Upholstery is a huge investment and one that can be difficult to take care of.
Properly maintained furniture can last twice as long or even three times as long as improperly maintained furnishings.
Read this article and get some tips on maintaining your homes furniture.
The biggest thing you can do is vacuum your upholstery regularly.
Soil is abrasive and needs to be removed from your furniture's fabric as soon as possible.
If it is not, it will wear down the fabric every time someone sits on it.
Once a month get the vacuum out with an upholstery attachment.
Carefully vacuum all of the fabric on the upholstery.
Another tip is to take advantage of the arm covers that come with your upholstery.
Many couches and chairs come with tailored arm covers.
Be sure to use them as they will take the wear instead of the actual furniture being worn.
Most people just throw them out or leave them tucked under a pillow.
Don't do that, use them.
My last tip is to rotate the cushions regularly.
This will spread out the wear.
Most couches have one section that gets sat upon the most.
Rotate the cushions around if possible flip them over.
This will increase the life of your furniture greatly.
Do this once a month at the same time that you vacuum.
I hope these tips will help you maintain your upholstery.
They are simple and easy but can make a huge difference and help greatly increase the life of your upholstered furniture.
Good luck to you and your home.