With simple procedures, you can keep your furniture looking new. To keep them at their best, vacuum and brush away loose dirt before it becomes embedded and more difficult to remove. Clean away spills and stains while fresh. The longer soil and stains remain on the fabric, the more difficult they are to remove and the more drastic the cleaning methods have to be. Spilled oily and watery liquids will generally bead up on the fabric and can be blotted away leaving little or no stain.
Blot spills up as quickly as possible with an absorbent cloth, tissue or sponge.
If the material is a solid or semisolid such as butter remove the excess by gentle scraping with a table knife. Often blotting will remove all traces of stain, but if the staining agent is not completely removed by blotting, use the appropriate spot cleaning technique. Your furniture may be labeled with the voluntary industry cleanability code. Since the dyes or backings on some upholstery fabrics will be affected by water or solvent, the cleanability code will indicate the cleaning method which is safe for your fabric. If the furniture is not coded, test the fabric for discoloration on an inconspicuous part of the furniture spot cleaning.