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Latest from the surgery

1960’s Florence Knoll style sofa restoration

Here we have a before and after shot of this German made 1960's Sofa Rips and seams have been repaired, buttons replaced and colour restored to the original leather. This sofa will shortly be for sale in it's fully restored state. Call 01189406408 for details.

New Cushions for Chesterfield Sofas

At The Leather Surgeons we love bringing an old loved Chesterfield back to life! We specialise in re-antiquing, new cushions or cushion tops, and restoring colour to sun faded couches. All new upholstery is hand finished to match the original in our workshops. New...

Mid Century Modern Restorations

With the rising popularity of Mid Century furniture we are increasingly coming across items that need leather restoration or re-upholstery. Here are a few examples: Eames Chair restoration

Restoring the leather interior of a 1935 Morris 10

One of the biggest challenges with classic and vintage cars is keeping the natural charm and character that develops through the ageing process. To put a new interior into an old car can look out of place and may actually ruin the appeal of the vehicle. When we are...

Thomas Lloyd Leather Sofa Restorations

We've had a couple of these very elegant sofas in recently... They are extremely well built, and really look the part, but both of the examples we've had have been very faded by the sun and general wear and tear. The restoration process for these was very simple using...

Car Interior Restoration

Here at The Leather Surgeons we restore and repair the interiors of all manner of cars... Our customers have asked us to help with vehicles ranging from a 1929 Bentley or a 1935 Morris 10 right up to a Ferrari 599 GTO or the latest Range Rover. Every vehicle is...

Restoring the Tugendhat Chair – Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

We had never seen one of these in the flesh until a couple of weeks ago, and now we have been asked to restore 3 of them! This one just needed a bit of tlc to the cushions and straps... The next two are tan in colour and require repairs, new latex foam cushions and a...

Sun bleached aniline sofa

This sofa has been sitting in a conservatory... Aniline leather is unsealed, and thus unprotected from UV damage, it fades extremely quickly in sunlight. Re-colouring it is notoriously difficult to get right as the leather was originally dyed in trays rather than...

Dog chewed Chesterfield Sofa

Our client was looking after his daughter's dogs. They weren't very popular after tearing the arm of one of his Chesterfields apart! His budget didn't stretch to having the arm re-upholstered, and so we have repaired it using leather bonding and refinishing techniques.

Wheeler Dealers BMW Z1

Wheeler Dealers - 29th September 2014 - BMW Z1 We recently did some work for the Wheeler Dealers Team on a BMW Z1, to view the program http://wheelerdealers.xyz/series-11-episode-12/

Removing grease marks and colour restore to aniline sofas

Here are a few examples of how aniline leather sofas can be bought back to life.... These two seat sofas are made of a lovely leather, but are suffering from a common complaint. They are both grease stained and sun faded We were looking to get a richer colour and so...

The Danish Boomerang chair by Hivdt & Molgaard-Nielsen

A new project this week.. restoring this rare iconic beautiful mid century Boomerang chair back to its former glory. Increasingly hard to find, this elegant mid-century chair is extremely simple and extremely well made. The chair frame itself is in good condition...