How to Hide Spots in a Room

Over time, stains and spots can appear on walls, carpeting and furniture, despite how clean you keep your home. This is especially true of households with pets or young children. Using shampooers and stain cleaners on furniture or carpet and giving walls a fresh coat of paint are the methods for removing stains and spots, but if you’re in a pinch and need to cover up spots quickly, you can do a number of things to hide the appearance of spots in a room.

Throw blanket
Throw pillows
Area rug
Skirted table or a storage chest
Poster or framed picture

Instructions

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  Mask spots on living room furniture by tossing a neatly folded throw blanket over the back of a stained sofa, chair or recliner. To hide seat cushion spots, open the blanket and tuck it into the crease where the cushions meet the back of the sofa or recliner. Tuck the hanging end of the blanket around and underneath the outward-facing edge of the cushion to keep furniture looking neat. Or, pile up a few throw pillows in front of the stained area to temporarily mask spots from view.
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  Conceal carpet stains by placing a thin area rug over them. For spots near where the carpet intersects with a wall, place a small, skirted table or a storage chest over the spot. You can also use baskets filled with magazines or blankets or position floor pillows over stains to conceal spots in more conspicuous areas of carpeting.
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  Hide spots and stains on walls by tacking a poster or hanging a framed picture over the spotted area. For low spots on walls, position a piece of furniture or potted house plant in front of the stained area.

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