I bought a beige microfiber rocker recliner to go in Ryan's nursery when he was a baby. It was totally fluff and comfy, while being kiiiind of streamlined enough for me to really like it. Here's the advertisement picture for it...
Cute, right?
Well, it was. Not so much anymore...here's a picture of it now.
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| Ew, ew, ewwww. |
Go ahead, say it. You won't hurt my feelings. YUCK!
I have attempted to clean it, believe it or not. Did you know water STAINS microfiber? Not permanantly, but it leaves a big nasty looking spot. I borrowed a carpet steamer from my MIL a month or so before Sophie made her arrival, and that just really made things worse. Also, upholstery cleaners are water-based, sooo....
Go figure this is also a time where Google failed me. Yes, somehow I searched this and came up with no answers. Whaaaaattttt.
And then one day, this little beaut' showed up on my Pinterest feed - How to clean microfiber furniture.
Oh, Pinterest. What did we ever do before you?
This sat in my "For the home" folder for a good long chunk of time before I actually went back and took a peek (pin now, read later). And the directions were really quite simple. Plus I had all the tools on-hand:
1. Rubbing alcohol.
2. Sponge or white rag.
3. Bristle scrubby brush.
So I finally decided to try it! The idea is that rubbing alcohol dries much faster than water so it won't leave a spot. You mist it, wipe with your sponge/rag (This took some elbow grease) and then swirl your bristle brush on it to fluff the upholstery back up a little bit.
Check this out.
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| Restored to its former glory....almost. |
TA-DAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't it SO much better?! Next I'll have to look up tearing up the upholstery to re-fluff it (Hah, yeah right) but for now it doesn't look quite so dreadful and just downright embarrassing.
Thanks, Pinterest! Thanks, other blog! :)
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