How to Get Dog or Cat Hair Off Your Microfiber Couch

So you let your pets on the furniture--so what? You love to snuggle them and all is good... until you have guests over. Then you begin to wonder if you live like an animal. As your guest stands from your couch, you stare at his derriere and contemplate telling him about the animal hair on it. Is there no way to REALLY get hair off your couch?

Things You'll Need

• wet hand towel
• vaccuum
• "super" sponge

Instructions

1. Remove all the cushions from your couch. Take a damp towel and wipe down the arms and couch back. Do the same to each side of the cushion.

2. Vacuum the cushions. If your vacuum allows for it, vacuum the back of the sofa and the arms. If your vacuum doesn't have an extension rod that you use for this purpose, invest in a min-vac of some sort.

3. Place the pillows back on the couch. Then, swipe them once over with a "super sponge," or any of those new, foamy sponges that promises to clean marks off walls. This will push any lose hairs onto the floor.

4. Look your work over. If necessary, wipe couch down once more. Then try to resist letting your pet up to snuggle. Good luck with that.

Tips & Warnings

• You may want to vaccuum the floor first. When you are cleaning the cushions, you'll be flipping them over. You don't want them to pick up all the hair on the floor.

• A nylon sleeping bag as works well as a couch cover. Regular blankets or throws allow hair to pass through them right onto the couch at a much quicker rate.