Leather repair Weehawken: a cognac leather sofa in a bright, pale living room

Leather repair Weehawken Right Colour, Wrong Room

Nothing is wrong with the sofa. It just came from another room, and the colour no longer fits. You can recolour it, recover it, or leave it.

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Three routes

Recolour, Recover Or Leave It

Leather repair Weehawken homes ask for is often not a repair at all. It is a sound piece in the wrong colour. These three routes are very different jobs.

Leather colour mixed in a steel pan
DaysRecolour

A new colour coat over the same leather. Nothing is cut or sewn.

Choosing new leather from sample books
WeeksRecover

A new cover in a new leather or fabric, cut from a pattern.

Grey leather sectional in a light room
NothingLeave it

Sometimes the honest answer. We say so if the room will change again.

The rule

Darker Is Easy, Lighter Is Not

A recolour adds colour. It cannot take colour away. Going darker is routine. Going lighter needs so much coating that the grain disappears, and then a new cover is the better answer.

Cream leather swatch
Cream
Cognac leather swatch
Cognac
Tobacco brown leather swatch
Tobacco
Oxblood leather swatch
Oxblood
Charcoal leather swatch
Charcoal

→ This way: a recolour← This way: a recover

Told no, and told early

Two Leathers We Will Not Recolour

Water soaking into aniline leather
AnilineIt would stop ageing

A colour coat seals it, and aniline is bought for how it drinks and deepens. Recolouring kills that.

Soft nubuck leather ottoman up close
NubuckThe nap would flatten

There is no coating that leaves nubuck soft. For these, recover or leave it.

Judged harder than a repair

Whole Panels, Never Patches

With no damage to draw the eye, every seam and edge gets looked at. So colour goes on panel by panel, edge to edge.

Navy leather swatch for the chosen colour01Mix the new colour

Matched to your swatch and checked on the piece.

Leather prepared with a brush before colour02Prepare every panel

The old finish is cleaned and keyed so the new colour bonds.

Colour sprayed onto a leather panel03Colour edge to edge

Thin coats across whole panels, into seams and piping.

Leather cushion half recoloured to show the change04Seal and check

A protective topcoat, then checked in your room's light.

Before and after

Same Piece, New Colour

One recolour and four full recovers. The shape and frame stay; the colour changes.

Leather sofa recoloured to navy, before and afterRecolour: navy Brown Chesterfield recovered in green leatherRecover: brown to green Black sofa recovered in olive leatherRecover: black to olive Grey sofa recovered in cognac leatherRecover: grey to cognac Cream sofa recovered in navy leatherRecover: cream to navy Range of leather colours for a redesignThe colour range
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What we recolour and recover

Any Piece, Any Room

Cognac leather sofaSofas Brown leather sectionalSectionals Dark brown leather club chairArmchairs Black leather reclinerRecliners Leather dining chair with a walnut frameDining chairs Navy channel-tufted headboardHeadboards
Where the work happens

Above And Below The Cliff

From older homes on Boulevard East to newer apartments at Port Imperial, leather repair Weehawken is done where the piece lives. Recovers go to the workshop.

Questions

Asked In Weehawken

Do you come to Weehawken?
Yes. Leather repair Weehawken, including colour changes, is done in your home. Send photos first and we quote from them.
Can you make my black sofa cream?
Not well by recolouring. Going much lighter needs heavy coating that hides the grain. A new cover gives a better result.
Will a recolour peel?
Not on sound, finished leather that is prepared properly. It needs the right cleaning and a topcoat, and time to cure before use.
Can I bring a sample to match?
Yes. A cushion, a paint chip or a fabric swatch from the room all help. We match to it in your light.
Which leathers cannot be recoloured?
Aniline and nubuck. Most sofas are pigmented leather, which recolours well.
How do I get a price?
Text two photos to (347) 310-7483, one close and one of the whole piece, and tell us the colour you want.
Leather colour swatches in a row
Weehawken, NJ

Send The Sofa And The Room

A free quote on leather repair Weehawken or a colour change, from two photos.

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