Rules for the care of leather furniture

In order for your furniture to serve for a long time and to please the eye with its appearance, you need to know how to properly operate it. This is especially true of leather goods: they require specific maintenance. Using the wrong means, you can inflict irreparable damage. We offer to find out what factors affect the wear of the skin, what to take to extend the life.

Leather furniture requires special care.

Special care

Leather furniture requires special care. In order not to have to rehabilitate it, it is necessary to carry out the prevention of pollution. Equally important is protection against external damage. Such products are more "capricious", and respond to various changes in external conditions.

In order for your furniture to serve for a long time and to please the eye with its appearance, you need to know how to properly operate it.

Temperature

An important indicator to which the skin “reacts” is temperature. Do not place the object near the heating devices. Water for washing the sofa or chair should be taken warm, but not hot. The temperature of the air in the room must be maintained at an average mark. Under the wrong temperature conditions, leather products wear out quickly, can crack, have an untidy appearance.

Such products are more "capricious", and respond to various changes in external conditions.

Humidity

Since natural leather material is hygroscopic (actively absorbs moisture from the air), it is important to maintain adequate humidity in the room. These figures should not exceed 70%. The air must not be too dry. This breaks the natural fat layer, as a result of which the product deteriorates rapidly. If you do not adhere to this mark the material will crack, it will soon appear overwritten places.

An important indicator to which the skin “reacts” is temperature.

The importance of proper care

Leather set is quite expensive, and the owner wants him to serve longer. This furnishing gives the room a luxurious aristocratic look. Proper maintenance will allow it to remain in good shape.

Furniture is also a concentration of pathogenic germs and harmful bacteria. Especially the skin. Absorbing moisture from the air, your sofa can turn into a hotbed of disease.

In order not to have to rehabilitate it, it is necessary to carry out the prevention of pollution.

Important! Proper care of leather furniture will not only maintain its appearance for a long time, but also create a healthy atmosphere in the room.

Therefore, do not neglect the rules outlined below. And do not be lazy to care for your headset.

What affects the rate of wear

Since natural leather material is hygroscopic (actively absorbs moisture from the air), it is important to maintain adequate humidity in the room.

In addition to the main factors listed above (temperature and humidity), other significant factors also affect the wear of leather products.

1.      Correct operation

Many owners for some reason forget about it, and this is an important detail. First, the fittings need to be properly transported so as not to scratch during transfer.

2.      Quality of material

This factor is equally important. Cheap low-quality material, respectively, wears out faster.

3.      Care

The most important factor, since the lack of proper maintenance will significantly reduce the livelihoods of things.

We will talk about how to properly care for such furniture below.

An expensive set is quite expensive, and the owner wants him to serve longer.

At home, it can also be kept in excellent condition and prolong the life.

Contact with pets

Another important point. If you have pets, be extremely careful. Scratches that will leave the pet's claws or teeth will not work, you just have to change the upholstery. Therefore, before buying, be sure to consider whether it is worth taking such a set, whether you can keep track of the activities of your pet.

Furniture is also a concentration of pathogenic germs and harmful bacteria.

If you still decide to buy, and worry about the safety of fittings, there is a way out too. In this case, you can buy tools that scare animals. They are not harmful for the sofa, or for humans, as well as for the four-legged friend. They simply have ingredients that they do not like to smell.

Proper care of leather furniture will not only maintain its appearance for a long time, but also create a healthy atmosphere in the room.

There is also a robot controlling that the animal does not enter the forbidden territory. It is small, looks like a hockey puck. When a pet is not around, it is at rest. Having sensors that are configured to recognize the animal, he feels his approach. Then he goes into active mode, drives up to a cat or dog and sprinkles water into it. The quadrupeds are afraid of such an impact, as a result of which they leave. And after a few “sessions” a reflex will be developed, and the pet will not approach the upholstery.

First, the fittings need to be properly transported so as not to scratch during transfer.

Care rules

The importance of the correct content is clear. Now let's talk about how to care for leather furniture.

1.      Avoid excess moisture!

This also applies to the condition of the room, and foreign liquids. As already mentioned, the skin is hygroscopic, and if something is poured onto it, it will absorb it and mold can form in the sofa, or other harmful microorganisms. Also from the colored liquids will stain, which is especially unpleasant for light furniture.

If you still spill the liquid, you need to remove it, wetting the stain, but not rubbing movements. Try to absorb all the moisture just putting a rag to a wet place.

Cheap low-quality material, respectively, wears out faster.

2.      Cleaning

The skin requires mild cleansing. Steam treatment is not suitable for it, as for most other products. In this case, you need to use only soft cloths, and special care products for leather furniture. The accumulation of dust has a bad effect, so it should be wiped at least 3 times a week, depending on the air condition in the room.

The most important factor, since the lack of proper maintenance will significantly reduce the livelihoods of things.

3.      Facilities

Do not use aggressive solutions, rub with powder or soap. For this material there are special products that gently clean it. You can also use nail polish remover without acetone, but only in emergency cases.

Apply the liquid only with a soft special cloth or flannel cloth with gentle movements, do not rub hard.

Absorbing moisture from the air, your sofa can turn into a hotbed of disease.

The most important factor, since the lack of proper maintenance will significantly reduce the livelihoods of things.

4.      Maintain a natural oily layer

This material has its own layer of fat on the surface, making it look shiny and slightly moist. With its exhaustion, the skin cracks and wears quickly. To prevent this from happening it needs to be supported. In addition to the regulation of temperature and humidity (which significantly affects this layer), carry out preventive procedures.

The accumulation of dust has a bad effect, so it should be wiped at least 3 times a week, depending on the air condition in the room.

To do this, use oily care products for leather furniture and rub the fittings once a month. Or you can take her to the salon, where an experienced master will do it for you, or call him to the house.

Scratches that will leave the pet's claws or teeth will not work, you just have to change the upholstery.

If you have pets, be extremely careful.

5.      Light and dark

Caring for leather furniture of dark and light colors is somewhat different. The difference is small, but still there.

With a light color, you need to be more delicate, because it is more visible on various injuries.

If you still decide to buy, and worry about the safety of fittings, there is a way out too.

Observe the following rules:

•        do not rub hard;
•        try not to spill drinks: the stains from them will be strongly visible;
•        Do not cover for a long time with colored fabrics, leave toys or pillows: they can paint the product.

The rest of the rules are the same as for the dark headset.

There is also a robot controlling that the animal does not enter the forbidden territory.

And after a few “sessions” a reflex will be developed, and the pet will not approach the upholstery.

Home care

It is not always possible to buy special solutions or make salon cleaning. At home, it can also be kept in excellent condition and prolong the life.

•        To maintain the fat layer, use olive, castor oil, glycerin;
•        it is possible to clean spots on a white surface with the help of milk;
•        toothpaste is a good, non-aggressive tool from any stains;
•        once every three months to carry out salon cleaning.

Fulfilling these simple rules, you will achieve that leather furniture will please for a long time with its excellent look and condition.

Let's sum up

To make leather furniture last a long time, you need:

• dust regularly;
• maintain proper temperature and humidity levels;
• feed the fat layer;
• do not allow animals;
• use soft cloths for cleaning;
• use only special products for the skin;
• avoid any kind of pollution.

To do this, use oily care products for leather furniture and rub the fittings once a month.

Fulfilling these simple rules, you will achieve that leather furniture will please for a long time with its excellent look and condition.

Caring for leather furniture of dark and light colors is somewhat different.

If you still spill the liquid, you need to remove it, wetting the stain, but not rubbing movements.

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