Leather Restoration

Two Chesterfield tufted leather couches have held court in the family room for at least fifteen years. As with all skins, wrinkles have ruined the surface of the couch so leather restoration services were in order. Quality Leather Restoration was called in to bring the leather back to it's original color and luster, all for under $700. A new high quality leather sofa costs from $4800 on up. The leather face lift is taking place as I write.

The quality of leather furniture being built and sold has diminished over the past twenty years, providing a thinner leather with a shorter life span. The two burgundy Chesterfield leather couches were pricey back in 1985 when they were purchased, but now that is very good news. The couches are made with top grain leather that is thicker than today's leather products. Top grain leather is prized because it offers the most strength, durability and suppleness and can be cleaned, buffed and restored to the original condition. Split leather, on the other hand, makes up most of the leather products on sale today and is the layer that remains when top grain is removed from the hide. Split leather has none of the textural character of top grain leather, but can be embossed with a texture that simulates top grain. This layer of hide is still appropriate for furniture, but is not as strong as top grain leather.

Today the leather sofa is getting a face lift and is being cleaned, buffed, sewn and refurbished back to it's new condition. This is in-home service uses all natural eco-friendly products and is odorless. Soon the family room will regain its "new" glow and the leather furniture will be good for another twenty years.

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