FAQs About Bean Bag Maintenance

Bean bags are a type of seat that conforms and yields to your body. These seats, like any furniture, experience wear over time. Proper care and maintenance keeps your bean bag comfortable, and looking good longer. Read on to learn more about how to take care of your bean bag chair.

Q: How do you clean a bean bag?

A: Several factors affect how you clean a bean bag. First, can you remove the exterior cover? If the answer is yes, wash the cover with warm water and a mild detergent, or take it to a dry cleaner. If you cannot remove the exterior, use a steamer or damp cloth to clean the bean bag. Wipe vinyl and leather exteriors with a damp cloth, and machine wash cotton based covers

Q: The bean bag is going flat; is this fixable?

A: The beads that fill a bean bag eventually compress and do not return to their original size just like foam in furniture. Many bean bags can open through a series of flaps or Velcro sealed pockets. Simply purchase additional beads, open the bag, and carefully fill it with extra beads. If the bag does not have openings for beads, carefully open the seam, add the extra beads, and sew it shut.

Q: What do you do if you have a tear in your beanbag?

A: Do not use the bean bag again until you have time to fix it. Usually a small tear is fixed with a patch, or stitched shut again. A vinyl or leather bean bag might require special repair materials to reseal the split material.

Q: How do you protect your bean bag from spills?

A: Look into products that seal the bean bag material from liquids. Check waterproofing sprays to see if they work with the material you have.