Upholstered bed frames can complete your bedding to give it a cozy-meets-sophisticated look. When you consider their wide-ranging versatility, plush comfort, and an array of customizable aesthetics, it’s easy to understand why so many people spring for them.1
One chief way you can keep your upholstered bedframe looking pillowy and inviting is by keeping it clean with a vacuum, lint roller, and the occasional gentle fabric cleaner.
Whether you just purchased your first upholstered bedframe or you’re a long-time owner embarking on a bedroom deep-clean, we’ve got you covered. Keep reading for the rundown on how to clean upholstered bed frame styles, which cleaners to use, how often to clean them, and some tips on maintaining a spic and span frame between cleanings.
If there’s one place to begin understanding how to clean fabric bed frame designs, it’s with the fabric itself. Although some cleaning tips are universally applicable, others are specific to certain textiles and detrimental to others.
When you know the fabric of your upholstered frame and the proper way to clean and care for it, you can ensure you don’t stain or damage the upholstery fabric on your frame while cleaning it.
The list of fabrics that are commonly used to upholster bed frames includes everything from natural fabrics and premium textiles to synthetic and blended options. Among the most common of these fabrics are:2
If you aren’t sure what type of upholstery fabric you’re dealing with, check the care instructions on the product tag. There, you’ll also find information on how to best care for the fabric, which may be indicated by a cleaning code that tells you whether it’s safe to use water-based cleaners, solvent or dry-cleaning methods, or something else.
Upholstered bed frames are susceptible to a few common contaminants. Some, like oil from your hair and body, are deposited regularly but build up more slowly. Other bedroom debris becomes apparent more quickly, like:
As anyone who lives with a furry friend can attest, pet hair tends to accumulate at a breakneck pace and can show up pretty quickly.
Fortunately, all it takes to tamp it down is a vacuum cleaner, an upholstery attachment, and a few minutes every week.3 If you don’t have an upholstery attachment on your vacuum, you can opt for a lint roller.
When your cozy bed is as decadent and comfy as the best-upholstered models, it makes sense that you’d want to spend as much time in it as possible. And because so many styles feature padded headboards covered in soft fabrics, they’re perfect for binge-watching and your favorite snacks or a Sunday morning breakfast in bed.
Invariably, those are just the sort of activities that can lead to spots, stains, and other fabric defects. When accidents occur, spot-cleaning is necessary to banish stains before they settle into the upholstery for the long haul.
To treat one-off spots on your upholstered bedframe, grab a clean sponge and apply warm water and some dish soap or another fabric-safe cleaning solution. Then, simply (and gently) blot at the stain until it is fully removed.
Spot-cleaning stains the second they happen, and vacuuming up dust, dirt, and hair once a week are important steps toward maintaining your upholstered bed frame. But they perform one other crucial function as well: they make periodic deep cleaning less laborious and more effective.
That said, it’s still helpful to deep-clean your bedframe about once a month. Depending on the fabric, your lifestyle, and your bedroom environment, you may opt to do this more often.
The procedure for how to clean fabric bed frame upholstery deeply is as follows:
If you’re in the market for a high-quality bed that looks at you with come-hither eyes every night, look no further than the upholstered bed frames from Casper. Soft, streamlined, and made using premium textiles, our upholstered bed frames are available in standard Full, Queen, and King sizes, at prices you won’t need to sleep on.
Chat with one of our dedicated customer service reps today, and your bed could be on the way tomorrow.
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