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I've got a leather chair. It's supposed to be chestnut brown, but the sun faded one side of it pretty bad. Is there any way to color the leather back to something that doesn't looks so worn and faded?
 
First photo is what it's supposed to look like, second is the faded side. 20210303_164957.jpg20210303_164937.jpg
 
Any idea who made the chair? If you didn’t violate the law ( đŸ€Ș ) and the label remains, can you post a photo of it?
 
On thing you need to determine is if it is real leather or bonded leather. Also has it been sealed. Ask a auto detailer. They use a lot of products that restore faded leather in cars. I will ask my guy if he can recommend a product.
 
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Jeppo said:
Any idea who made the chair? If you didn’t violate the law ( đŸ€Ș ) and the label remains, can you post a photo of it?
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Pottery Barn. Turner Collection. This one is like 6 years old, but they still sell them. I actually just ordered a sofa in a fabric from them that's also Turner Collection.
 
Timfoilhat said:
Pottery Barn. Turner Collection. This one is like 6 years old, but they still sell them. I actually just ordered a sofa in a fabric from them that's also Turner Collection.
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Then it is decent leather. You should be able to correct it. I would ask Pottery Barn what they recommend.
 
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wvsig said:
Then it is decent leather. You should be able to correct it. I would ask Pottery Barn what they recommend.
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So, PB tells us it is very likely 100% top grain leather. That’s a good thing. On the other hand, I’d bet a S&W 19-4 snubbie that you’ll never find anyone at PB qualified to give good advice. I’d expect the same level of expertise as asking a Gander Outdoor clerk how to correct timing issues on a Registered Magnum.

See the dark areas on the leading edges of the arms and where the side panels are sewn together? That was “antiquing” applied to make the chair appear aged. If that were my chair and I wanted to fix the fading issue, I would involve a leather furniture repair expert. They will need to spray (airbrush likely) the lighter background color and then the darker aging color. They may rub on the darker color depending on how it was originally applied. They’ll have to mix the colors to match. If they’re good, you’ll never see what they’ve done.
 
Jeppo said:
So, PB tells us it is very likely 100% top grain leather. That’s a good thing. On the other hand, I’d bet a S&W 19-4 snubbie that you’ll never find anyone at PB qualified to give good advice. I’d expect the same level of expertise as asking a Gander Outdoor clerk how to correct timing issues on a Registered Magnum.

See the dark areas on the leading edges of the arms and where the side panels are sewn together? That was “antiquing” applied to make the chair appear aged. If that were my chair and I wanted to fix the fading issue, I would involve a leather furniture repair expert. They will need to spray (airbrush likely) the lighter background color and then the darker aging color. They may rub on the darker color depending on how it was originally applied. They’ll have to mix the colors to match. If they’re good, you’ll never see what they’ve done.
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You might be right but I would not be surprised to find that the "interior design" person in a busy PB knowing a bit more about what they are selling than the counter jockey at Gander. What I can tell you is I know very little about 19-4s. LOL
 
Last piece of advice...

Keep sunlight off the leather. There is no way to keep sunlight from fading it.
 
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So, PB tells us it is very likely 100% top grain leather. That’s a good thing. On the other hand, I’d bet a S&W 19-4 snubbie that you’ll never find anyone at PB qualified to give good advice. I’d expect the same level of expertise as asking a Gander Outdoor clerk how to correct timing issues on a Registered Magnum.

See the dark areas on the leading edges of the arms and where the side panels are sewn together? That was “antiquing” applied to make the chair appear aged. If that were my chair and I wanted to fix the fading issue, I would involve a leather furniture repair expert. They will need to spray (airbrush likely) the lighter background color and then the darker aging color. They may rub on the darker color depending on how it was originally applied. They’ll have to mix the colors to match. If they’re good, you’ll never see what they’ve done.
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This is the best & only way to fix. And it's also correct that no DIY product will work.
 
Thanks for the guidance. I'm not thrilled about not being able to fix myself, but I'm glad I asked before I started buying crap blindly.
 
wvsig said:
Do you have dogs ?
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Yes.

Do the dogs go on the furniture?

I thought dogs are the reason why it's called FURniture.
Actually, the only dog left at this point is a labradoodle that doesn't shed. She does jump up in the chair and "dig" to misbehave. I keep telling my wife the fog might turn into fuzzy mittens if she keeps it up. The seat of the chair is worn, but it's more from my jeans than it is from the dog being destructive.
 
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