I don’t even like to ask people to sit at the table when I see the condition of our dining chairs. It’s inevitable, I suppose, that with four kids these chairs with light colored fabric will get dirty. Armed with a bowl and a brush, I am ready to fix that. I started with some nice warm water and Mr. Clean. (I would have used Oxyclean for sure, I ♥ that stuff, but alas, I was out.) I used a large stiff brush for the main areas, and the smaller brush for little spots that needed a bit more work.
As soon as I scrubbed an area, I’d press a dry towel down to soak up excess water while I worked on another area. Here is the “before”…
And after a good scrub…
THAT is SO much better. I won’t feel embarrassed to have dinner guests sit on the chairs!! Do you have a project to tackle? Head over to 5 Minutes for Mom, where Tuesdays make your housework bloggable!
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Wow, what a difference!
That looks great! We have four kids as well and before our Sunday dinner guests come over, one of the things I always have to do is wipe down the chairs. Or if I have a meeting here at home that day. Thankfully our chairs are vinyl-covered at this point, so it's a quick job but I do love fabric chairs. I just didn't think it was "possible" with four kids. You have shown me otherwise! Very nice!
Visiting from 5MFM. I totally understand the need for this tackle. Great job! I thankfully don't have fabric covered chairs anymore. I have 3 boys and still wipe down chairs frequently though. I see we are both Household6 gals. Nice to meet another military spouse online.
Fabulous tackle! I gave up on upholstered dining chairs a few years back. I covered them in black pleather. They've held up well under my 3 kids, and the best part is they wipe clean! :o)
Visiting from 5MfM. Thanks for sharing! Happy Tuesday! :)
Nice job! My answer for my boys is wood chairs (and floors...lol). I'll let you blog about cleaning my house...you would have plenty to blog about all year! ;)
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Wowsers...great job! I really need to do this too, my chairs are so icky.
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