Everything you wanted to know about the proper care of leather furniture

What is he, a sofa for centuries? Certainly not fabric. In the public mind, not only luxury, but also exemplary durability is associated primarily with natural leather.
This applies to shoes, clothing, accessories and, of course, furniture. But not everyone knows that in return the skin requires regular and thorough care. Otherwise, it will become worthless even faster than artificial. How to prevent this and what to do with pollution, read below.

What you need to remember first?

How to handle the leather upholstered chair or sofa, women know best. Often even themselves about this without knowing. The fact is that our skin and cattle hides, even if tanned, have a lot in common. The basic principles that help beautiful ladies to maintain freshness are also suitable for furniture:

  • Keep clean. To prevent pores from clogging with dust, wipe the upholstery at least once a week with a soft, dry cloth. Or vacuum with a soft brush. Once every 2 weeks, use a damp microfiber or sponge and, if necessary, a soap solution.
  • Keep moisture. And fat balance. Once every few months, apply oil (coconut, linseed, castor, olive) or pharmacy glycerin on your skin. Wait until absorbed, and remove the residue with a dry cloth.
  • Avoid aggressive substances. Ethanol, turpentine and solvents — these are your assistants if you decide to spoil expensive leather furniture. Abrasive cleaners and hard sponges will cope with this task as well.

What threatens leather furniture?

She is like Chekhov's dramaturgy. If in the first chapter a gun hangs on the wall, in the second chapter it will shoot. For example, if there are animals at home that are not accustomed to stay away from chairs and sofas, sooner or later they will damage the upholstery. Learn to anticipate events:

  • Guests with children. When they arrange on the couch a session of drawing with watercolors, it will be too late. Therefore, in advance put the furniture in a protective fabric cover. Which is also indispensable during transportation or repair.
  • Food and drink. Proper care for leather furniture to cope with stains, but it is better to get rid of the habit of dining in a chair. For coffee and tea, too, find another place.
  • Bright toys and pillows. Black and dark brown upholstery they do not care, but with the light ability of the skin to quickly absorb coloring pigments can play a cruel joke.

There are other threats that are not fraught with stains, but accelerated wear and cracks:

  • Dry air The optimum humidity is 65–70%. Use a humidifier, especially during the heating season. It will also improve your well-being.
  • Direct sunlight. To place a chair or sofa by the window on the sunny side is clearly not the best idea. In this case, even regular care of leather furniture is not a panacea.
  • Heaters. And just sources of heat (for example, incandescent lamps). The minimum allowable distance to them is 40 cm. But more is better.

How and what to clean such furniture?

The first rule of care for leather interior items - hurry. If a stain has just appeared, it is often easy to remove it with soapy water, or simply with a damp cloth. If the pollution has managed to soak deep into the skin - on the contrary, do not rush. Do not rush to get upset. Only 3 steps — and spots, as it were:

  1. Apply KULIK SYSTEM leather cleaner to the dirt. It does not deform the material and does not wash out the dye.
  2. Wait until the product begins to dissolve the stain.
  3. Wipe dry with a soft cloth. If heavily soiled, repeat all 3 points several times.

Finally

Now it seems to you that leather furniture is too troublesome? Believe me, the emotions that it gives are worth it. And regular rituals bring the same pleasure as cleaning collection weapons.