Can the Leather Furniture Be Saved?

I would always use murphey's oil soap a couple times a year on my leather furniture (product of being a barn kid is cleaning leather!) Kept them looking GREAT/ the leather soft and supple UNLESS it was painted instead of dyed. ((I made the mistake of treating a cheap leather piece like an expensive one, once. Bad decision.))

For small tears, I fixed them the same way we fixed saddles. A small piece of good quality leather underneath, an awl, and sewing the two pieces together with the third piece behind (sew piece 1 to the 3rd back piece, sew piece 2 the the 3rd back piece, so the 2 torn pieces are sewn edge to edge against themselves & OR Superglue (superglue was originally invented to hold skin together on the battlefield, it works great for tiny tears in leather as well). Depending on the size of the tear. An awl and sewing for larger tears (the first half is easy, the 2nd half means lining it up perfectly/ gets akward near the end).

I could be wrong, but I THINK the do-it-yourself-kits are essentially leather fibers and superglue mixed together... which should work great on small tears.

S.,
We had a beautiful, butter soft ivory leather set that was worn over time, in 2 spots...where my LARGE dog would lie often with wet belly & paws. It looked dull and colorless in those two spots. We called a furniture store and they gave us the name of a leather repai person that they use/recommend. What he did was basicall kind of "sand" off any roughness, tiny flaps from the wet wear then he dyed the two seat areas to match PERFECTLY! It lasted us another 5 years, and I don't remember it being all that much--maybe $100. Well worth it because it was a pretty expensive set. Maybe try calling a reputable furniture store in your area (maybe even Macy's furniture--if you have O. there). (These guys are out there but they're pretty scarce! I would not try to do it myself, you could make it a lot worse.) Good luck!

ummmm, anxious to see all the answers...

S.:

We have a leather set - luckily we have NOT had to use anything YET to fix tears....

I believe if used properly - the kits you can purchase at Home Depot will work!

GOOD LUCK!

I don't believe that tears can be fixed unless it is along a seam. Have you tried a high-quality leather conditioner for the marks/aging? I buy mine at my local shoe repair. As far as color fading, I did have an old leather couch re-dyed. They conditioned it and sprayed it and it was as good as new.