Learn How to Restore Leather Furniture
Last Updated on February 16, 2022
Learn how to restore leather furniture in minutes with this quick and easy tutorial!
This post is sponsored by Mohawk. All opinions are 100% my own based on my experience using these AMAZING products.
Leather furniture is so gorgeous, but it can be hard to keep it looking good when you have young kids and/or pets. Cats and dogs can leave marks with their toenails and claws and kids can inadvertently scratch the surface with their toys. But that doesn't mean you should avoid leather furniture! Nope. Learn how to restore leather furniture in a matter of minutes with the right products. It's beyond easy.
We had been wanting an ottoman to use in our twin girls' playroom (which you can learn more about by clicking here) now that they are using their bean bag chairs less, but we didn't want to spend a bunch of money on one. So, imagine my joy when Joe showed up one day and told me he had a surprise for me. He walked me down to our garage and showed me this leather ottoman that he had trash picked off the side of the road. That may sound awful to some of y'all, but I love trash picked furniture more than flowers :) This post may contain some affiliate links. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.
It was pretty beat up and was covered with scratches and these weird marks that I THINK were from paint.
Pretty sad, huh? But I was super excited about his free find because I was pretty confident I could get it looking good again (and I was right–I love it when that happens). Read on to learn how I did it.
How to Restore Leather Furniture
Materials Needed:
- Mohawk Finishing Products Leather Care Kit
- Mohawk Leather Scratch Remover
- Mohawk EZ Flow Leather Marker
- Paper towels
- Lint-free cloth
- Foam sponge (included in the leather care kit)
It took me about 20 minutes to restore this ottoman including drying time. Now take a look at the BEFORE and AFTER photos.
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And here's a look at it in it's new home (in our twin girls' playroom). It's perfect and cost us ALMOST nothing. Love it when that happens.
Pretty amazing, huh? Don't forget that once you restore your piece to clean and protect your leather furniture regularly!
Now that your leather furniture is restored and beautiful again, doesn't it deserve to sit in room you really love? Before you head out and get started, be sure to check out my FREE design guides that will help you help you design spaces you absolutely love! Unlock my design vault and get access to all of them in one convenient digital library. 
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Hi Sasha, we recently bought some shoe paste to recolour a worn footstool but we have found the colour is coming off in areas where we put our feet. What do we do . Are we able to use the Mohawk liquid colour or do we have to strip the paste off somehow?
Our 8 ft leather PB sofa is well deserving of some extra TLC. I’m so happy to have discovered this post! Thank you for ALL of the amazing things you share with us. 😊
My pleasure :)
I have a green stress lounger that has a 4 inch rip on seat.
This is awesome, I inherited a “gently” used leather couch from my mom when she bought a new one and it needs some love and I’ve been searching for a way to make it look better! Thanks for sharing :)
Awesome! Good luck Margaret!
Where can I find the products you used?
Hi Sarah! There are links to all the products in the blog post. You can order them on Amazon. Here is a link to the Mohawk Amazon store front: http://amzn.to/1X6McDz I hope that helps!
Oh my god! Your blog name ;)) its so cute and I am an designer trapped in an engineer’s body. Nice to meet you ;))
Why hello and Thanks for reading!
What a transformation!!! I love it and I love leather too. Garbage picking so funny. Paul and I have done it many times.