When homeowners prepare for a birthday, family gathering, graduation, holiday dinner, or other event, the cleaning checklist usually starts with kitchens, bathrooms, and floors.

Upholstered furniture often gets overlooked.

But your guests may spend more time sitting on your sofa, sectional, or dining chairs than almost anywhere else in the home.

Fabric furniture collects everyday soil from clothing, hands, food, pets, and normal household use. Even when there is not one obvious stain, the entire piece can gradually begin to look less fresh.

That becomes much easier to notice when the house is being prepared for company.

Professional upholstery cleaning can help refresh the furniture without changing the look or comfort of the room.

Chem-Dry of Tampa cleans many types of upholstered furniture, including sofas, sectionals, loveseats, recliners, armchairs, ottomans, and dining chairs.

Cleaning before an event also gives you one less thing to worry about when guests start arriving.

Instead of covering a favorite chair with a blanket or rearranging pillows to hide a problem area, you can address the furniture itself.

If you have an upcoming gathering at your Tampa home, consider looking beyond the floors.

Take a good look at the furniture your guests will actually use.

If it is due for professional cleaning, call Chem-Dry of Tampa and schedule an upholstery cleaning appointment before the event.

Visit www.chemdryoftampa.com to learn more.