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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Tara King

How to remove food and drink stains from carpets – expert tips for 6 common spills

Living room with blue walls, grey rug, ornate fireplace with lit fire, grey carpet and upholstery, and grey curtains. .

Carpet may be super-snug and soft underfoot but it can also be seriously prone to stainage, so you’ll need to familiarize yourself with how to remove food and drink stains from carpets if you want to keep yours looking lovely. 

While there are a few golden rules of stain removal that generally work across the board, it’s important not to take a ‘one size fits all’ approach. Whether it’s coffee or chocolate, red wine or tomato sauce, different substances affect fibers in their own ways, so you’ll need to apply specific cleaning tips if you want them to vanish without a trace – literally. 

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