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Thursday, July 10, 2008

De-furring the furniture

My husband and I's friends, a couple, always wear black. I always look for their expressions when they come over and are about to sit on the furniture. They give it a quick, hopefully unsuspecting, but fruitless sweep before they descend. And they always leave fuzzy and coated in white.

One summer, I worked as a house cleaner. A horrible and thankless job (I give SOOO much credit to house cleaners everywhere! You are a stronger person than I!), but I did leave with one piece of valuable knowledge: how to easily and effectively wipe fur off furniture. There are many vacuum cleaners on the market today that promise to soak out the fur, and although I have never spent the money on these products, I've never had to. The secret is this: a simple, dampened facecloth. Rub your furniture and the fur roles off in clumps.

Amazing and cheap!

1 comment:

Karen and Gerard said...

Boy, that's so simple! I'll have to try that. I currently use a special roller type thing.