by barry | Jan 4, 2016 | sofa restoration
We receive at least one enquiry every week about problems caused by dog flea treatments which have damaged the finish on leather furniture. The leading brands of flea treatments all contain a strong solvent which, when it comes into contact with leather, will dissolve...
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 | Dec 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
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 | May 9, 2014 | sofa restoration
Our clients recently bought their property, and 3 of these sofas came with it. They are enormous at nearly 3 metres long… and they are extremely damaged by the sun and stained as any sealant that was once on them has long since worn off. We created a...
