Saturday, June 28, 2014

How to Clean Microfiber

     First thing first, God is awesome! Being a newlywed couple money is tight and we are trying to build up our savings. So we usually just don't go out and make big purchases. A few months ago I was telling my husband that I one day I wanted to get a rocking chair, at least before we have a baby. But I knew we didn't need to go out and buy one. I was just thinking out loud. Well not two days later a friend from church messaged me on Facebook asking if I would want a glider rocking chair! I know! Wow! Talk about awesome timing! I messaged her back telling her that I was just saying how I wanted a rocking chair and knew we wouldn't be in a place to buy one quite yet. So when he husband bought it to church i was excited to see it was in great shape and had an ottoman too! This couple had adopted their precious daughter a year or so ago so there were some stains on the ottoman which is to be expected when there is a toddler in the house. Even since we've had it my niece got a blueberry stain on it. 

So i figured a little resolve and it'd be good to go. Not the case. I figured I would just make a slip-cover for it and call it that. But of course life got crazy and I didn't have time to pull out my sewing machine. Well I saw on Pinterest a tutorial on how to clean microfiber so I figured I would give it a whirl.

What you need -
Spray bottle
Rubbing alcohol 
Neutral colored sponge
Clean scrub brush (optional) 


So here are the before pictures...I know it looks pretty rough! 


Bleh


So you are going start by spraying down the area you want to clean. (I just started in one corner and worked my way around) Now don't be skimpy with the spraying. You want it pretty wet, the alcohol will evaporate so it's not a big deal. Now grab your sponge and just start rubbing away. Yep that's really just it. My stains were pretty set in so it took some serious elbow grease. But after about 8-10 minutes my once filthy ottoman looks almost brand new! 


Pretty neat-o! The ring along the edges in the pic above is just from where it was still kinda wet. It dried right away. If you want to grab that scrub brush and re"fluff" the fabric. 


Bam! So almost all the stains came out except for the previously mentioned blueberry stain. Thank's Paisley pop! But hey everytime I see that little purple spot I think of my sweet silly neice! 

So that is it. As I write this up let me just toss a shout out for my favorite BBC period drama EVER!! North and South! It's wonderful and I totally recomend watching it! 

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