Everything we buy comes at a cost to the environment when it is made, shipped and retailed. That cost comes in the form of energy consumed, the CO2 released, the resources used, the pollution released and the habitats destroyed to facilitate all that. But even once you’ve bought it, the environmental cost of that product Read more
Category: Furniture Repair
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Bed Repair, Furniture Repair, Latest News, Leather Repair, Sofa Repair, Upholstery Cleaning
After months and months in and out of lockdown, many of us have never been more familiar with the insides of our own homes. As we’ve been out providing our service to customers these last months it’s been clear that the sofas and furnishings of Great Britain have never had it so hard. We’ve also Read more
Sofa repairs with leather stitching
Furniture Repair, Leather Repair
If properly looked after, leather sofas can last for a decade or more. We love not just making them last but stay fantastic and looking great for years. When it’s supported you for long enough a good piece of furniture becomes a part of the family and there’s no doubt that making your furniture last Read more
How strong is real leather?
We love leather, in our years of doing leather sofa repair we’ve only grown more fond of it as a material. Leather has been a friend to humans for millennia. From ancient tribal footwear to modern handbags from Milan, leather has served us well and shows no sign of going out of fashion. The biggest Read more
The truth about leather colour restoration
Leather is a complex multi-layered substance and not all materials called leather are made into similar stuff. There are many different dying and pigmentation processes applied to different types of leather. Some add a dye and then lock it in with a top coat, some dyes simply soak into the leather and darken the tone Read more
Furniture repair examples
If you want to understand our furniture repair services you can have a good read of our website but sometimes it’s nice to just soak up some images. We like to take before and after pictures of some of our jobs, if you follow us on Facebook,Instagram and Twitter you’ll see these in your feed Read more
The carbon footprint of furniture
We live at a time when the world is asking questions about the environmental cost of almost everything we do and buy. There’s a growing concern for the planet and what our modern way of life is doing to it. The figures are stacking up and yet it can be confusing to make sense of Read more
Cats And Furniture
Your furniture doesn’t need to be a casualty of owning a cat! Cats are our furry little friends and it’s our duty as pet owners to shower them with love and affection. Although they bring us a lot of joy, they can also bring us unexpected costs and accidental damage, wear and tear to our Read more
Furniture repair – What it takes to provide a 5 star service
We forgive anyone for thinking it’s quite simple to fix furniture. We can see that in some ways it seems like it. You do a bit of stuffing foam in there, a bit of stitching that up and you’re done right? Not really! Fixing furniture to a high standard and getting everything right is actually Read more
Dogs And Furniture
Your furniture doesn’t need to be a casualty of owning a dog. Dogs and furniture can be a tricky combination. Dogs are true members of the family and with most owners, it’s hard to not let your pet have their freedom when it comes to taking naps on the sofa and sitting on chairs for Read more