Buying a new sofa in the summer sale? Keep it looking good for longer!

Those summer holiday sales are hard to resist aren’t they? If you’ve been thinking about treating yourself to a new three piece suite or comfy sofa, and there it is, you spot it in the sale down the road at 30% off, you naturally get straight in there and make the deal.

Once your new furniture has been delivered, you’ll need some tips on how to take care of it so that your purchase lasts you for many years to come and you’re not out looking for a replacement sofa in 18 months’ time!

Keeping your furniture clean is something that’s virtually guaranteed to extend its life. You can take care of it as much as possible yourself by making sure it’s protected, whether leather or fabric, with a good stain repellent, and wiping up any spot stains, spillages or accidents as soon as they happen.

Another way to really look after your upholstery is by having it professionally cleaned.

Once you’ve had the sofa for a little while, treat it to a proper, thorough clean by 1st Choice Chem-Dry to freshen it up and restore it to its nearly-new glory. It will perk up the colour as well as removing any traces of stains or spills that you thought you got rid of but are still there if you look really hard.

If your furniture is fabric upholstered it will be lovely, clean and dry within four to six hours (unlike some cleaning methods that leave your furniture or carpets out of action for a day, sometimes even two days).
If your sofas are leather, don’t worry as 1st Choice Chemdry can tackle those too. We don’t advise you using any of the any generic cleaning products on the market at the moment for cleaning leather, because some of them can damage the leather, breaking down the finish, drying the material out and causing it to crack.

We have a special range of Chem-Dry leather cleaning products which have been proven safe and effective for use on leather furniture, and they are recommended by 300 tanneries and manufacturers. Keep some leather cleaning products at hand for those little accidents, and make sure that if it’s looking a little weary, you get your sofa expertly perked up by a qualified professional furniture cleaner.
Just a little love and attention will keep your sale buy sofa looking fabulous for many months to come…