How to Protect a White Leather Sofa From Kids

Keeping a beautiful, white leather couch safe from kids can be nearly impossible. Before putting that lovely leather couch safely away in the guest room, take the time to learn about cleaning and caring for white leather. This will enable you to take charge of keeping that special sofa safe form kids. Leather sofas have a long lifespan when taken care of properly, even when kids are in the picture.

Things You'll Need

  • Bucket
  • Warm water
  • Nourishing liquid soap
  • Leather conditioner
  • White vinegar
  • Linseed oil
  • Rags
  • Leather patching kit

Instructions

    • 1

      Talk with kids about acceptable and unacceptable behavior on your white leather sofa. Have some ground rules and expect them to abide by them.

    • 2

      Keep your white leather couch safe from kids by keeping questionable items away from it. Not allowing keys, pens, pencils, markers or crayons near a white leather sofa will prevent stains and holes.

    • 3

      Go over your entire couch, looking for stains, marks, dirt, tears or holes.

    • 4

      Use a patch kit meant for use on leather couches to repair any holes or tears in your sofa. If you don't repair them, your kids' activity on the couch will probably make the holes bigger.

    • 5

      Create a solution of warm water mixed with a moisturizing body soap. Gently wash the sofa with the solution, removing all built-up dirt in cracks and seams. Allow the leather to dry thoroughly. Encourage your kids to help, which will help them respect your leather sofa.

    • 6

      Polish and nourish your white leather couch with a leather conditioner to make the leather more durable and less susceptible to damage by your kids. According to HomeFurnish.com, a solution of one part white vinegar mixed with two parts linseed oil is also beneficial for leather. Apply either leather conditioner or the vinegar-linseed solution liberally and rub with a rag in a circular motion.

    • 7

      Allow the solution to sit for 10 minutes, and then buff it off with a clean rag.

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