by barry | Jan 8, 2015 | sofa restoration, Uncategorized
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...
by barry | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
by barry | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Aniline leather is great for furniture. It feels and looks beautiful due to it’s natural and untreated nature… Yet what makes it wonderful also leads to it’s one downside, aniline leather will fade and look distressed very quickly if it is not...
by barry | Nov 29, 2013 | sofa restoration
This sofa came to us after spending a couple of years in a student digs! A little bit of TLC, and it’s now, well, it’s gorgeous!