I Washed My Couch! Say What?

     Today I washed my couch!  Well, it was actually my couch cushions! But I sure feel like I washed my couch! Ahh it is so nice and fresh now!  Why did I do this you might be wondering?  Well, I have a two year old and we have started potty training!  Or at least we are trying to! LOL!  Dacen had been doing pretty good the other day with no accidents but not ever peeing in the potty either, until he got good and comfy on the couch!  I looked over and notice that... YEP... he peed on the couch! Our couch is microfiber and I have to say I LOVE microfiber.  We purchased our couch almost 10 years ago and it still looks in pretty good shape!  However, after Dacen's accident, I could NOT get the smell of pee out!  I tried febreeze, rubbing alcohol, soap and water, nothing was working.  Steve said he couldn't smell it anymore and it must just be my imagination.  No it was not my imagination!  I definintely know when I smell something! Maybe it's because with this pregnancy my since of smell is heightened and I can smell EVERYTHING! It was REALLY bothering me, so much that I started looking for new couches online! LOL!  Then Steve said, "Wait!  Don't the couch cushion coverings come right off?  They have a zipper!" It was like I heard angels singing as this comment came out of his mouth!  I was like, YES!!!  Then he got on the Internet and starting reading how everyone said, "DO NOT wash microfiber couch coverings!".  I decided to take this task into my own hands.  LOL!  I kept reading and came across a mother of 3 who said she washed hers and they were just fine!  So I decided to take the risk!  I must say as I was loading up the washing machine I was really nervous!  Once they were done washing, I pulled them out and they looked fine!  The smell was gone!  Hallelujah! So I decided to take things further and....dry them!  This had me really nervous!  When the timer went off I walked ran to the dryer in anticipation!  Yo my surprise they turned out GREAT!  They didn't shrink and they were fresh and clean!  They slipped right back on!  Thank goodness they were pretty thick covers so they smell didn't seep down into the actual cushion.  Now my couch is fresh and clean!  I am thinking, "Why didn't I ever do this before?" I washed and dried them on delicate settings. This may not work for everyone!  It was VERY VERY RISKY to try!  But if you are like me the smell is worse than the risk!  GO For it! LOL! It worked for me :)


     Here is my fresh, clean couch! Ahhhh!