Found a great deal on a red leather chair. I’ve always wanted a red leather chair.
It was a deep discount.
I’m thinking, eh fake leather. But who cares? It looks nice.
Before it came I fretted.
I’m second guessing my purchase. Won’t look as good as the picture(yeah, dumb me bought it from a picture). Surely be a cheap piece of crap.
I crossed my fingers and waited.
It was delivered, finally.
Omg. It’s nice. Full grain leather. Comfy. Fits where I wanted it to fit.
I’ve never had a real leather chair tho’.
Not letting anyone touch it.
My question, do I precondition it? How do I care for it? How do I clean it?
(There was a booklet with it but it’s some other language. Maybe Czech or something. I tried translation from an app, not real successful)
You’re gonna need some kind of leather oil or conditioner. I’m not a super expert so can’t say if, say, mink oil or coconut oil is better in your situation, but I’m sure someone will come along and recommend something…
For cleaning, I have successfully used “saddle soap”
You are asking the wrong questions. What is truly important is how many yellow chairs will you need to buy to make your living room look like Nero Wolfe’s office.
This is what I used on my red leather chair for years. It does a great job, even smells pleasantly. The leather stays soft and doesn’t crack, etc.
@thorny_locust is right~do watch out for the cats. Those tiny needle claws can decimate leather faster than you think. They like to sneak up and scratch and claw the back or sides where you don’t notice it until it is too late.
I’m personally into the aged leather look, so I’ve done minimal maintenance to mine. I like it’s slightly louche look.
When I was little my parents had a green leather arm chair. It was very comfortable, so we kids liked sitting in it. But all our shoes had buckles at that time, and my mom lamented for years about all the scratches we put in that chair. I understand – it was probably the most expensive piece of furniture they’d bought to that point.
You shouldn’t need to do anything more than keep it dusted. Clean spills off with a damp (not wet) cloth. Yes, there are products on the market to condition leather but in my 30 years of selling furniture I never heard a leather furniture manufacturer recommend them.
I thought that you were supposed to condition them by sitting in them in the nude for the first couple of months to let them absorb your essential au natural body oils.
Can’t offer advice on leather care, but yes, do watch out for the cats. If it’s in a room where you can keep the door closed against the cats, do so. Also, although we all know that Bayliss is a Very Good Boy indeed, dogs can be culprits, too. I have a beautiful antique console-style radio from the early 1940s whose bottom panel was scratched up by the claws of my first puppy. I just consider it part of the radio’s memorable character, but you probably wouldn’t feel that way about your new leather chair!
You are absolutely correct. There is absolutely no point in owning a red leather chair without the corresponding set of yellow chairs that Archie will arrange for maximum effect as you slowly reveal the identity of the murderer. I assume that’s something @Beckdawrek has to do frequently, although I suppose it’s not literally murder most of the time, usually just something one of her kids or grandkids has done.
