Tiny tips for making your leather couch look as good as new!
Elegant, warm but also full of attitude, a leather couch is a piece of furniture that immediately gives smart appearance to a room. But over time, it happens that the leather cracks, becomes dull, rough, and no longer really aesthetic. Fortunately, to give a youthful look to leather couches, there are plenty of effective and economical tips.
- Cleaning
- If your couch has stains and small dirty areas, rest assured, there is a radical solution to easily clean it: use white vinegar – the king of ecological and economical cleaning in the house! To remove stains from a leather couch, mix 3 small cups of warm water and a cup of white vinegar in a bowl, soak a cloth in this mixture and gently rub your leather sofa with it. Once the sofa is dry, apply pure lanolin to a soft cloth, then rub your sofa with it to nourish the leather. If the color of your sofa darkens, don’t panic: it will return to its original color when the product has dried out!
- With small stains on the cushions or the backrest, even the prettiest of leather couches will have a hard time looking elegant and not too old! Fortunately, here is the recipe for a homemade cleaner to remove stains from a leather sofa: in a bowl, mix the juice of a lemon and an egg white. Soak a soft cloth in the mixture obtained, then apply the latter to your sofa, applying gently on the stains (tap or dab, do not rub too hard). Let your sofa dry and admire the result!
- Rejuvenate a leather couch with neatsfoot oil
If over the years, your leather couch has lost its luster and superb, it is time to restore its original appearance. To do this, there is a simply miraculous product: neatsfoot oil, the oil that naturally nourishes, repairs and softens leather. Here’s how to take advantage of it to give your leather couch a facelift: generously apply neatsfoot oil to a soft cloth. Run the cloth over your sofa, making sure the oil soaks into the leather. Wait about a quarter of an hour, then wipe your leather sofa with a dry cloth. There you go: your old leather couch is no longer dried out, cracked or shriveled!
- Renovate a leather sofa with beeswax
To rejuvenate a leather sofa, you can also make a paste from turpentine (2/3) and softened beeswax (1/3). Apply the paste to a soft, clean cloth, and massage your leather in large circular motions so that the product penetrates well. Then wait 15 minutes, then finish the job by polishing your leather couch with a cotton ball and you’re done!
- How to repair a tear on a leather couch?
If your favorite pet has scratched your leather couch or if you don’t maintain it regularly, cracks or small scratches can tarnish the appearance of the leather and give it an old look. To avoid this, first gently sand the edge of the scratches, then clean the critical area with soapy water. Finally, apply walnut stain to restore the leather to its original color (this also works with shoe polish).
- Leather couch: why not dye or repaint it?
If you fancy a new leather couch in your living room but do not want to buy one, why not consider repainting it or staining it in a more trendy and up-to-date color? Please note: if you opt for this solution, it is essential to invest in a dye or paint specially designed for leather.
