How Vintage Leather Furniture Is Professionally Restored | Refurbished
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- Опубликовано: 31 окт 2020
- Furniture Clinic specializes in leather cleaning, repairing, and restoration. Its lead technician, Steven Aiston, walks us through the process of restoring this 40-year-old chesterfield leather armchair. He'll focus on repairing the cracks from normal wear and tear and restoring the color back to an antique red with a two-tone, glossy effect that is signature to a chesterfield chair.
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How Vintage Leather Furniture Is Professionally Restored | Refurbished 
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That black color was a bad idea
It was made to make it look vintage
@@Duna_TV correct
the guy colored it how the customer wanted. and if you google red chesterfeild armchairs they all look ugly like this one lmao. although i do agree it looks like shit.
The black color made it look dirty again
agree
Tbh the end product looks uglier than the chair which was brought in before.
True💯
@Harlem Rogue AMEN
For sure!
Well, they made it look the way it was when it was first made. Traditional red Chesterfield.
Yea
Ok but can we agree on the fact that the chair looked good when they sprayed the new cherry tipe red, but then they *COMPLETELY* ruined it with the black??
I was just about to make the same exact comment.
I agree
@R2 D2
I was going to say that too!
Like it was rescued from a fire!
@@kandie3127 lmaoooo
They didnt need to add the black, just red was much prettier
Ik the black makes it look more dirty.
@@madiem5359 it looks like a really bad spray paint job
I agree
Actually it looks more chesterfield with the black
I like the chair before it was clean
Me too
Same
Yah it was a nice red
I liked it cleaned not when they played with the spray paint
Same
Chair Cleaned: ☑️
Chair Refurbished: ☑️
Chair Then Ruined With Black Paint: ☑️
I don't like the black finish all over that chair. It looked so good when it was that cherry red color the black made it look terrible!☹
KirstiStephenson so true! I don’t know why he used the black color, it ruined the chair imo
I was shocked!!! I thought that they were gonna put a red color over it again to color it a little...the cherry red was so pretty but then...
Listen they probably know what they r doin
@@ahmednisar2359 I'm sorry....are you trying to speak English?🤣 What does That have to do with Anything Anyone Has Said about this story?...
@@jahnaviiiiiiii5086 If the Chair looks "worse " than when they started? Which seems to be the majority consensus here, than I think they need some new techniques!😅
**spray the buttons**
me : "oh yeah, nice it gives more dimention"
**spray all the line connecting all the creases and turn it flat brown colored leather**
me : 👁️👄👁️
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing
so much paint waste 😷
HAHAHAHA SAMEEEEE
My thoughts exactly
Bruh 😂😂
It looks like it survived a fire mate, but it you google Chesterfield chairs, they restored it PERFECTLY.
So they remove the natural aged look and then add an over the top fake aged look 🤔
Lol
It doesn’t look aged anymore, it just looks like someone did a bad paint job.
@@rgurung351 What do you mean "looks like someone did a bad paint job"? It doesn't "look like", that's exactly what happened here.
The antique-red colored chair looked better without the diamond shaped dark lining, but maybe the client wanted that color.
Straight porked that chair up. Looked a lot better prior to repainting it. I'd be pissed
Meh, the red one looks better
Too much dark spray.
The black colour addition makes it tacky not vintage
They all look tacky
Who’s to say vintage can’t be tacky? Do a google search of this chair
The ‘after’ version looks like a cake
kkkkkkkkk
I absolutely loved the black buttons with the red leather!!
Annnnnd then he just kept going with it... 😬
The all red looked absolutely classic and beautiful. I don't know if I like the finished product but I appreciate the skill that went into it.
THEY DIDN'T RESTORE IT THEY JUST PAINTED IT AND IT WAS BETTER IN ORIGINAL
Paint is the only way to restore colour to leather.
@@milamarshall7842 the black
@@nathaliemcdonald495 That’s the colour of a traditional cherry Chesterfield. You’re allowed not to like it, but it’s an accurate restoration.
Me during the video: Well it can’t be that bad, I think the chair would look good in all bla- Oh. Oh I see what you all mean. Yeah, should’ve done all black.
You mean red color
Loulou Pearl well if they painted the entire chair black it might of look better. Then again, I’m no chair expert.
As leather specialists of over 20 years I would say this video is spot on for explaining and offering information to the general population who may not be aware what is done during a re-antique / restoration.. I personally have do me this to sofa that have been over 50yrs old and had them looking almost new .. regards to the comments about the finish , this is exactly how the finish should appear as antique leather generally reveals base colour over its lifetime giving it a unique character/patina ..
Hola , cómo se llama el material que utiliza para darle el envejecimiento , muchas gracias por tu respuesta.
Looked better before 🤷🏻♂️
I was amazed at all of the steps and knowledge that was required for the job. The video was very well done and instructive. The leather looked better than new at the end. Thank you for sharing the process. It would be very helpful if you include a list of products that you used.
Take a shot every time he says the word 'leather'
"leatha"
Do you want the viewer to get alcohol poisoning
Why am I the only one who likes the output😅🤔😶..
I feel like it looks pretty dumb and weird from close but I think it would look good in a room
After reading all the comments I Googled vintage Chesterfield chairs. Though the color is not my "cup of tea" it's right on the money. The color is oxblood, not red. I can picture the chair in a library with a fireplace, silver tray with crystal decanters & glasses. Just like the old black & white movies. 🎥🎞📽. Beautiful job.
To some extent I agree, although a _genuine_ Oxblood Chesterfield doesn't have such heavy-handed slathering of faux black patina.
The colour shift should be *subtle,* not spraying black stripes on a red chair - more a deeper shade of Oxblood, emphasising the deep button work and mimicking the organic gradual build up of patina over decades from the naturally-occurring oils in our skin. The thing about quality antique furniture is that it never _tries too hard_ - like a stylish person, it's just effortlessly elegant. My (possibly unpopular!) opinion is that faux patina laid on with a trowel just reeks of cheap tackiness.
I think it's safe to say the majority (including myself) don't like the paint job😐 it looked very professional with the original color. The black paint made it look like it was salvaged from a house fire.
That is literally how a Chesterfield chair SHOULD look, if you buy one brand new it's gonna have that real dark color and very sparse red (or whichever color you get) undertone. The person who had it before had worn away all of the darker color to it's red base, regardless of people complaining and saying "it looked better before" yall need to understand that they are craftsmen doing their job EXACTLY the way that they should.
You want a bright red ass chair, then go to literally any furniture store in the world and you'll find one there, but don't tell a master craftsman that they did their job wrong.
Who said they are master craftsman lmao
To everybody mad about the result: The black pigment looks overwhelming, but it will fade to show more of the red over time and last longer. You get a gorgeous goldilocks period in the middle instead of it being straight downhill. Think of it like cutting your hair slightly shorter than you actually want it so that you can wait longer before getting it cut again.
Why is everyone complaining about the restoration the restored it to how that model of chair originally looks. Its only after years of wear that it turns that shade of red, they didn't do it in their own idea or a redecoration but exactly how the chair originally looked aka a restoration.
It looked amazing just with the cleaning
Internet: this got ugly.
Person who paid 1000$ to get it restored : 👁️💧👄💧👁️
Everyone is talking abt the shading used to return the chair to its original paint job, but nobody’s talking about his sexy rugby accent. Mmm! I love a proper rugger bugger accent
Shoulda went over it with red one final time to make the buttons and creases look dark red instead of straight up black.
Why? It’s a Chesterfield - that’s how they’re supposed to look.
They did an amazing job! This is the oxblood Chesterfield look it up, didn't skip a beat!
Replayed the video just to hear accent for leather, color, powder.
Student
3:02 “binder” !!
I find stuff like this so relaxing, thank you 👍🏼
The result looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this. 😀🙌🙌🙌
This is the first time in my life i hear LEATHER soo many times in one video or few minutes.. Or even whole day 💀😂😂
colah, leathah, repaiah
Okayy, i like his accents 😂👏
The black at the end isn't that bad. But the chair was brought in the be restored, not redecorated 😂
Knowing when to stop is so important. A perfect example why less is more.
I feel bad for the customer 😕
I seriously doubt they wanted this
they did actually lol, if you google the chesterfield arm chairs all of the red ones look terrible like the one in the video does. i do feel bad that the customer has terrible tastes lol.
First glance, hideous. Upon watching the end several more times, I'm falling in love more and more with the finished product. With a bit of wear, it will drip pure class. Great work gents.
Him: “it can remove the cracking”
What I heard: it can remove the *kraken*
why does it look like sitting on it would make you want to kill James Bond?
Everyone down here freaking out about the color does realize that they’re only doing what the customer requested, right? If they wanted an antique two tone finish on their chair, the company is going to do that. Because it’s not your chair, it’s not the company’s chair, it’s the customer’s. You’re not required to like the same colors and same design tastes that another person has. Y’all need to chill out.
This is exactly how a leather Chesterfield should look when new. The red colour you see before is the worn patina that accumulates as a result of years and years of use.
I’m guessing the client wanted the chair re-finished back to its original look.
What I don’t get about this is how could the black have worn down so evenly all over the chair?Wouldn’t the sides and back still have some of the original colouring? At the beginning the chair had an even red colour all over, which makes me doubt it was worn down from black to red.
@@y.s2470 The back does have some darker coloring if you pay a little closer attention when they apply the tear filler you can kinda tell. It probably is evenly covered in patina cause of the conditions of the house or where ever it was stored. Kinda like an old car in a barn the whole paint job can lighten or darken depending on lighting conditions, moisture, and dust. So that's probably why it's so even.
@@y.s2470 That, or someone did a poor colouring job and left it all red.
Fine if you like it like that, but it’s not how a Chesterfield is traditionally supposed to look.
Gorgeous! I just bought 3 seater Chesterfield in this color. I hope it looks this nice when it arrives.
I’m not going to sound like a broken record here, you’re a professional and the black gave the chair character👌🏽
Red was beautiful... But the black one when placed in a matching interior is just as beautiful..
I looked up vintage chesterfield chairs and sofas after watching this and thinking they ruined it with the black paint, but vintage chesterfields *do* look like that in it's original state. Imagine dark academia common room, or The Godfather. It's not my cup of tea but they did this perfectly. Great job!
Satisfying to see the cleaning!
Looks GORGEOUS! Thanks for sharing your work with us!
I want to believe the end result looks better irl and that this was just a camera/harsh lights thing...
Beautiful work.
The result looks like a vampire's chair🧛
Minority opinion, but I prefer the restored product since it looks classier than just a straight red sofa. This is an antique after all, fit for a dim study rather than a modern entertainment center, and it matches up with what people would find if they did a quick Google search.
It looks incredible!
I hope the owners knew it was going to coming back black. I can't imagine that it was that color when it was new.
Top job. Chair looks beautiful.
Very nice! The creases were a little too dark for my tastes, but It turned out too look almost like a natural patina.
am I the only one who likes the new color better lol
Wow it looks beautiful ❤️
I loved it! The black finish makes it look very distinct and unique.
Distinct and unique like every other antique Chesterfield? 😂 As he says in the video, this is the most common colour for this kind of chair.
For the complainers, you can see the OG color of the chair, under the butt pillow section. That's how the chair looks, that's what the guy says. This was a very dark shade, not pure red. That's how this chair looks + this is what the customer wants, not what the refurbisher/restorer wants. Stop waxing philosophical about should or shouldn't if you don't know what you're talking about.
Or maybe leave people alone and let them express themselves.
Me before finishing thia video: why everyone is criticizing this mans work? He did a great job, the black paint on the buttons is giving the chair(?) more definiton.
Me after he is done with the buttons then proceed to spray the lines connecting the buttons: 👁️👄👁️
Is there a product list so we can find the products to DIY?
Amazing work! ☺
This is actually interesting normally I dont find a lot of interesting stuff
This is like watching one of those cooking videos that gets your mouth watering only for them to fu*k it up at the last second. You didn’t need to add the black! It looked perfect before you did!
Beautiful!
Looks great!
For anyone saying why that black,well they RESTORED the chair and that chair look like that they first time it was bought chesterfield red, people don't get it that this guys make old furniture look like when they were first made
Take a shot every time he says 'Crackin'
Cant wrap my head around about how many people in the Comments dont understand what restoring means, commenting on how they liked it before the black was added but thats what the chair looked like before it was worn out
they should've kept the new bright red color with the black buttons... why did they cover the entire thing in black to make it looked like even more distressed/faded black leather?
I was expecting the same chair when he was almost finished.. but than he sprayed that black paint and the chair became ugly. Loved the red chair way better.
Fantastic job
Why did they hove to add the black shade
I would like to with with you guys like actually work at the store😭it look so satisfying bruhh
Wow it’s beautiful 😻
Ok but I thought they were gonna restore it not paint it in a different color and making it uglier???
I found a Henredon chair and ottoman I really want to buy, however it has old man grease on the head area and hand area
What do you do to fet rid of this. It's a darker brown, otherwise, great condition! Help please.
Great job done
What was used for a filler? I have a leather chair that has some scratches and want to fill. I have dyed a leather sofa using DIY paint watered down like a wash. It was like a red dye. It turned out beautiful.
Thank You 👍
Nice to see that we all agree red was better
Is this aniline leather?? Looking to restore a leather couch myself. Thanks so much!
Fantastic ! I liked it red or burnt
Hats off insider...
the black was suitable but only for the buttons. the cherry red chair with darkened buttons, i loved that.the lines just destroyed the chair and it was worse than before cleaning
How long can those chair last typically
Lots of comments on the previous sofa is better than the new renovated one’s...Guys come on can we appreciate the efforts that have put in while cleaning up.Everybody’s is discouraging it,let appreciate the hard work.
I had the exact same thought as you. People also say that the guy only painted over it and didn't restore it, which is objectively not true. It may not be everyone's perfect looking chair, which is fine ofc, but you don't have to be rude about it.
OG chesterfields, talking about ones handmade in the UK were black and red.
Excellent job on the cleaning, conditioning and repairing. Tradition or not, the black is not attractive. Sometimes it's best to update/modernize antiques. The red chair was dreamy..
I bet the leather seats in this guys car are immaculate.
People in the comments dropping their opinions about the chair but this chair isn’t yours lol
When you get your own chair you do whatever you like with it
i love how it was restored / refurbished and all but that black paint really made it look like the red chair was vandalised
Why on earth would they make the chair look even dirtier