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Can I dye a leather sofa?
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Yes, you can dye a leather sofa. To do so, you must typically begin by sanding down the upholstery, oiling it and then applying dye. Because there is a risk that you could damage your sofa, you may wish to enlist the help of a professional upholsterer or furniture repair expert. Find a variety of leather sofas on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024
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Vintage Sherrill Chippendale Style Mahogany & Leather Floral Upholstered Sofa
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Sherrill Furniture Traditional Camelback Sofa. Features a mahogany frame wrapped in brown leather and floral upholstery with brass nailhead trim. The sofa body is...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Sofas
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Gerard van den Berg "Moby Dick" Leather Sofa for Label Vandenberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully comfortable and inviting "Moby Dick" soft form grey leather 3-seater sofa, designed by the highly respected Dutch designer, Gerard Van den Berg for Label Vandenberg. Th...
Category
1990s Dutch Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
De Sede 'DS-2011' Chocolate Leather Sofas, Swiss 1983
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking vintage De Sede 'DS-2011' sofa, designed in Switzerland in 1983. This iconic piece features a captivating low-slung, curvilinear profile, upholstered in thick, high-qualit...
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
MOD Grey Leather Sofa by Molinari
By Molinari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century gray leather two-seater sofa by Italian manufacturer Molinari, styled in the spirit of Dutch designer Gerard van den Berg. This piece embodies the relaxed, low-slung eleg...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Restoration Hardware Cloud sofa in Luce width black leather
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Extremely supple black leather, thick, durable, will wear like a baseball mitt. This couch has been vital and at the top of decorators lists for a decade, because of how comfortable ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Eileen Gray “Monte Carlo” Red Leather and Chrome Sofa for ClassiCon
By Eileen Gray
Located in Miami, FL
The Monte Carlo sofa was originally designed by Eileen Gray in 1929 during the Bauhaus movement and was later licensed and produced by ClassiCon. This example is from circa 1990s an...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Sofas
Materials
Chrome
$6,400 Sale Price
20% Off