Leather furniture care

When leather furniture appears in your home and office, you should be prepared to take care of the safety and good appearance of such far from cheap things. Leather is a whimsical material, respectively - care for leather furniture should be appropriate. We will try to give you the maximum information on how to care for leather furniture and maintain its presentable appearance for as long as possible.

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How to extend the life of your furniture?

Leather is a porous material that easily absorbs dust and other impurities. There are quite simple coatings, methods and means for caring for leather furniture that protect life and appearance for a long time:

Important! You need to read the instructions for your furniture, because the skin is different. There is material that can be wetted, but there is one that cannot be categorically.

You need to know how to care for the leather furniture you purchased. It will be a shame if your efforts lead to her premature deterioration.

The right atmosphere and temperature

You need to understand that the skin does not tolerate negligence. You must maintain adequate humidity in the room, not to overdry and not to humidify too much.

Important! From sputum, the material will deteriorate, darken and stretch, from dryness - it will crack and harden. Proper care of leather furniture will help to avoid such consequences.

Also observe the additional rules:

1. Protect your furniture from direct sunlight, and in no case do not equip it with your terrace or veranda - wasted money. There your sofas and armchairs will quickly become worthless.
2. Do not place leather furniture near active heat sources such as fireplaces, batteries, or radiators.

Important! Try not to spill liquids. Therefore, once again think about whether to eat and drink sitting on a leather sofa or armchair. If, nevertheless, an annoying nuisance occurs, in no case try to wash the spots with water. Use our stain removal tips, which will be discussed below.

A vacuum cleaner

You just gently, in the weakest mode, so as not to damage the material, vacuum your furniture to remove dust, crumbs and other small debris. Such simple care of leather furniture will allow you to maintain the durability of the upholstery material for a long time. Yes, and you yourself will be much nicer to sit in a clean chair or sofa than on a centimeter layer of dust.

Soap solution

This method is suitable for furniture that can be soaked with water and usually used 1-2 times a week - immediately after being vacuumed. It is necessary to use several rags. You dilute the soap in water and knock it down until foam.

How to wash leather furniture with this solution:

1. Take a rag, dip it into the solution, then squeeze it and wipe the surface of the sofa and chairs. You can several times.
2. Then you wet another rag with clean water, wring out and wash the solution from the furniture. You can also do this twice, so as not to leave soap on the surface.
3. Wipe dry with a dry cloth. You can wipe another one - it won’t do any harm, that's for sure.

Important! Rags should be as soft as possible so as not to damage the skin, are good absorbent and do not leave fibers.

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Furniture Care - Means and Methods for Gentle Cleaning

What should be the care of furniture made of leather that cannot be soaked according to instructions or that has a light shade?

Invisible Defense

There are special leather furniture care products designed to protect the coating. They prevent it from getting wet and also reduce natural porosity.

Usually, these are sprays and waxes that you can buy at any household chemical store. There are a number of drugs that will help protect your furniture from moisture, and will also repel any other foreign substances that fall on the surface of the skin. Substances from the component composition form an invisible layer on the surface of the skin that does not let liquids pass, and when spots get in, you have a few minutes left to quickly remove them from the coating.

Important! Be sure to update the protective layer once a month, it tends to wear off.

White leather furniture

When it comes to caring for white leather furniture, it remains only to sympathize with the one who has it. One more thing is added to all those preventive actions - you need to carefully monitor what you dress in: what color your clothes are dyed, whether they “share” the paint when in contact with other materials.

Otherwise, it will be possible to observe the picture of an unknown artist “Blue spots from jeans on a white leather sofa”.

Important! Also try not to be on such a sofa without clothes - where the body regularly touches the upholstery, yellow browning may appear over time.

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Protection against small children and pets

Our favorite dogs and cats can very much reduce the sympathy of the owners for themselves if they scratch an expensive product. Dogs can be trained not to jump onto a sofa or chairs, but in the absence of owners, many individuals still sleep where they are not allowed. It’s almost impossible to train cats. Therefore, here the care of a leather sofa will be very frequent and with the help of such a means as “liquid skin”.

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Stain removal

You need to understand that you can shed something at any time. Therefore, a soft rag or sponge should be ready, that is, in the immediate vicinity of you. Prepare them in advance and put them somewhere so that you can quickly take them.

Any spilled liquid must be very quickly absorbed into some soft rag or sponge, but not with rubbing movements. Then do not wait until it dries.

Then use such leather furniture care products based on the specific situation of the incident:

1. If it is just water, then after getting wet, then apply a protective agent to even the paint.
2. If you spilled wine, tea, coffee and other liquids with color, you need to erase this stain with alcohol. Then reapply the usual leather furniture care product.
3. The stains of fat are removed without any means, just remove all available fat with an absorbent cloth, and then rub in those that could not be removed. Spray with a protective spray to remove odor. The skin absorbs fat and it does not harm it in the future. Of course, this does not mean that you must now constantly pour fat over the furniture, your sofa will transfer one or two times, but no more. This will be followed by a change in skin color and density.

Important! In no case do not wash the coating with detergents for dishes and other surfaces that are not intended specifically for the skin. Abrasive products are contraindicated in leather furniture. You should use only where it says “For leather furniture” and nothing else.

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In conclusion, it is worth noting that once or twice a year, you must definitely take your furniture dry-cleaned. Such measures will help you enjoy its presentable and beautiful appearance even longer.