There is nothing more comfortable than soft. But years of service, restless animals, children and guests can do the seemingly irreparable: tear upholstery. Gaps, holes, accidental cuts, and now we will close them up so that there is no trace left. And we do not need any professional at hand.

Prepare: a couple of hours of free time; a round leather patch cut from thin but strong and elastic leather remnants; scissors; cleaner on water based, safe for leather materials (products based on oils simply will not grab the skin); a hair dryer that can withstand long enough work without interruption; water-based adhesive, safe for leather materials; skin-friendly dye or several for mixing (matching the color of the upholstery); glass jars for mixing paint; paint sprayer or wide brush.

Cleaning

The entire area at the break and wide around it with a water-based (!) cleaner that is safe for leather materials. When buying such a product, look for the inscription "leather safe" or "safe for skin" on the packaging.

Drying

If it's not humid outside, air drying (or naturally drying indoors) is the most the best way, but if time is running out, and a dryer with careful use (i.e. on the lowest settings and keeping the device away from the skin) will also work. Be careful, you don't want your leather to dry out and wrinkle (forever!) with high heat. It is best, in principle, to use a hairdryer with a diffuser: it will help to better control the flow of hot air. Allow the washed area to dry completely.

Now let's all fix it up

The next step is to insert the cut out circle of leather between the padding (or outer layer) and the back of the torn leather surface. Always make sure the patch is noticeably larger than the gap. Never use rectangular or square patches: it is much more difficult to disguise sharp corners under a leather surface.

To find a patch, go to second-hand shops: look for cheap leather skirts in them, which are usually made of very thin leather, nevertheless, reliable and elastic.

glue

Use a water-based adhesive that is safe for leather materials, fixing the patch under the upholstery / surface. Make sure to always use a water-based adhesive! Don't be afraid to apply multiple layers of glue. You can always erase any excess once the patch is securely in place.

Masking the patch

If you happen to be dealing with a clean and straight (up-and-down) incision, accidentally created by a mishap with a razor blade or knife, then simply glue the two sides of the incision together - with the same water-based glue. In many cases, here the result will be almost perfect. Then you can skip steps 6 and 7 and continue with step 8.

Mixing paints

If the damage on the leather upholstery/surface is wider than the cut, use the paint described above. But there are some difficulties here: not a single color will fit right out of the bottle right away. You will have to mix several dyes in a separate glassware(perhaps by trying again and again to add different colors in minimal portions) in order to get the same shade if you want the sofa / jacket to really look like new after repair. But it's not science: you'll just have to practice mixing until you get it right. Thin the paint with a small amount of water so that the former is easier to splatter or apply (whether using a spray gun or choosing a brush).

Hint: More shades of paint can be found in art stores.

Applying paint

The paint will work like a filling. The sprayer, of course, is better - the paint will sit better, smoother, denser. They cost about 2-3 thousand rubles, or you can generally find a nozzle for 400 rubles. If you have chosen a brush, then you need a brush with soft bristles. Apply upper layer paint that seals and seals the gap and guarantees that area is resistant to abrasion and fading.

Hint: The process of "Orange Peel" decorative corrugation (airbrush retouching) over the drying paint will help smooth out any possible imperfections.

Completion

Apply several coats of paint to the gap and the surrounding area. This will help smooth out the difference in ebb between source material and pay zone. So even if the shade of paint you mix is ​​a little off, the repaired area will be visually invisible to the untrained eye. Let air dry (now only and exclusively in the air, i.e. in a natural way indoors, for example). Using a delicate and fine skin, remove any imperfections, and your treasure in soft leather upholstery already looks like new!

Upholstered furniture is in every home. Such interior items are among the expensive ones, so it is important to pay a lot of attention to caring for them, because they are not changed every season. The sofa is designed to serve faithfully to the owners for many years. But there are situations in which it is difficult to blame anyone, because anyone can make a mistake and accidentally ruin the upholstery with a drink, food, which will leave a greasy stain on the furniture, or a cigarette, which will completely burn through it.

We offer you several ways designed to restore the sofa to its original appearance and cheer up the hostess of the house, because, on such an occasion, it is the beautiful half that usually gets upset.

How to mask a hole in a couch?

Upholstery upholstery

If we are dealing with damage of a large size, it is easier to think about than about hole masking methods. Today, reupholstering a sofa, although a troublesome business, is quite doable. If you know how to handle some tools, you have enough free time, there is a desire and patience to create, do everything yourself. Otherwise, it is better to entrust this work to a professional and enjoy the result without spending a single nerve cell, but laying out a solid amount to the masters for the work.

Cape

Emergency help in case of damage to the sofa can be the purchase of a blanket or cape, which will close the hole and prevent the hostess from feeling uncomfortable in the presence of guests.

Now consider ways to seal small holes in the upholstery. Here you should build on the material that will pull the sofa.

"Liquid skin"

If we are dealing with or a quality substitute, a special solution " liquid skin", which is used as follows:

• the surface of the sofa should be degreased (moisten a cotton swab with alcohol and wipe the place where the paste will be applied);
• carefully put the paste into the hole;
• press the napkin on top;
• iron.

After this procedure, the hole should disappear before our eyes, especially if the color was well matched. How is this possible? The fact is that the paste fills the hole and melts under the action of high temperature. This makes the surface of the furniture look solid and undamaged.

Sewing

If upholstered furniture is covered with one of them, then you can try to sew it up yourself. It is important to understand here that you cannot do without a patch, because if you start to tighten the edges of the hole, you can make it even bigger. Take a shred similar material, put it inside the hole and sew in a circle. The stitches should be small and "blind", and buy a needle and thread designed specifically for this purpose.

Dmitry Chief Technologist HEGGI

If the hole is not large, then it can be repaired with special liquid leather or darned. But if the hole has formed more than 5 cm - believe me, it is better to fit your furniture again.

The classic said that "nothing in the world lasts forever"! Unfortunately, this statement applies to absolutely all people dear to our hearts, as well as objects that mean a lot to us, including our favorite furniture that has been surrounding us at home for many years.

Timely cleaning and disinfection of cabinet and upholstered furniture- this required elements. But there are situations when little depends on the owner of the product (one of the guests burned the sofa) or he notices complex contamination too late. A hole in the upholstery of your favorite armchair or expensive sofa can be a particularly unpleasant moment!

How to fix a hole in a sofa?

If it is of considerable size, then it makes sense to think about the complete replacement of the upholstery, but this process requires, as you yourself perfectly understand, the intervention of a professional, whose services can be expensive. At the same time, you do not have to take your upholstered furniture to the workshop (this, by the way, is also an additional material expense) - today it is possible to call a furniture master to your home, where he will do his job.

Another solution to this trouble is an ordinary blanket. Pick up an upholstered furniture cape at the nearest textile store and cover the sofa seat with it. If neither method suits you, you can use the following useful advice. Elimination of a hole in upholstered furniture products, first of all, depends on what material is upholstery. It can be fabric, natural or artificial leather, suede and much more.

There are a considerable number of special solutions and devices designed specifically to remove damage from the surface of upholstered furniture. These include the so-called "liquid skin". This special solution has the consistency of a paste. It is carefully laid in the hole on the sofa and pressed with a dry napkin. Then an iron is placed on it (1-2 seconds is enough). After these actions, the napkin is removed, and if the color of the “liquid skin” is chosen correctly, then nothing will be noticeable at the place where a hole gaped a couple of minutes ago - the upholstery is like new! The principle of operation of this method is simple - the paste fills the hole and melts under the influence of high temperature, after which the surface looks whole and undamaged.

You can also try sewing up a hole in the upholstery yourself at home. How to sew up a hole in a couch? - it's not difficult, but only get down to business if you are confident in your abilities, otherwise you can ruin everything even more. Take a piece of the same or similar upholstery fabric and patch it up. Remember that the stitches should be small and "hidden" (invisible to the human eye). In this case, you need to use only special furniture accessories for sewing: threads, needles, etc.

Elena Head designer HEGGI

"Help! - write the visitors of various handicraft and furniture forums, - the upholstery sold out! How to sew up a sofa along the seam so that it is invisible? Let's answer honestly: if your family does not have a professional furniture maker, then in general, no way. Of course you can try. After all, sometimes accuracy, diligence and love for your furniture can contribute to a miracle. So, first we try to fix the problem on our own.

We sew the sofa ourselves

There is a strict sequence of actions, following which a sufficiently dexterous person can dock parts of the sofa upholstery that have come apart at the seams. Here's what it looks like.

• Pick up threads, but not in the color of the upholstery, but exactly in the color of the threads of the seams. It is desirable that the thickness and texture match. This is quite simple to do by cutting off a small fragment at the place of the parted seam. With a thread, you should go to a sewing and needlework store. There, experienced consultants will help with the selection.
• In the same store you can buy a set of sewing needles. The main condition is that the diameter of the working needle does not exceed the diameter of the holes from the factory machine. So the home seam will be almost invisible.
• Google the blind stitch technique. There are master classes on the Internet in both video and photo formats. This greatly simplifies the process.
• Ask someone at home to be your assistant. It is necessary that a person carefully pull the edges of the parted seam together and keep them connected while the restoration work is in progress.
• When sewing, use only the holes of the factory needle.
• Having reached the preserved original seam, make a couple more stitches along it, then the junction will not be a risk point for a new hole.
• Gently pull the threads, check that there are no wrinkles anywhere.

And a secret trick: find a hand moisturizer around the house. To test, smear some inconspicuous place on the couch with it. Wait for absorption. If greasy spot will not be in this place, feel free to smear the place of restoration. So the skin will lie more softly and naturally.

Not all resources are good

If in the case of a parted seam it is still possible to somehow repair the damage on your own, then more radical damage requires professional restoration. How to sew leather sofa if the skin is torn, burned, cut, stretched and torn?

There are several options.

• If there is a small piece of leather from the same sofa, slightly larger than the cut, then it must be carefully pushed under the upholstery. Next, the lining from below is smeared special glue and tightened by hand. It is advisable to hold the screed with your hands as long as possible.
• A rounded hole is already a job for liquid skin. Should purchase a set, mix colors before receiving desired color and carefully fill the hole with compound.

These methods have a lot of nuances and give more satisfactory than good result. Indeed, in the first case, the junction of the gap will be quite noticeable, and in the second it is necessary to ideally choose the color of the color scheme, which is practically unrealistic, since the repair material has a different degree of brightness in the liquid and hardened state.

Contact the professionals!

If you have doubts about your own competence or funds, it is better not to risk such an expensive thing as a leather sofa. And without the risk of coping with holes, scuffs and other skin defects, the specialists of the Fenice-TM company can do it. Unique Italian technology, appropriate equipment and materials make it possible to obtain perfect result at minimal cost.

The Fenice-TM company offers:

• putty cracks,
• leather polishing.

And if the sofa, according to experts, is not subject to cosmetic restoration, you can save it by a radical measure - changing the upholstery. The professionals of our company will help you create a new leather outfit for a sofa, armchairs and any other interior items. Contact us!

Any thing eventually becomes unusable and upholstered furniture is no exception. But in the case of furniture, there is an opportunity to restore it. original view and properties. This article will discuss self-constriction sofa. How, what and in what order to do, what materials to use.

Damage and types of repairs

Damage to a sofa or other upholstered furniture can be of different "severity". Depending on the existing injuries, a different set of works is required. Here's what might happen to your furniture:

So sofa upholstery may include various works. From a simple upholstery replacement to a complete refurbishment, including part of the frame. The most troublesome part is with spring blocks. This is long and painstaking work. If the “historical accuracy” of your furniture is not important to you, it is easier to replace a failed spring block with foam rubber or (better, but more expensive) furniture silicone. If everything is done correctly, the sofa will become even more comfortable: incorrectly tightened springs cause a lot of inconvenience.

Types of "soft part"

IN in general terms let's talk about what the seat and back of the sofa can be made of. There are options:

• Without springs:
  • Foam rubber (polyurethane foam, the name PPU is also found) high density(also called furniture).
  • Foam latex. In terms of quality and convenience, it is better than foam rubber, but also much more expensive.
• With springs:
  • with classic springs connected in one block;
  • serpentine springs that support the foam/latex filling.

These are the most common types of sofa seats. In more expensive models, the spring block can be supplemented with a layer of polyurethane foam or latex, which makes the seat more elastic and comfortable at the same time. When constricting, then they look at the state of both parts, replace or leave - depending on the desire and possibilities.

But these are not all layers. In addition to springs, polyurethane foam / latex, a synthetic winterizer or thermal felt (or ordinary felt) is also laid. This is if the sofa is more or less modern and not too expensive. Older exhibits may contain matting or burlap, batting (or something very similar), horsehair, dried seaweed, and other now almost exotic materials for stuffing a sofa. When repairing a sofa, they will need to be replaced with the same ones (if there is a desire to look) or similar in thickness and properties. So, in order to understand how a sofa upholstery should be done, first figure out what is inside it.

We disassemble the sofa and evaluate the scale of work

The upholstery of the sofa begins with its disassembly. In the process, you will be able to assess the extent of the damage and decide what exactly you will need to do. For this part of the job, you will need:

• a large screwdriver to unscrew the visible bolts (if any);
• a small flathead screwdriver, pliers, or a staple remover to remove the staples that hold the upholstery in place.

The main thing is to remove old upholstery. Then everything will become clear

Actually, everything. First, remove the individual pillows, if any, remove the sidewalls. It's hard to tell here - there are a lot of designs. Look carefully, you will definitely find something. If there are sliding parts, you can try to start with them.

Separating the upholstery

The next step is to separate the fabric from the frame. It is stapled to wooden blocks frame. We pry the brackets with a flat screwdriver, pull them out. Some can sit very tightly, it is easier to pull them out by grabbing them by the raised back with pliers or pliers.

We remove the fabric carefully, trying not to damage too much. We then use it as a sample for a new sofa upholstery. There are several layers under the upholstery fabric. Maybe felt, synthetic winterizer, some kind of fabric. If the repair of the sofa was started only for the sake of replacing the upholstery, look at the condition of these materials. If there are signs of wear, it is better to replace. After all, it would be a shame if, in a few months, the sofa would need to be reupholstered again, but already due to the fact that the layers of the lining were worn down.

Once the fabric is off, it's time to evaluate which parts you'll need to change. With upholstery and lining under it, everything is clear. It is desirable to keep the pie in the same composition. If old materials were used that are not currently on sale or they are too expensive, replace them with modern analogues. The main thing for folding sofas- go to the same height of the seat and backrest that were before, since the folding mechanisms are designed for certain parameters"pillows". In order not to make a mistake with the thickness of materials, find unworn (or least worn) areas and measure the thickness.

Assessing the damage

This stage is needed if the sofa seat is uneven, there are humps and depressions, protruding springs (and from below too). In seats that consist only of foam rubber, everything is simple: they usually go under replacement. They can be made from high-density foam rubber, having folded several layers, you can order ready-made foam rubber in a store selling furniture parts. Smart to order exact dimensions(measure after the fabric and all layers have been removed) latex mattress.

If there are springs in the sofa, having removed all the covering layers, we get to them. If there are no broken springs, the frame and its connections are strong, without backlash and cracks, the substrate for the springs is normal condition, you can stop there. We change the covering layers, sew a new cover, stretch and fasten. This completes the upholstery of the sofa.

One of the common defects in spring blocks is a broken spring. There are also such sofas - with spring snakes, which are attached to the frame and give elasticity to the foam mattress standing on top

If there is at least one damage listed above, the spring block will have to be separated. It is attached to the frame frame with U-shaped brackets or nails. Now you have completely disassembled your sofa into components. Next is the replacement and repair of damaged parts, and then reassembly.

Classic box spring sofa pie and possible problems

To understand how to repair a sofa at home, you need to know what layers of materials and in what sequence are needed. For example, in a sofa seat with a spring block, the sequence would be like this (from bottom to top):

1. Frame made of plywood or wooden blocks. The plywood frame is more reliable, but it is longer and more difficult to make. Therefore, pine bars are usually used. They are connected according to the tenon-groove principle, gluing the connection with wood glue. If desired, the connections can be reinforced with dowels or corners (aluminum).

   

2. Base for spring block. There may be options: lamellas (slats of elastic material), fiberboard, plywood. Most a budget option- Fiberboard, the most expensive - lamellas. The slats are attached to special stops (lat holders). When using plastic stops, there is a possibility of breakage. At the same time, low-quality lamellas can bend (in the normal state they are bent slightly up) or break - to reduce the cost, they are often placed through a large gap. All this leads to the fact that the sofa seat is pressed through. Instead of wooden lamellas, snake springs can still be used. They also have sufficient elasticity, but cost less. The problems with them are the same.
3. The spring block. The block can be with independent or dependent springs. The first is cheaper, the second supports the body well. Such mattresses are also called orthopedic.
4. Felt or dense fabric (Tick, another similar dense fabric will do). This layer is needed so that the springs do not push through the foam rubber above.

   If the fabric is thin, it will tear, then the foam rubber will begin to crumble. But this is not the saddest thing - the lamellas arched in the opposite direction. In the normal state, they should be curved up

5. polyurethane foam(PPU, foam rubber - all names of one material). A special dense foam rubber is used. If you choose, in addition to density, look at such an indicator as the durability coefficient - the higher the number, the better (and more expensive). This indicator displays how long the foam rubber will restore its original shape after the load is removed. Its thickness is taken from the original, factory cake. It is possible to make thicker without restrictions only on upholstered furniture that does not unfold (bench, sofa, armchair).
6. Sintepon. It is necessary so that the fabric does not “wash” PPU. It is usually glued to a layer of foam rubber - so that during operation it does not gather into folds. Glue is taken in a can.
7. upholstery fabric. The best are tapestry, chenille. They do not crumble, it is easy to sew from them. Flock and jacquard are good fabrics, but some of them “creep” at the seams. Therefore, when sewing, the seams must be strengthened. By the way, it is better to sew upholstery for a sofa with special threads of the Tytan brand. Ordinary, even thick ones, will quickly tear.

These are all layers and their features. You can add something (for example, a double layer of synthetic winterizer), remove it - it is highly undesirable.

The device of the sofa on the springs "snake" and options for its restoration

Snake springs in expensive models are used as an additional means to increase elasticity. In budget models, a foam block can be placed on this base. They are attached to a wooden or metal frame across the seat - each spring separately. The installation step depends on the planned load. If your sofa began to sag, or the springs lost their elasticity, or broke, it is treated by replacement.

To increase elasticity and extend the life of the sofa, the number of "snakes" can be increased when reupholstering the sofa. Another option is transverse reinforcement with hard corsage ribbons (which are used for straps on bags, backpacks).

The tape is nailed on one side to the frame. Professional furniture makers then stretch it with a special tool, but you can replace it with an ordinary bar wrapped around in the middle with coarse-grained sandpaper. You wind a couple of turns of tape on this beam, pull with both hands (make sure that the frame does not bend), fix the tape with staples or nails, release and cut off the excess. The same method is also suitable for increasing the life of a mattress with slats.

An example of sofa repair with step by step photos

The old sofa became quite uncomfortable, began to fail in places and creak. There is no way to buy a new one, it was decided to drag and change the upholstery. As usual, the sofa upholstery begins with disassembly. The legs were removed first. The railing was fastened on two large bolts, they were unscrewed and removed without any problems. Further disassembly is also easy - we unscrew the bolts that appear in turn.

When all the components were separated, the old upholstery was removed. Staples were removed easily - a frame made of pine timber. The spring block itself turned out to be without defects, but there was a crack in the frame, one of the bars of the frame led, the fiberboard sank, although there were no cracks.

Frame repair

Since the frame bears the main load, it is better to replace damaged elements. We carefully measure them, draw them schematically, put down the dimensions in millimeters. With the drawing we go to carpentry shop. Pay Special attention: The wood must be dry, preferably kiln dried. If you know how to work with wood yourself, you can do it yourself.

It was decided to connect the frame, as it was, with a spike / groove, smearing it with carpentry glue. But in order not to loosen up, the connection was reinforced with metal dowels.

First, the joints are glued, clamped in a vise. A hole is drilled under the dowel large diameter, the dowel is hammered in. The frame is in a vice until the glue dries.

We will use plywood 4 mm thick as the basis for the spring block. The sheets are standard, a little more than 1.5 meters, and the length of the sofa is almost two. It turns out two pieces. It is better to make the joint of the pieces on the jumper, it is more reliable. Cut out rectangles right size, we coat the frame with carpentry glue, lay plywood, nail it with small nails. The length of the nails - so that they do not stick out from the outside of the frame. We additionally support the junction with a bar (50 * 20 mm).

The updated sofa will serve in the country, so we try to make the budget minimal, we use an old blanket instead of a backing for springs. We stretch it well, fasten it with staples using a manual one.

The base for the springs is an old fleece blanket

If possible, it is advisable to put thermal felt here. It is more reliable and not so expensive. It is cut to size, straightened and nailed around the perimeter. You can use staples or carnations with large hats.

Repair and fix the spring block

To fasten the spring block, you can use powerful U-shaped brackets, and it is better if their legs are sharpened. But the stapler does not work with such, therefore, staples were cut from steel wire with a diameter of 1.5 mm, hammered.

In addition to fastening to the frame, the springs are also fixed with nylon constrictions. Twine was taken, folded in two layers, fixed with the same wire staples. We tighten the constriction so that it does not press down on the springs, but the tension should be sufficient so that the block does not “ride”.

On top of the springs should put some dense material, usually it is felt. In this case, the old flooring. Something like felt. It is quite dense and durable. Fold in two layers, cut to size. This layer must be attached to spring block. The coating is dense, you can’t pierce it with a needle, even a gypsy one. An awl of a large diameter will do, but it is not. We pierce the coating with a nail, which we push with the handle of a screwdriver. We thread a thick thread into the holes made. The stitch pitch is about 3.5 cm. To speed up the process, we use several nails at once.

Further, “according to the plan”, foam rubber should go, on top of which a synthetic winterizer is placed. In this project, it was replaced with two layers of densely elastic material that had been stored in the attic for a long time. Instead of a synthetic winterizer, another old blanket was used. To prevent the blanket from moving, it was grabbed around the perimeter with threads (in the usual technology, the synthetic winterizer is glued to polyurethane foam or latex using glue from a spray can).

Case and cover

Sheathing this sofa turned out to be easy: the shape is simple, without decorations. The old case was torn open, a pattern was made from a new one, not very expensive upholstery fabric. In the place that falls on the corner of the sofa cushion / seat, a thick tape was sewn from the inside so that the fabric would not be rubbed. The fabric is inexpensive, so the edges had to be tucked up so as not to fray. Often they are left untreated.

The finished cover was laid out on the floor, the restored part of the sofa was placed in it. At this stage, it is important that the fabric is stretched evenly and does not wrinkle. We began to nail the cover from the middle, moving towards the edges. Staples with thick backs are used so as not to damage the fabric.

The back of the sofa was restored in a similar way, the armrests were fitted, then all parts were screwed to folding mechanism. The thickness of the pillows matched, so there were no problems.

Sofa upholstery completed. Result checked 🙂

According to the test results: the seat turned out to be harsh, but for a tired back it is the most. For the house, of course, it is better to put foam rubber, and for lovers of comfort - latex.