Care of leather furniture

When you have leather furniture in your home and office, you should be ready to take care of the safety and good appearance of such not cheap things. Skin is a whimsical material, accordingly - care for leather furniture should be appropriate. We will try to give you as much information as possible on how to look after leather furniture and keep its presentable appearance for as long as possible.

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How to prolong the life of your furniture?

Skin is porous, easily absorbing dust and other contaminants. There are quite simple, long time protecting the life and appearance of the coating, methods and tools for the care of leather furniture:

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

You need to know how to take care of the leather furniture that you have purchased. It will be insulting if your efforts lead to its premature deterioration.

The right atmosphere and temperature

You need to understand that the skin does not tolerate negligence. You must maintain the appropriate humidity in the room, do not overdry or moisten too much.

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

Also observe the additional rules:

1. Protect your furniture from direct sunlight, and in any case do not equip it with your terrace or veranda - in vain spent money. There your sofas and armchairs quickly become worthless.
2. Do not put leather furniture near active sources of heat - fireplaces, batteries and radiators.

Important! Avoid spilling liquids. Therefore, once again think about whether to eat and drink while sitting on a leather sofa or armchair. If there was an unpleasant nuisance, do not try to wash the stains with water. Use our tips for removing stains, which will be discussed below.

Vacuum cleaner

You simply soft, in the weakest mode, in order not to damage the material, vacuum your furniture to remove dust, crumbs and other small debris. This simple maintenance of leather furniture will allow to preserve the durability of upholstery material for a long time. Yes, and you yourself will be much nicer to sit in a clean armchair or sofa than a centimeter layer of dust.

Soapy solution

This method is suitable for such furniture, which can be wetted with water and is usually applied 1-2 times a week - just after it has been vacuumed. It is necessary to use several rags. You dilute soap in water and knock it down until it forms foam.

How to wash leather furniture with this solution:

1. Take a rag, lower it into the solution, then squeeze and rub the surface of the sofa and armchairs. Can be several times.
2. Then another rag, you moisten with clean water, squeeze and wash off the furniture solution. 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 one more - it does not hurt, that's for sure.

Important! Rags should be as soft as possible so as not to damage the skin, are good absorbing moisture and not leaving villi.

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Furniture care - means and methods for delicate cleaning

What should be the care of furniture made of leather that can not be dyed or lightly tinged by instructions?

Invisible protection

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

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

Important! Be sure to update the protective layer once a month, it has the property of being erased.

White leather furniture

When it comes to caring for white leather furniture, it only remains to sympathize with who has it. To all those preventive actions, one more thing is added: you need to carefully monitor what you are wearing: what color is your clothing painted, whether it is "shared" with paint when it comes into contact with other materials.

Otherwise - you can see 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 discoloration may appear in the course of time.

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Protection against small children and pets

Dogs and cats we love can greatly reduce the owners' sympathy for themselves if they scratch an expensive product. Dogs can be trained not to jump on a sofa or armchairs, but in the absence of the owners, many individuals still sleep where they are not allowed. Cats are almost impossible to train. Therefore, care of the leather sofa will be very frequent and with the help of such a tool as "liquid skin".

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Removing the spots

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 soaked up very quickly in some soft rag or sponge, but not with rubbing movements. Then do not wait until it dries.

Next, use such tools to care for leather furniture, based on the specific situation of the incident:

1. If it's just water, then, after dabbing, then apply a protective agent to level the paint.
2. If you spilled wine, tea, coffee and other liquids with color, you need to erase this stain with alcohol. Then apply again the usual skin care product.
3. Fat stains are removed without any funds, just remove all available fat absorbent cloth, and then rub what you could not remove. Treat 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 should now constantly pour furniture over with fat, once or twice your sofa will carry, but not more. Then there will be a change in skin color and density.

Important! Do not wash the cover with detergents for dishes and other surfaces that are not intended for the skin. Abrasives are contraindicated in leather furniture. You should only apply where it says "For leather furniture," and more - nothing.

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