Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Leather Furniture- Keep it looking great!




Like many people we know, I love good leather furniture.

Some years ago, actually 15 to be precise, my wife and I purchased a large black leather Desede sofa. It's made from incredibly thick steer hide, that is also beautifully soft and supple.

We have used it for 15 years... and I mean used and abused it! Our kids have jumped on it, cats have peed on it, dogs scratched it, friends puked on it... how to take care of it???

Actually, we use Lexol Leather Cleaner to clean it, then condition it with Lexol Leather Conditioner. We do this routinely every month. First I clean with Lexol cleaner, then, while the sofa is still wet, I condition it with a very thin coat of Lexol Leather Conditioner. I let the conditioner sink in for about 20 minutes, wipe off with a clean, soft terry cloth towel and it's done!

It looks great. All of our friends cannot believe that it is 15 years old!

Well, a picture says a thousand words... take a look!