What is the use of your precious rug or sofa when you are too hesitant to stretch out and enjoy a cup of coffee for the fear of spilling over them? Coffee stains, as anyone who looks after a household knows, are tough enemies.
Once they get on a light-coloured fabric, you might as well forget about it.
Well, but those days are no longer.
Quick response is the most important factor when dealing with a coffee stain.
Use a wet cloth and start blotting the stain immediately so that the stain doesn't have time to set in.
One thing to be kept is mind is never to rub on the stain.
When you apply pressure on a stain, such as you do with rubbing, you run the risk of getting the stain to set in deeper.
You might then have to run into a professional carpet cleaning services provider to deal with this.
You also run the risk of making the carpet fibers weaker, which can cause this part of the carpet to wear out quicker than the rest of the rug.
Therefore simply blot away the stain as the first step in action using a tissue or soft cotton, until you cannot lift any more of the coffee out of the stain.
If blotting with plain water doesn't work, try pouring baking soda or salt over the stain until the entire affected area is covered.
A coarse salt such as kosher salt works wonders.
Leave it on the stain for at least a half-hour and then vacuum it out.
The salt or soda will normally have absorbed all the liquid.
Vinegar is another handy tool.
If the stain is not too bad, dilute one part of vinegar with two parts of water, pour on the stain and blot until the stain gets lifted.
If it is a bad case, pour the vinegar directly from the bottle, saturating the coffee spot.
Dab on until the stain disappears.