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How to keep your sofabed looking as good as new – our top tips for your home

A sofabed is not only a significant investment, it’s an essential and integral part of your home.  Sofabeds can be a great addition to any room, however they are most often found in a houses spare bedroom and are used for when guests stay over for the night.  So not only should your sofa bed be kept clean ready for the next guest, but they also play an important role in how guests perceive your home and its cleanliness.

So, if there is one thing we would recommend that you know it is how to clean your sofa bed in the correct way. So here you have it our top recommendations for how to keep your sofabed as good as new so it will last you for years to come.
 

How to clean up spills

Accidents will happen especially when your home has kids and pets in it. Spot cleaning as soon as a spill occurs is one suer fire way to help stop a spill from becoming a stain. We would always recommend that spills are firstly cleaned with a damp cloth.  A new clean cloth with nothing more than water on it should be sufficient to clean up virtually any liquid if it is done straight away.  Our sofabeds are manufactured with upholstery grade, man made fabrics that are good at repelling stains.
 

Aquaclean® technology

For even more peace of mind we would recommend choosing a fabric that is treated to withstand stains, which is where Aquaclean® technology comes in.  Aquaclean is a revolutionary fabric treatment that allows you to clean stains on your sofabed using nothing more than water. This treatment provides you with simple fabric maintenance in the minimum amount of time to keep your sofa bed looking as good as new.
 

Aquaclean helps to remove the majority of household stains (wine, ink, sauce, fat, mud, chocolate, cream, etc.) making life easier and giving you more time for the more important things in life.

Sofabed.co.uk are proud to partner with Aquaclean and have introduced the Hampton Range of fabrics that has Aquaclean included.  So whether you chose a modern sofabed like the Madrid Sofabed or a Classic design like the Chesterfield Sofabed you can partner it with Hampton Aquaclean fabrics.
 

How Does Aquaclean Work?

Aquaclean technology is an advanced fabric protector for upholstery of all kinds. It’s a treatment that covers every fibre with an invisible molecular layer that prevents dirt from penetrating the fabric. In Only Three Steps:

  1. Remove any excess residue on the upholstery.
  2. Apply water over the stain, either directly or using a damp cloth. Wait a few seconds.
  3. Press down over the stain with a damp cloth and rub gently over the fabric in circular movements. If the stain does not come off completely, repeat the process as required.

Sofabed Maintenance
 

All sofas and Sofabeds are comfortable spaces in your home where people eat, sleep and seat.  Dust and crumbs are therefore inevitable and have a habit of getting into all the creases and crevices of a sofa bed. Regularly dusting and hoovering both the sofa and mattress surfaces prevents buildup and most importantly – keeps it clean. It is best to use your vacuum cleaner with an upholstery attachment (if possible) to gently remove dust and debris. Don’t forget to also vacuum under the seat cushions and around the edges of the frame.
 

Some Common Mistakes to Avoid When Cleaning a Sofa Bed

Don’t use the washing machine

We would never recommend cleaning seat or back cushion covers in a washing machine, even at low temperatures. All the sofabeds that sofabed.co.uk make meet the UK Furniture and Fire regulations.  As part of this all the fabrics we use contain a Flame retardant treatment.  If these fabrics are washed in a washing machine it could affect this treatment and mean that the sofabed is no longer as flame retardant as it should be.
 

Say no to Chemical Cleaners

When you are cleaning your sofabed we would always recommend keeping away from chemicals, especially  cleaning fluids containing bleach or solvents.  These cleaners can potentially damage the upholstery or cause it to discolour. Instead use a damp clean cloth to remove any spills or stains and you will find it is equally effective.
 

To summarise

Making sure that your sofabed stays as good as the day you bought it is not rocket science. Regular cleaning combined with quick action on any spills should be the perfect solution.  And for even more peace of mind you could consider choosing an Aqauclean fabric.  Ready to take the plunge on a new sofabed, then why not check out our collection of beautiful sofabeds.
 

 

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A Selection of Customer Sofabeds

At sofabed.co.uk we have over 130 different upholstery fabrics in our collection. These include luxury velvets in the Sandringham Velvet range and textured plains in the Balmoral and Blenheim Ranges.  We even have faux leathers in the Buckingham collection and patterned fabrics in the Kensington and Highgrove range. Whichever fabric is chosen it can be made to order from a choice of 26 different styles of sofabed, box bed and chaise longue sofabeds we offer.

 

This array of fabric and sofabed combinations means you have literally thousands of combinations to choose from.  Add in options that include wider beds, hotel actions, scatter cushions, arm caps, bolt on arms and storage footstools and the combinations are endless.  This bespoke service means that your sofabed is designed to your exact requirements.  Even better it is made to order in our UK factory and delivered in only 28 days.

 

With this amount of choice, we love to see our sofabeds in our customers home and how they blend with their interior style and décor.  Here are just a handful of pictures that we love.

First up is the Cambridge Chaise longue sofabed made in Buckingham Faux Leather fabric.  We think that the classic elegance of the Chaise Sofabed matches particularly well with the modern feel of a faux leather fabric.

 

 

Next, we have something a bit different, a Devon sofabed made with Sandringham Velvet Jasper fabric. The customers own choice of scatter cushions enables the vibrant peacock fabric to work beautifully with the rest of the room to create a warm and homely feel.

 

 

The Chelsea sofabed is a modern and minimalist design that is often paired with Sandringham Velvet fabric in a bold choice of colour.  So, when we see it work so well with a more traditional patterned fabric it shows off the versatility of the design.  This could not be shown any better than in the pairing of the Chelsea sofabed with Fleur de Lys Green fabric.   A meeting of modern style and traditional elegance that just seems to work.

 

 

Pink is not a colour you would always associate with a sofa, sofabed or in fact any sort of upholstered furniture.  With a traditional scrolled arm and twin seat cushions the Dewsbury sofabed has been a top seller for many years.  We have seen it upholstered in velvet, patterns, plains and nearly every colour in the rainbow. However, it must be said the combination of the Dewbury Sofabed and Balmoral Pink fabric is not a choice we often see.  Having said that it somehow just seems to work.

 

 

 

Sometimes a classic combination is the best combination.  Like when a chaise longue sofabed is combined with  a velvet fabric it rarley fails to impress.  As this customers photogaph of the Sorrento Chaise Longue Sofabed im Sandringham Velvet Lagoon fabric goes to show classic combination just work.  The Sorrento Chaise longue is our newest model of Chaise sofabed but already it is establishing itself as a customers favourite.

 

 

Our final choice isn’t one combination of sofabed and fabric.  Instead it a selection of images that we have chosen to show how the same  model can work brilliantly with a whole host of fabrics.  The Cheshire Box Bed is an ottoman with a sofabed action in the base.  The fist example is the Cheshire Double Box Bed in Sandringham Velvet Yellow

 

 

Next is the Cheshire Double Box Bed in Buckingham Faux Leather Black

 

 

Cheshire Double Box Bed works just as well in Tweed Duckegg

 

 

Finally the Cheshire Double Box Bed is shown in Balmoral Wine.

 

 

So there we have it a great selection of sofabeds that are made to order in our customers choice of fabric.  Your sofabed your way.

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New Fabrics

We are delighted to annonuce the addition of four new fabrics in our popular Tweed range.  Tweed Light Grey, Fudge and Grey are modern tweed that offer a tactile and robust finish that will complement and decor.  As well as these “plain” tweeds we have also added something a little different with a Tweed Herringbone fabric in a light grey finish.  All these new tweeds will look the part on our full range of bespoke manufactured sofa beds.  These new fabrics are in stock now and are available to try before you buy with our free fabric swatch service.

Tweed Fudge Fabric

Tweed Herringbone Light Grey Fabric

Tweed Light Grey Fabric

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Brand New Fabric Range – Blenheim

January 2022 sees the introduction of a fantastic range from sofabed.co.uk – Blenheim.  The Blenheim fabric range can be chossen for any of our 16 models of sofabeds and is available in 8 colourways – Blenheim Stone, Blenheim Shark, Blenheim Mercury, Blenheim Slate, Blenheim Natural, Blenheim Biscuit and Blenheim Espresso.

With a lovely tactile feel and a natural look Blenheim is a great addition to our range of sofabed fabrics.  Made from man-made fibre Blenheim has a high Rub Count making it ideal for regular use and it will last for years to come.  Tested and compliant to the latest UK Fire Regulations the covers can be wipe cleaned .

Blenheim Natural Sofabed Fabric

Blenheim Espresson Fabric

Blenheim Biscuit Fabric

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Our Sofabed Fabric Range

The sofabed.co.uk range of fabrics is truly unique.  Selected for their high Rub Count, these upholstery fabrics are will last for years to come.  Our fabric are durable, tactile and selected with comfort in mind.  All our fabrics are compliant to UK Fire Regulations and to ensure that the FR treatment is unaffected we recommend that the covers are wipe cleaned and are never washed.

During 2021 we will be adding even more fabrics to our range to give our customers even more choice.   Even with this excellent selection there are customers that would prefer if their sofabed was manufactured in their own choice of fabric.  This is where we really come into our own. As a genuine UK manufacturer, we can make any our sofabed models in any upholstery fabric. To do this call our office on 01606 594404 and we will be able to tell you how many meters of fabric you will need and we can arrange everything over the phone.  Please note that to ensure that your new sofabed meets the latest regulations and is safe for your home we will require an FR Certificate from the fabric manufacturer sending with the fabric.

Our house fabric Balmoral is available in 22 beautiful colours and it will complement any of our sofabeds. Contemporary sofabeds  such as the Milan or more traditional sofabeds like the Chesterfield work brilliantly in Balmoral fabrics.  Want a more traditional style then the Highgrove range really is the part. Velvet fabrics are currently bang on-trend and we are seeing lots of sofabed orders for our Sandringham Velvet Range.  Finally, for a more relaxing style, we would recommend our range of Tweed fabrics.  What ever fabric you choose you can be certain it will be made by hand in our UK factory.

The Highgrove Range

Sandringham Velvet fabric