One of my friends is redecorating her house. She gave me a leather storage ottoman she no longer had use for. It is a very nice piece of furniture, but her cats had scratched it up a bit.
I got on Amazon and found some leather recovering balm to try to improve the look.
I’m pleased with how it changed the look of the ottoman. The scratches now look like worn leather instead of cat scratched leather.
The ottoman is the last piece of furniture for the library. It is the only room in the house we decided not to paint. We both like the plaid wallpaper that was already up, and the paint was in good condition. We now have a finished room, only a year after we moved in.
I’m glad the library is done. I plan on spending a lot of time cuddled up on the couch this winter reading.
mildlygranola 
It looks great, the ottoman and your library.
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Thank you!
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That was a great fix for your ottoman. Is that the kind of balm you iron to set? You are really going to enjoy your cozy library. I hope you will post a pic of your plaid wallpaper.
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It is not the kind you iron. You just wait for it to dry then use a leather conditioner on it.
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Love your library. The globe on its stand is a nice touch. What a fine place to get lost in a book.
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I’m reading Braiding Sweetgrass on your suggestion, and I’m loving it.
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So glad to hear it. I loved how each chapter was complete unto itself, so breaking up the reading into chunks of time felt good.
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Oh wow the library looks so cozy! That will be the perfect reading spot
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Nice job and that looks like a cozy place to curl up and read!
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A library is such a nice thing to have. Ours is still in chaos, but the basement reorg is nearly done, which means the library will finally be that instead of a storage dump!
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Please share pictures when it is done. It feels so good to have a quiet place to read.
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The ottoman looks so much better, and that library is great! What a wonderful place to just relax and read 🙂
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Awesome library. What a wonderful place to chillax. That leather balm sure worked wonders.
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