Category: Furniture Repair

The environmental impact of throwing away furniture

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Furniture waste environmental hazard

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

Sofa repairs with leather stitching

Furniture Repair, Leather Repair

leather stitching 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?

Furniture Repair

leather material

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

Furniture Repair

leather colour staining sofa

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

Furniture Repair

sofa repair video 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

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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

Furniture Repair

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

Dogs And Furniture

Furniture Repair

bruce on sofa

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