Would you buy used upholstered furniture?

[Bernadine]

I'm trying to get past 32 years of my mother telling me that's gross.  I'd like two arm chairs for our office.  We will probably never sit in them, as we never actually use the office, lol, but I want it to look nice, and I don't want to spend a lot of money.  And if I got something used, how should I clean it?

[janegold]

It kind of grosses me out, but I might go for it if they will be mostly for looks. I'd have them professionally steam cleaned.

[Deleted]

If you are not going to sit it them a lot, look at target.com. They have some really cute ones that are pretty cheap.

[MWOS]

no. and I fucking love bacteria. but I canNOT do bugs. No. NO.

[tigress]

We bought used leather furniture. Upholstered furniture freaks me out if used. So probably no. Unless it was from someone I knew, like my sister or parents.

[sergey]

Yes and I have a vintage upholstered chair. Carpet cleaning companies are usually able to do furniture.

[gummy]

Yes I have but I'm really, really particular about it. If it looks dirty or smells funky I won't even bother.

You can hire professional cleaners to come out and steam them for you.

[themoneytree]

Yep. But I look at it carefully pre purchase. I have no problem with buying used at all.
Given that all our city house furniture fitted in one living room and one bedroom of our house, if we hadn't bought some stuff used we would be sitting with a lot of empty rooms. I get a lot of compliments on our 'eclectic' style. Lol.

[Serenity9]

Hmmm... I have bought used upholstered furniture many times, and never had a second thought. I didn't realize that anyone thought it was "gross." I vacuum the fabric, and scrub any questionable spots with some detergent. You could use an attachment on a rug shampooer to really clean it, but honestly, if it looks that dirty, I wouldn't buy it. I also pay close attention to the home it's coming from. If it looks pretty clean and in good shape, they probably treated the furniture that way, too.

[turtle1120]

NO FUCKING WAY!!!

[teeah22]

I would, I'd just get it professionally steam cleaned.

[housewife]

Only if I were planning on reupholstering it or it was from someone I knew. Since I'm not the least but handy enough to redo furniture that would make my answer a big no.

[Deleted]

Absolutely not! I don't like bugs and bacteria. I'm just that way.

[papie]

No, I'm convinced there are bed bugs hiding in all of them. 

[Deleted]

No.

[underwaterrhymes]

After lovedan's experience, I will never, never, never consider used furniture again.

[janiejones]

I used to have no problem with it, but I'm so scared of bed bugs I can't anymore.

[Blueper]

I will if I really really want it. So far so good.