What Lives in Your Sofa? Microbial Swab Study of 50 UK Household Sofas

What accumulates in a sofa is concentrated in three places, and Furniture in Fashion sets out why that matters more than any general cleaning advice. The seat to back crevice, the underside of loose cushions and the arm surfaces collect almost everything, because gravity funnels debris downward while foam compression pumps airborne dust into cushion interiors every time someone sits. We publish no microbial counts and no laboratory findings, because we have not swabbed or cultured anything and invented results would be worthless. Instead the report explains what established NHS guidance says about house dust mites and why controlling indoor humidity does more than any cleaning product, maps the sofa zone by zone with the correct method for each, and identifies the mistakes that cause damage: over wetting foam, ignoring the fabric cleaning code, and scrubbing marks deeper into the weave. Practical weekly and monthly routines for UK households are included, along with how material choice changes the work....