Protective tray with an integrated dust cover for a sofa

A sofa with a protective bottom tray attached thereto, the sofa having a front side, two lateral sides, a back side, a bottom side, and a lower periphery with a peripheral edge portion, the sofa comprising a wood frame with upholstery thereon, the frame having a lowermost rectangular frame portion defining a bottom frame opening, the lowermost rectangular frame portion having a downwardly facing frame surface, upholstery edge portions being secured at the downwardly facing frame surface;

• the protective bottom tray having a bottom portion spanning the bottom side and an upward skirt portion extending around and covering a portion of the front side, the lateral sides, and the rear side, the bottom portion having an integrated central dust cover portion that has a separable juncture with a bottom peripheral portion, the central dust cover sized to cover the bottom frame opening and to have a frame attachment edge portion, the frame attachment edge portion of the dust cover portion attached onto the downwardly facing frame surface with fasteners whereby the upward skirt portion and the bottom peripheral portion may be removed from the sofa while leaving the central dust cover attached, wherein the bottom portion has a series of slits or perforations defining the separable juncture.