Corner Settee

If you spend most nights in front of the TV on your corner settee eating crisps then you probably already know, although perhaps don’t want to think about, the fact that sofas sometimes need cleaning. If you were wearing a particular shirt for a week straight without cleaning it people would think you were mad. Or at least slovenly. Yet, here we are sitting on the same bit of fabric or leather night after night (even eating on it!) and most of us let it go months or more without a proper cleaning. Don’t make excuses that a sofa isn’t the same as a shirt because you’re not sitting on it bare arsed. I assume you wear undergarments beneath your pants, it doesn’t make going a fortnight in the same pair of blue jeans any less disturbing to contemplate.

Like clothing, not all sofas are made of the same material and so they need to be cleaned differently. Leather is easiest to clean, but there are even different types of leather and some are more sensitive than others to chemicals. So pay proper attention when cleaning a leather corner settee.  No matter what your sofa is made out of, discoloration is something you will need to consider. That, and the manufacturer’s warranty. If your sofa is still under warranty then call up the manufacturer and ask them what cleaning products are acceptable. You’ll want the model and style numbers from your sofa. These can sometimes be found on the bottom, so you may need to turn it over. If you have a corner settee it won’t be fun but there is likely to be a label under there somewhere.

Actually, even for older sofas you should probably give the manufacturer a ring and find out what they have to say about cleaning their product. If you’ve got microfiber then you’re going to need to be triply careful and expert advice from the people who make it is usually a good bet. Other fabrics range from cotton to wool, although many cloth sofas are also made with synthetic fibers of some sort or other. Every company has their own formula for “polyester” so cleaning recommendations may also vary. There are also stores online that offer specific cleaning solutions, ranging from the type of fabric to the type of stain.

Mainly, take care of your sofa. Something you use every day that is an important part of your routine should never be taken for granted. Spend some time to take care of the things you love so they can take care of you. That corner settee might just last a few years longer if you give it proper care before it gets too worn down.

The time may have come that you’ll need to reupholster your leather settee. Yes your favorite corner settee has been used lovingly time and time again, but alas your use has gotten to the leather. You’ve been putting it off for far too long, but you can hardly sit on it anymore.  So let’s get started with the reupholstering process.

Stripped Settee

First, you’ll need to turn over the settee so you can begin removing the leather. Of course if it’s a larger corner settee you’ll have to separate the pieces and reupholster them individually. It will be more of an undertaking because of the larger size as well. Take a flat screwdriver to remove the staples. If there is any kind of stuffing or batting underneath where the leather was, take a look to see if it needs replacement. If it does then this will have to be replaced as well. Now that you’ve take off the leather outer, and either left or replaced the batting, it’s time to ad your new leather. Take the old leather covering and find it to the new leather. The old leather covering is your template for the new one, so that you can cut out the right form and shape. Make sure you have a good sharp pair of scissors for this, to cut cleanly.

Now that you’ve cut your pattern exactly as the old one, take out all of the pins. Now take the rear portion and staple it on the top of the settee if a leather back, or on the back underside of the seat, if just the seat is leather and the back is wood. Turn over the settee and staple the leather all along the bottom. Now flip it back over to upright and hang the leather on the front, flip it again and staple on the bottom. If your settee has arms, cover them with the new leather and staple them on the inner and outer portions of the arms. Also tuck under the front of the arms and staple under there as well. You have now re-upholstered your settee. If your settee is very large like a corner settee, it can be done by you though it will require more care and work, you may want to seek a professional reupholstering service for it. Hopefully this article was useful in tell you how to properly reupholster your settee.