We should be cleaning our bedding weekly and mattress every six weeks, according to experts. However, there's one area of the bed that is often forgotten when we clean – and it's a hotspot for mould to grow.
According to bed experts at MattressNextDay, the drawers of a divan bed are a mould and mildew hotspot, and once it grows it can start to spread quickly.
Martin Seeley, CEO of MattressNextDay explained: "The dark, warm environment of bed drawers is the perfect place for mould and mildew to grow."