by barry | Apr 16, 2026 | sofa restoration
Laura Ashley sofas are traditionally made using high quality wood frames and hardware. They are built to last. Many of the sofas produced 25-30 years ago were upholstered in an unsealed aniline leather which gave them that luxurious traditional look and feel. With use...
by barry | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
This fabulous De Sede DS 11 modular corner sofa has been well used and a number of the panels were damaged. It also sat in direct sunlight so had suffered from some sun fading. We needed to replace the damaged panels but we wanted to maintain the integrity of design...
by barry | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Balzac Chair was produced in a completely unsealed aniline leather called “Utah”. Unfortunately although totally beautiful when new, the wonderful leather has proved extremely susceptible to staining through absorption of body oils and other...
by barry | Jan 18, 2018 | sofa restoration, Uncategorized
We are often asked to change the colour of leather furniture. This in principle is possible providing the leather is to become a darker colour, but it is not as simple as it may seem. In this case we have to dismantle the chair completely and remove all of the...
by barry | Jan 15, 2018 | sofa restoration
Aniline Leather The most attractive and natural leathers due to their soft natural feel and appearance. These are leathers which have been aniline dyed through in a vat and have no sealant coating. They are the most expensive leathers to produce because only the very...
