Leave the Covers On!

Another poll has closed. What do you think? What's the best way to clean couch or chair cushion covers?

Definitely DO NOT remove them and put them in the wash machine. This will not only shrink them, but they will be almost impossible to put back on the cushion. You can vacuum them, but that doesn't remove all the soiling in the long run. You could use your own cleaning machine, but you need to make sure that you know what kind of material you are cleaning, how it will be affected by water and cleaning chemicals, are their dyes or threads that will bleed through and so on. Your best bet is to have it professionally cleaned.

Special cleaners have been designed to clean upholstery. Some material requires specialty chemicals to avoid shrinkage, damage, browning, bleeding and so on.

If you decide to clean upholstery on your own, remember you are taking things into your own hands and any problems that occur could be irreparable.