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Brigid Kennedy

Is Your Sofa Going to Survive the Season? How to Child-, Pet-, and Generally Winter-Proof Your Couch to Avoid Festive Nightmares

A modern, minimalist living room with exposed wood beams and two boneless sofas.

In many ways, the holiday season is a dangerous time for your sofa. There's red wine, sticky fingers, and just generally more people squishing in. Of course, that proverbial splash zone becomes even bigger when you take kids and pets into account.

Now, if you're a Livingetc reader, you're probably an excellent and frequent host. Which means you'll be looking to protect your sofa from life's four-legged and two-legged troublemakers ahead of an inherently messy season. Luckily, we've rounded up some tips for keeping your gorgeous, expensive, and, of course, stylish sofa as clean and protected as possible during the holiday season. When looking at where to buy a sofa, you might have considered a particularly durable fabric, but it's not the case for every home.

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