This post was sponsored by the Maker of OxiClean™ through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about their Versatile Stain Remover, all opinions are my own.
Hi, friends!
As you may know, I’m completely in love with the light, airy, farmhouse style of decor. This means having a lot of whites and neutrals in my home. But there is only one problem: I’ve got super-messy kids. My favorite chair in the entire house is this oversized white chair that’s perfect for relaxing; I have a matching ottoman to go with it and it’s a very popular spot to hang out in our home. Our kids love it, our dogs love it, even the cats love curling up on it. What does this mean?
Some people think I’m nuts for owning anything lightly colored in our home, but I’m telling ya — you just have to tackle the fabrics with the right stuff! On our favorite chair, I’ve been using OxiClean™ Versatile Stain Remover. It comes in a powder form and is activated when you add it to water (warm or hot water yields the best results). Oxygen is released and bubbles target only the stains, not the fabric, which helps to remove any tough stains on your clothing, carpet, and hard surfaces inside and outside. This stain remover does an excellent job at removing organic stains like wine, coffee, juice, food stains, pet messes, etc. Which is why it’s so perfect for the most used chair in our home, because we need for it to tackle ALL of that.
Let’s take a peek at the chair…
Not so bad from far away, right? Let’s dig a little deeper so you can see the “before” of the chair…
See? There are areas that are pretty dirty from normal use. Lots of sticky fingers, dirty paws, and messes happen in our living room — which is why we needed a great cleaner!
Each week I grab all of the slipcovers to our chair (they’re a lifesaver) and throw them in the washing machine on “soak” mode. I fill the machine with hot water, add a scoop of OxiClean™ Versatile Stain Remover and let the covers soak about an hour before washing. If you have super stubborn stains, I’d let them soak for a few more hours to really let the OxiClean™ Versatile Stain Remover work.
There are over 101 ways to use OxiClean™ to get tough stains out, delivering value through versatility and incredible benefits vs. detergent alone.
OxiClean™ Versatile Stain Remover Guidelines:
- Be sure to soak items 1-6 hours; for best results, soak 6 hours. You’ll be amazed at what gets washed away!
- Always test an inconspicious area first. Rinse, and allow to dry.
- Do not use on: wool, wool blends, silk, silk blends, leather, or on dry-clean only fabrics.
- Not for use on jewelry, latex paints, woven baskets, unpainted wicker, jute, teak, or finished wood.
- Metals must not be soaked and must be rinsed immediately and thoroughly.
- Not for use on rust, dried paint, or bleach damage.
- Safe for septic tanks.
- Follow manufacturer’s instructions for exact dosing and usage instructions.
Now, are you ready to see some “after” pictures? As soon as I grabbed the covers from the dryer (easy, right?), I popped them back on our favorite chair and within minutes Levi was playing with his trucks on it.
The OxiClean™ Versatile Stain Remover really helps to freshen up our chair and does an excellent job at tackling the tough stains it encounters each week. It allows me to have that light, airy look I love with my neutral decor, and I don’t stress out over small spills or messes! Talk about a win-win! 😉
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I would never have white furniture with kids and I am thankful for that decision. We have a beige sofa & loveseat and they are completely destroyed because of my kids. Sigh.
Oh no! We have light beige and white furniture with two messy boys, two dogs, and three cats! We had to go beige on the couches so everything wasn’t all white – but I love the look, so I made sure one piece was white. OxiClean works WONDERS on it!
I have totally given up on white furniture because it shows dirt so easily. Thought about using Oxi-clean on it. It is a very good idea I wish I thought of it.
I love the farm house look but you’re right, I tend to shy away from white more because of my husbands work clothes than my kiddos. Lol. Ice ever tried oxyclean. But I will now. Thanks for sharing!
White furniture or white anything is a nightmare to clean and keep white. Now I’ll have a go-to product for keeping all my whites in its pristine white color!
I love Oxi-Clean. It really does help keep things white! I would have lost so many white towels and shirts without it.
You are so brave to have white furniture. My kids would destroy it. I am glad you have found something that helps keep your furniture clean. Oxi-Clean is amazing.
I would never have guessed those were slip covers. That is a great idea – I should look at investing in those as my furniture is trashing from spilled juice!
Yes! We are only buying furniture with slip covers because they’re just so easy to pop in the wash! We got our couch and chair from IKEA and the replacement covers (so we can have back-ups while the others are in the wash) are so inexpensive!
With young kids in the house, it can definitely be hard to keep furniture clean and new-looking. We love Oxi-clean for its ability to remove stains and brighten linens. Thanks for sharing this.
This is pretty cool, glad you found a way to keep things white for sure! (and clean)
These are great tips to keep furniture white for sure, I have yet to be brave enough to buy white furniture!
Oxiclean is one of the best investments you can make when you have white furniture. It works so well!
These are great tips for keeping white furniture clean! My entire bedroom and home office has all white furniture and I often try to find new ways to keep them as clean as possible.
oh man these are some great tips. i am always scared to buy white but now that you provided these tips I will totally consider it.
I do love Oxi-Clean products, but I don’t think I’d ever be able to have beautiful white furniture like that in our house. Even with the OC, I give it a week….
That;s what I thought too before I tried it! We have a FULL house. Two little ones 5 and under, 2 dogs, three cats, and it’s holding up great!
We use OxiClean for everything!! It is in each of our laundry loads, when we find carpet stains…it’s a lifesaver!
Your white furniture is so pretty and bright. That is awesome that Oxi Clean helps keep it that way.
Slipcovers are such a great idea when you have kids and pets!! I have a few and I love just throwing them in the washing machine and getting them good and clean!!
We lounge around to much to even try white colored furniture. I’m a lover of Oxi Clean, it gets the stains out and keeps my whites bright. With two messy kids it is a must.