Furniture stains are an unfortunate reality of life. From sofas to tables, chairs to beds, there is no escaping the fact that at some point the likes of chocolate, red wine or coffee will be spilled on these items at least once during their ownership.
But according to new research by furniture repair company Guardsman, food and drink do not top the list of the most common stains to grace normal household furniture. Instead it is urine and vomit.
Red wine is only the sixth most common furniture stain, chocolate only comes in at number 10 and worryingly, the fifth most common stain was simply labelled “unidentifiable”.
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Guardsman collated the data over a three year period and said that while child-oriented stains such as play-dough, silly putty and paint did not make the top 10, they were seen fairly often.
The more bizarre stains uncovered in their data were bird droppings, slug trains, animal and human excrement and semen.
The top 10 most common furniture stains are:
1. Urine
2. Vomit
3. Ink
4. Drink
5. Unidentifiable stain
6. Red wine
7. Food
8. Water – spillage
9. Milk
10. Chocolate
