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 | Sep 25, 2014 | sofa restoration, Uncategorized
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...
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...
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...
