a more common problem than stains. The easiest way to deal with them is with the help of a store tool - Vanisha. It is diluted with water and whipped into foam, which is applied to the problem area and rubbed with a brush. You need to wait 15 minutes - and see a wonderful result: everything is clean. However, using Vanish is a rather costly way. Therefore, you need to have in your arsenal recipes for removing stains using cheap home remedies. They are also quite effective, and their choice is influenced by the origin of the stains.

• Coffee, tea, beer. In this case, you will need laundry soap. Wet the dirt slightly (with a cloth or soft sponge) and lather. Rub the soap into the upholstery with a brush. After 10 minutes, carefully remove the soap with a sponge dipped in warm water.

Shop products, rags and sponges - an arsenal that will help restore the sofa to its former appearance

• Blood. Do not under any circumstances use hot water. It will make her bleed even more. Soak the sponge in cold water, remove the clot with it and rub the contaminated area with laundry soap. Then rinse this place with cool water and wipe with a weak solution of vinegar (this is especially necessary if the sofa is light).
• Wine. Immediately blot the stain with a paper towel or towel until it spreads. Then sprinkle the area with salt. It will absorb moisture. After 10-15 minutes, brush off the salt with a brush, and wipe the contaminated area with a cloth soaked in alcohol or vodka. After a while, it is necessary to treat the stain with soapy water and brush again.

• Fat. Sprinkle a stain of oil or fatty broth with salt, soda or starch and wait a few minutes until the fat is absorbed. Then brush off the salt. Soak a sponge in dishwashing liquid and wipe the stained area thoroughly. Rinse after 15 minutes warm water.

Dishwashing liquid is effective in fighting grease stains

• Ink. Can be washed with alcohol, acetone, nail polish remover. Soak a cotton ball in one of these products and wipe the pen mark. For small dirt, try cleaning with an eraser. Ink sometimes eats into leather upholstery so strongly that it is impossible to cope with it at home - dry cleaning is required.
• Urine. A very problematic spot. Cleaning a sofa from urine is difficult, but possible. We act quickly. Blot the stain with a paper towel and dry it with a hair dryer. We process the surface with an aqueous solution of shampoo or dishwashing detergent. Dry again. Then we prepare a weak solution of potassium permanganate and distribute it over the sofa with a brush. You don't need to wash it off. For light sofas, this method of disinfection is not suitable.
• The rest of the spots. In all other cases, it is recommended to use a shampoo solution (or washing liquid) to which 10 drops of ammonia are added. After lathering the dirt with it, wait 5-7 minutes, then rinse with a sponge dipped in warm water.

Stains are best removed immediately, without waiting until they become old. Then much more effort will be needed, and a good result is not guaranteed. In addition, if the stain is not dried immediately, spilled liquid can not only damage the upholstery, but also penetrate into the depth of the sofa, where cleaning is problematic. Once absorbed, it can eventually become a source of an unpleasant odor. And then at least throw out the sofa.

We remove the smell

If the amber is not yet very strong and nasty, let's try to rid the sofa of it. What will help in this matter?

• Odor remover for cars. It is enough to “smother” the stains with them and, just in case, the insides of the sofa.
• filler for cat litter. Especially suitable if you are wondering how to clean a flock sofa. Sprinkle balloons generously all over the sofa, toss a little inside. After half an hour, the filler that has absorbed the smell must be collected and thrown away, and the sofa should be vacuumed.

• Steaming. It's great if you have a steamer, even better if it's vertical. It will refresh dull colors, and clean the surface, and destroy small insects with bacteria, and kill the unpleasant smell. After wet treatment, you need to let the sofa dry before you start using it.
• Airing. Very simple and effective method. In the summer, you need to take the sofa out into the fresh air. A couple of days - and everything is in order.
• Dry cleaning. Furniture will be professionally cleaned from dirt and odors. Some car washes also take on this job. But the method is very costly - both in terms of money and time.
• Simple chemistry. Vinegar, citric acid, potassium permanganate, hydrogen peroxide and salt are always ready to help.

In the fight against stains - the main time! Do not miss it, immediately start cleaning.

• How to clean a sofa with vinegar? Dilute two tablespoons of it in a liter of water. Dampen a soft sponge or flannel cloth with the resulting solution and wipe the sofa. Let it dry.

• Salt - ordinary cooking or aromatic - sprinkle on the surface of the sofa. Leave for half a day so that it absorbs odors. Then sweep away the salt.
• Salt in this recipe can replace freshly ground coffee, black or green tea. Let the sofa with such an odor absorber stand for two days.
• For a leather sofa, you need to prepare a warm soapy solution with the addition of a tablespoon of ammonia. Wipe the upholstery with it, then rinse with warm water and dry with a dry towel. After drying, the sofa will delight you with freshness.

It remains to say a few words about such specific pollution as animal hair and chewing gum. Wool is removed with rubber gloves or a damp cloth. And ice cubes are applied to the chewing gum and they wait for it to harden. After that, they pry it with a knife and separate it from the upholstery.

In order not to suffer so with the removal of stains and smells, it is better to take preventive measures: cover the sofa with a bedspread or cellophane film. And it's better for both.

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