BEAT IT FOR £0
With stuff already in your cupboard
A damp rubber glove
Pull on a washing-up glove, dampen it, sweep in one direction. The hair balls up. Pick it off. Weirdly satisfying.
Does it work? Yes. Try it on one cushion and see.
Tap another number to meet that monster.
EASY WIN
Living room · monster 2 of 5
How to get pet hair off a sofa
Meet Fluffy McShed. Your cat calls it “decorating”.
Scare-o-meter0/5
Zero panic. It’s fluff. Ten minutes and you’re done.
FIRST MOVE
Put the hoover down. It just glides over woven-in hair.
BIG GUNS
If the free fix gives up
Rubber pet hair brush
The glove trick, turbo-charged. Lasts for years.
Myth or not? · True
“A window squeegee works on carpet”
Drag it across short-pile carpet and watch the fluff pile up.
OOPS. DON’T…
- Sticky rollers on velvet.
- Getting it wet before the hair’s off.
CALL A PRO IF…
You’re selling up or moving out and the sofa needs a deep clean.
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