Mum reveals shock at filthy sofa cover after she soaks it in the bath tub for the first time in SEVEN years

WE DON'T know about you, but washing our sofa covers is often at the bottom of our cleaning to-do list.

However, one mum has suggested you should make it a priority after being shocked by how filthy her family's furnishings had got after she soaked them in the bath tub.

Posting in group 'Mums Who Clean', the Australian social media user explained how she had decided to give the exterior of her partner's couch a "strip wash" for the first time in seven years.

Instead, of bunging it in the washing machine, the woman decided to try out a simple soaking method.

She filled a bath tub with hot water and added soda crystals, Borax and washing up liquid.

Upon adding the sofa cover to the solution, the mum was amazed to see how dirty the water was turning.

Indeed, the covers turned out to be so filthy that the woman ended up washing them twice.

Captioning pictures of her cleaning process - including the murky bath water - she wrote: "Feeling very happy with myself.

"I really don't like my partner's couch but we decided not to buy a new one until next year.

"So after two strip washes (he hasn't washed it ever in seven years) and a giant bag of shredded foam, which is really, really messy, this is my results."

The mum continued: "I didn't take proper before photos because I had already started stripping it. Now to sit on it and enjoy self isolation."

Her revelation prompted others to give theirs a clean too.

One person wrote: "OMG just look at the colour of the water! I need to do this with mine!"

"OMG just look at the colour of the water!

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It comes as Anthea Turner also revealed tip for cleaning sofa covers.

Posting on her Instagram Story, she explained: "A friend of mine who is braver than me said, 'I just put mine in the washer on a wool wash.'"

The star added: "Honestly, they've come up like new.

"I know generally manufacturers say dry clean only and I understand why they say that [...] but it's like trainers, sometimes you stick them in the wash and they come up like new."

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