Full new-hide recover, at home
Strip-to-frame full recover - every panel hand-cut in full-grain or top-grain hide, foam recored D40, hand-stitched and refit. Day 1 strip, Day 2 fit, doorstep across India.
Strip-to-frame full recover - every panel hand-cut in full-grain hide, foam recored D40 and refit. Same-day doorstep, India-wide.
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Full leather sofa recover - every panel in new hide - is the right scope when most surfaces have failed the flex test or the piece carries enough sentimental or monetary value to justify a complete transformation. These three cases trigger full recover over partial panel replacement.
When four or more panels crack on folding or show substrate exposure, the cost and visual result of panel-by-panel replacement converges with full recover. A full leather sofa recover on a 3-seater at four failed panels costs roughly the same as replacing them individually - and delivers a uniform new-hide result rather than a patchwork. See our leather glossary on the flex-test method.
A leather sofa where all surfaces show even UV fade, loss of lustre and surface micro-cracking - but where the frame and springs are sound - is the ideal full leather sofa recover candidate. The hide has aged as a unit; new panels against old would read differently even at dE ≤ 2. A full recover gives a single new-hide appearance and starts the clock on another 10-15 year hide life. Foam recore D40 standard on all seat cushions. Read our hide anatomy guide on how UV affects the topcoat layer over time.
When an owner wants a colour change - from black to cognac, dark brown to off-white - full leather sofa recover is the only clean route. Recoloring can shift a hide by a few tones; a complete hide swap is the only way to achieve a new colour family. Paired with full recover, the opportunity to choose from six hide grades and twelve colours exists. See the hide grade reference to understand which grades offer the widest colour selection.
Day 1 of a full leather sofa recover is entirely about the structure. Existing hide stripped to bare frame, every joint checked, springs inspected and reset if needed, webbing relay, foam recore. Day 2 is hide. No new leather goes on an uninspected frame.
Photographed in studio · IndiaDay 1 strip and structure. Day 2 hide and finish. Atelier team at your address both days. Full leather sofa recover for a 3-seater completes across two visits, no warehouse pickup.
Every panel stripped to the bare frame; joints inspected, loose joints re-glued, springs tested and re-tensioned.
Foam cores removed; D40 high-resilience foam cut to template with Dacron wrap, jute webbing relaid where sag is noted.
Client-selected hide hand-cut to panel templates, edges skived, all panels sewn with T210 bonded nylon.
Panels fitted with tuck-and-roll detail and hand-stitched welt seams, conditioner applied, profile verified before sign-off.
Full recover gives complete hide selection freedom. Six grades from full-grain to pigmented, twelve colour options in each grade, four tanneries sourced. Doorstep swatch box - feel the grades at your address before a panel is cut. Our hide grade reference explains what separates full-grain from top-grain from semi-aniline for long-term living.
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Three scope tiers for full leather sofa recover. Day 1 and Day 2 both at your address, India-wide. No warehouse pickup.
Strip all panels to frame, new hide all surfaces across 6 grade options, foam recore D40 with Dacron wrap, hand-stitched welt seams.
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Strip all panels to frame, new hide all surfaces, spring inspection with foam recore D40, tuck-and-roll detail hand-stitched throughout.
All modules stripped and recovered with uniform grade hide, spring retie and foam recore on all seats, hand-stitched junction panels.
Final price confirmed at free home diagnosis.
"The original hide on our sofa was cracked and worn beyond repair but we loved the shape and the frame was solid. They re-covered the whole thing in new full-grain leather and it's like a brand-new sofa built to the same lines. Cheaper than a comparable new one."
"Our leather sofa had damage across too many panels to spot-repair. They talked me through re-covering the entire piece rather than patching endlessly. New leather, same beloved frame and shape. Feels like we got our sofa back, not a replacement."
"Our bonded-leather sofa was peeling everywhere and no repair would hold. They re-covered the whole thing in genuine leather this time so it'll actually last. Should have bought real leather to begin with, but at least the frame lives on."
Partial panel replacement requires spectrophotometer color matching because new and old hide coexist. Full leather sofa recover eliminates that complexity - every panel comes from the same hide batch, cut in one session. The result is colour-uniform, grade-consistent, and ages uniformly from day one.
Photographed on-site · IndiaIn-home full leather sofa recover across India. Atelier team arrives Day 1 and Day 2 at your address with hide swatches, full strip kit, foam stock and frame tooling. For structural frame work alongside full recover, see our frame rebuild page. For city-specific repair, see sofa repair Delhi.
Stripped to the bare hardwood frame, with every panel hand-cut from full-grain hide and the seat cushions refoamed in D40. Two in-home visits - Day 1 strip, Day 2 fit - delivered same-day at the doorstep across India.




Every full leather sofa recover is stripped to the frame and rebuilt panel by panel in your chosen hide grade, in-home across India.
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