Upholstery Cleaning in Pelham Bay, Bronx

Walk into an older Pelham Bay row house and there is a good chance you will find a front parlor kept for company. The armchairs and loveseat in that room may be twenty years old and still look almost new, apart from a grey layer of dust and a faded arm on the window side.

The dining room tells a busier story. Fabric-seat chairs around a table that hosts Christmas Eve, Easter and every birthday collect gravy drips, frosting smears and sticky prints from small hands.

Our technicians clean all of it on site. Before choosing a method, they read the manufacturer label under the cushion and try the solution on a concealed patch, watching for any color transfer.

Furniture that mostly sits unused needs dust lifted out of the weave more than anything. A soft brush attachment goes over the arms, skirts and buttons, and then a mild cleaning wakes up the original color.

Holiday dining chairs need detective work. Gravy is fat-based, wine is a tannin, and frosting is sugar, so each mark gets a matching spotter before the seat is cleaned as a whole.

South- and west-facing front windows bleach one side of a chair. Washing will not bring lost dye back, but with the dull film removed, the contrast between the two sides often looks milder.

Upholstered benches in the front hall and footstools by the TV are easy add-ons. They pick up grit from shoes and bags and clean up quickly.

Padded headboards hold hair spray and skin oil at pillow height. We use a damp-not-wet approach there, so the foam behind the fabric stays dry.

Older Pelham Bay homes sometimes have plastic slipcovers that came off only recently. Fabric that has lived under plastic can smell stale, and a gentle deodorizing clean helps it breathe again.

The family-room couch can be done on the same trip; details are on our Pelham Bay couch page.

Pelham Bay furniture cleaning can be scheduled by phone at 1-800-589-4364, or through the request form at the top of this page. Your first booking includes 10% off your first cleaning. Rugs and carpet are listed on the main Pelham Bay page.