I must admit though that sometimes they give me a bit of trouble in that aspect. I spot cleaned it the other day, and the material was intact. You have to stretch out the pleather part a bit before putting them on. Our installation was on the back of solid wood closet doors. All that was required was install two bolts, tighten and install the rubber straps to the arms. Im glad I did, its super cute! I do think that the color is pretty true to the picture. Two of the five lamps are already failing. Took it off and she?s ok with it now. When they get dirty, I put them in the washing machine on "Hand Wash" setting with gentle detergent, and then air dry.