The bouclé sofa and armchair has been inescapable in interiors in recent years, and we don't see them going anywhere anytime soon. The one problem with them? They're usually bright white and this textile is pretty hard to maintain if you don't know the secrets of how to clean bouclé fabric.
"I do own a bouclé armchair, and can attest it's not the easiest to clean," says Livingetc's editor Hugh Metcalf. "Dirt and stains get embedded in the loops, making it harder to tackle than a flat surface, and you also can't be too rough with it, or else you can end up damaging the fibers and changing the texture of the area you're spot cleaning," he adds.
