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How To Clean A Microfiber Couch

December 30, 2011 by Lauren 39 Comments

If you do not know by now, I am a Pinterest fanatic. It is my happy place. The place I look when I need inspiration, eye candy, or just as a place to browse. It is a place I like to go when I should be getting work done, cleaning the house, or I do not know, organizing the pantry. Okay, so I am sure you get it by now. Little did I know this place of inspiration was going to save the day!


You might also know that my little man is quite the artist.  He loves to draw everywhere, and I mean everywhere.  At first I embraced it and thought it was cute, but then the unthinkable happened, he colored on my couch with a blue (& green) crayon.  When I saw this I was not thinking happy thoughts of Harold and the Purple Crayon, I was thinking quite the opposite.  I figured there was nothing we could do, and I was just going to have to deal with it until we got a new couch.  Gives it character, right?


 

Source: chrisandrobinsnest.blogspot.com via Lolo on Pinterest

I had moved on from the blue crayon incident and accepted it. Until one day I found a glimmer of hope on you guessed it, Pinterest.  While browsing I found a way to clean dirt off of a microfiber couch using rubbing alcohol.   Would this work with crayon too?    Could this be the answer to my dreams?  I decided to give it a shot.  There is no way it could not get any worse.

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1. I sprayed it with a light mist of rubbing alcohol just to get it damp.
2. Scrubbed it with a new sponge.
3. Let it dry. Completely.
4. Brushed it with a new scrubbing brush to get the microfiber soft again.

And . . .

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Voila!  It works on crayon too!  Thank you Pinterest! Without you I would have never found a way to save my couch! And thank you  ChrisandRobinsNest for the great idea!

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Filed Under: Family, Tutorial Tagged With: DIY, How to, Pinerest

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Comments

  1. Dee W says

    December 30, 2011 at 5:21 am

    That is awesome! I’m usually on Pinterest for the food 😛 lol, but have seen some really awesome craft and DIY things. My mom has this type of couch. I’m going to forward your post and the link to her.

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  2. Penelope says

    December 30, 2011 at 5:55 am

    I love pinterest too, but it’s so addictive I’ve been avoiding it lately.

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  3. Erin says

    December 30, 2011 at 7:49 am

    That is amazing!! I always need good tips for stains, I never would have thought of pinterest. Not sure why because I go there for everything else! HA! Glad you saved your couch!

    Reply
  4. Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy says

    December 30, 2011 at 9:42 am

    YAY, I’m so glad it worked to get it off.

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  5. ashleigh walls says

    December 30, 2011 at 11:31 am

    Yay for Pintrest! I never knew you could find SO many different things on there!

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  6. momto8blog says

    December 30, 2011 at 11:38 am

    Well, I learn something new everyday! Thanks!!! And I thought I was the queen of stain removers! Ha! I am your new follower from the hop..pls follow back if you can!

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  7. Andrea says

    December 30, 2011 at 11:48 am

    I have been dying to do this! How exciting!

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  8. Molly W. says

    December 30, 2011 at 11:54 am

    Ohmygoodness I must try this with my couch. Apparently 3 cats and a dog (all who are spoiled) are really rough on light colored microfiber couches.

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  9. Courtney says

    December 30, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Wow!

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  10. Amy says

    December 30, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Awesome! I have some spots on my chair I need to get out. Off to try rubbing alcohol. Thank you!!

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  11. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    December 30, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    I am SO happy for you that you found that and it worked! I didn’t know Pinterest was so all encompassing!

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  12. Cassie says

    December 30, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    Awesome. I have a microfiber couch we moved to the basement that has marks on it. I am going to have to try this!

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  13. Tricia Nightowlmama says

    December 30, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    wow that is Fantastic. I honestly wish I knew how to use that sight. I”m a member but just dont’ have a clue on how to pin something

    Reply
  14. Laurie says

    December 30, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    That is amazing, and I have found so many helpful things like this online, I would be lost without google lol

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  15. cori @ cori's big mouth says

    December 30, 2011 at 9:55 pm

    Ok that is awesome!!!

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  16. Marcie W. says

    December 31, 2011 at 10:23 am

    WOO HOO!! We bought a new sofa this year after having our old microfiber one for 7 great years. I loved it and miss it!

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  17. Crunchy Beach Mama says

    December 31, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    How awesome is that?!

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  18. Millie Rojas says

    December 31, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    I am very pleased that you found the solution to my problem. All my living room furniture and computer chair is microfiber material. I am going to give it a try. Thanks!

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  19. Carrie with Children says

    December 31, 2011 at 7:53 pm

    OMG! This is amazing! Hooray for Pinterest! I’ve only been using it for a few weeks, but this is clearly a testament that it’ amazing! 🙂 So glad you have your couch fixed!

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  20. hanan says

    January 1, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    We have a microfiber couch too, so thanks for the tip!

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  21. Karen says

    January 3, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    Thanks for sharing! I am gonna try this!

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  22. Maureen @ Wisconsin Mommy says

    January 4, 2012 at 7:48 am

    I have been avoiding Pinterest b/c I am afraid I will get sucked in and waste time – but if there are helpful cleaning tips on it, then I’m totally justified in jumping in….right?? 😉

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  23. HilLesha says

    January 4, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    That’s awesome!

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  24. Zippy Sandler says

    January 5, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    Wow! I’d never think to look to Pinterest for something like this and THANK YOU for the information.

    Reply
  25. Melissa Au says

    January 12, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    I love that you can find help for everything on Pinterest!

    Reply
  26. Emily (faliLV) says

    January 13, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    That is brilliant!!

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  27. Denise @ Creative Kitchen says

    January 17, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    Great save!! I love pinterest and I also have a microfiber couch. Can you believe the microfiber cleaning kit actually got a huge glob of mayo out of my couch? My hubby was the culprit of course….all that mayo….he was mortified cause he knew he was in trouble. So thankful it came out you know being grease and all!

    I’m looking forward to meeting you at the KBS this weekend. Are you flying in from warm weather too? I’m in South Florida. I’m going to FREEZE!! 😉

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  28. Whitney says

    May 2, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    I have to say that I just tried this and it required a little elbow grease but the bright white crayon marks that my son used to color my chocolate brown microfiber/endurosuede couch came off cant even tell they were there!!! I saw this on pinterest just to clean microfiber not necessarily to get crayon off and when he decided to color the couch this is the first trick I tried thank you google and pinterest

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    • Lolo says

      May 5, 2014 at 8:44 pm

      Yay!! I am so glad that it worked for you too!

      Reply
  29. Christine says

    January 25, 2015 at 6:31 am

    THANK YOU!!! I just discovered a “masterpiece” on the end of our light beige, microfiber couch in black crayon. I took your advice and gone just like that. I appreciate you sharing this tip for us. 🙂

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  30. Natasha says

    April 3, 2015 at 11:08 am

    I tried this as well! My son drew a masterpiece on the whole entire back side of my mom’s couch…in many colors! The black, white, and green came out. But the yellow, red, light green, and light blue will not come out. Going to try a few more times.

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  31. fantasia says

    April 8, 2015 at 2:20 pm

    Thank you so much for the post, you just saved my couch!!! I did as you said and it came out no problem. I didn’t even need to scrub that hard.

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  32. Carrie says

    May 31, 2015 at 7:48 am

    I think you just saved my son’s life. (just kidding it would never endanger my kiddos). He just marked all over a chair that matches a living room set. I was sure it was destined for the dump. I figured even Goodwill wouldn’t want this custom piece of furniture. This worked amazingly well. THANK YOU!!!!

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    • Lauren says

      May 31, 2015 at 12:30 pm

      That is great! I am so glad it worked for you, too!!

      Reply
  33. MaKendra says

    February 9, 2016 at 7:29 pm

    I found your blog by googling “how to remove crayon from a microfiber couch.” I must say, I’m soooo glad I did! This just saved my grandmother’s couch. She was beyond mad when she found out my DD drew all over her couch. She didn’t believe it would come out. Boy, did I show her the beauty of Google! Lol. Thank you soon much!

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  34. Abby says

    February 24, 2016 at 10:06 am

    THANK YOU! Your blog just saved my couch when professional upholstery cleaners told me they couldn’t get blue crayon off of it. My day is 1000x better now that I used your instructions and got the couch back to looking like new. THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing your magic fix!!!

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    • Lauren says

      February 24, 2016 at 3:52 pm

      You are so welcome! I am glad it worked for you!

      Reply
  35. jessica says

    January 3, 2017 at 6:29 am

    I was searching for a way to get crayon off my microfiber chair. I came across your post. THANK YOU. This worked so well for me and took about 30 seconds.

    Reply
  36. Carlos says

    April 3, 2017 at 8:22 pm

    Works very well

    Reply

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