How often should I clean my furniture?

                After a long evening of entertaining friends and family at your holiday event, a nice glass of wine and a relaxing quiet time on your living furniture seems just about right. Ahh, there’s nothing like kicking up your feet and having self time. All of a sudden you notice a small food stain on the armrest of your sofa. It doesn’t bother you at first, but then you notice a watermark stain on one of the cushions. Still, its not so bad because you are not using these areas for now. Then as you continue to relax on your furniture you notice that your feet have left somewhat of a dirt stain on your furniture.

                After realizing all of these stains an entire new question comes to mind. When was the last time that you had your furniture cleaned professionally? This question now opens your mind to new questions like, How dirty is my furniture really? If it looks fine to me, is it really necessary? What is the difference of me cleaning it myself and having a professional clean it? Why should I even try and spend any money on maintaining my furniture anyways?

                These are all great and relevant questions that we all, at one time or another, have asked ourselves about our furniture. So where do we go for answers? The internet is a great and place to start of course but what are you looking for exactly? Do we want self help, do it yourself answers? Would we rather have someone else do it for us? These answers will vary from person to person of course, but a great to start would be to get information.

                Why should I clean my furniture? Obviously this would be an easy answer for some. For others this can be a mind boggling question. Answers vary from, I barely use my furniture, to, I vacuum or self clean my furniture regularly from time to time. Although these are common sense reason to avoid cleaning your furniture regularly, they can also be damaging answers as well. Just like any piece of clothing or fabric, if not used often or hand washed, it still needs to be cleaned and laundered properly. Besides accumulating dust and stains, furniture can easily begin to wear away over time if not taken care of properly.

                How often should I clean my furniture? Even if you vacuum or clean your furniture with the home steamer that you have, a professional cleaner can refresh and remove stains and dust much better than a vacuum or a steamer can. With a professional cleaning you can rest assured that your furniture is dust and allergen free. Over time, with regular use, furniture can attract dirt and stain from clothes and even produce color transfer from different colored clothes as well. Soon, before you know it, your sofa is starting to change colors in certain areas and you start to wonder if these are dirty areas or damaged areas.

                No matter what questions you have about furniture maintenance or cleaning, EG Cleaning Chicago can help you find the right answers that you need. EG Cleaning provides regular cleaning methods and even special stain treatments that can ensure that your furniture will be looking better after each and every cleaning. So if there are any questions or concerns that you have about your sofa, armchairs, recliners or dining room chairs just give us a call at 773.455.5792 or visit us online at egcleaningchicago.com