![]() Make sure to check the manufacturing label for any specific instructions on how to clean the couch.Here are four tips on successfully applying a cleaner: By keeping the leather both clean and moisturized, the fibers will break down at a slower rate. Taking time to clean the leather with a leather cleaner/preserver is one of the best ways to slow down the oxidation process. While this is not 100 percent avoidable, there are ways to slow down the process over time (and by time, we mean decades). Instead of becoming a different color, white leather, unfortunately, becomes yellow. In brown leather, you might recognize this as the reason why a light brown chair becomes a dark honey color over time. Basically, over time, exterior elements (like weather, natural oils and air) break down the fibers in the leather, causing it to change color. White leather yellows over time because, like all leathers, it goes through an oxidation process. How long do I have with the couch? Is it worth the cost knowing that I will eventually have to buy a new one? Okay - so we’ve convinced you that it’s possible to live a happy, stress-free life with a white leather couch – but you’re still concerned about its potential to yellow over time. Slowing Down the Dreaded “Yellowing” Problem Wearing blue jeans on this type of couch runs the risk of transferring that blue dye to the leather. The most frequent encounter of blue dye against a white leather couch is someone sitting on it in blue jeans. Blue Dyesīlue dyes can absolutely ruin a white leather couch. ![]() Let these areas air dry since a blow dryer’s heat will cause the same type of damage as sunlight or a space heater (i.e. Clean up spills immediately when they happen, being careful to only use the amount of water needed when wiping up any food related mishap. Though this seems like common sense, untreated spills and stains can soak into leather and ruin it. This will help prevent the bright ink from transferring onto the couch, leaving you with a design on your white couch that we’re guessing you don’t want. Reading magazines and books might be a favorite past time of yours, but always make sure to lay those reading items on a coffee table when you’re done with them. ![]() Have you ever left a leather wallet lying on a receipt and the ink becomes imprinted on your wallet? The same problem can happen to your leather couch. If a piece of furniture is located in a place where it will receive a lot of direct sunlight, you run the risk of dulling and fading the leather color. Not only does the sunlight affect the moisture level of the leather, it can also affect the color. This makes the leather more vulnerable to cracking. Sunlight, radiators, space heaters and heat vents emit enough heat to dry out a piece of leather furniture. This, however, becomes an incredibly important factor to consider when incorporating a white leather couch (or any piece of leather furniture) into the mix. When decorating a home, rarely do we consider how sunlight might affect a piece of furniture that is in the “perfect” position to make the room come together. How does leather get damaged? Heat and sunlight With a few simple tricks and tips, we’ll turn you into a cleaning gladiator who can tackle any couch problem that comes your way. In fact, leather has been used since the Middle Ages for furniture and dining room chairs because it does not absorb odors! This, however, does not mean leather is invincible. That means it’s durable, tough and less prone to being ruined from food and pet smells, or water stains. In reality, it’s actually not that difficult to maintain the perfect white color - even five years down the road! So we ask, what’s not to love about this piece of furniture that seemingly has no flaws? Probably what you guessed: it seems daunting to keep clean. Any way it’s incorporated into a room’s décor, there’s no denying one factor: it exudes luxury, modernity and elegance. White leather couches can be spruced up with a couple of bright pillows, or toned down with patterned off-white ones. It can act as the statement piece in a gray-walled room, or blend into a simplistic all-white space. Some might say the white leather couch is the chameleon of couches.
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