Cleaning dirty Sofa

You will have to do a patch test. I cleaned mine with steam wrongly starting on the arm and the colour ran as it is multi coloured stripe it notices. Upholstery cleaner with a sponge worked ok on the rest of mine but not as good as a professional.

You may be lucky with a steam cleaner but personally with it being an expensive piece of furniture I would find a professional to do it.
Once it has been done I would make sure your dog is showered or bathed every week to stop a repeat performance.

Steam cleaners are great but the steam may shrink the fabric, so test it on a bit at the back first. I’d use a bigger cleaner with more power than ta little hand held- they have atttachments for upholstery and you need a rough cloth like an old white towel to wipe the dirt that lifts off and dry the fabric. I steamed a large 1970s dralon chair and it did clean up well.

I was told my sofa upholstery could only be spot-cleaned, not dry-cleaned or washed (even though cushion covers are removeable?!) , because it would lose it's fire-resistance. In the end the covers got so grubby that I removed them and washed on a low heat using wool washing liquid. May no longer be fire-resistant but looks much better!

Thanks so much for the tips. I think I will try a steam cleaner on a bit that can't be seen.

Depends what the fabric is - cleaning it can remove the fire safety element. If it's just round the base though I'd use a mild solution of washing powder and a damp cloth - again try an inconspicuous area first.

My dog has done exactly the same thing Framilode, I used some foam upholstery cleaner. It worked.

I think you should get it done professionally if your sofa is new and was expensive.

Doing things yourself could invalidate any guarantee.

Good luck!

I did mine last week, hired a Rug Doctor from the local Morissons cost about £30 for the day with the upholstery kit. Didn't take long so I did the carpets as well, fairly heavy so you may need assistance, would be easy for an able bodied man.