What is up with my couch?

November 16, 2015 7:13 PM

Help me cure my sofa.

We bought a leather sofa from pottery barn a few months ago. The finish is inconsistent in several areas. See here:
http://imgur.com/h4pWl4a

Some of the weird areas are small spots (size of a quarter), others are are large parts, like half of an arm. Anyone seen this before and have the cure?

We've tried rubbing with dry cloth and damp cloth, both of which make spots disappear for awhile, but they return.

posted by emmatrotsky to Home & Garden (5 answers total)

If you only bought it a few months ago, you should absolutely be able to return it or get it repaired for free. I would try that before doing any other DIY attempts at fixing it, as they might invalidate the warranty.
posted by lollusc at 7:26 PM on November 16, 2015 [5 favorites]

Best answer: Is it possibly leather spew?
posted by xiaolongbao at 8:21 PM on November 16, 2015

Mod note: Couple comments deleted, subbed in correct link.
posted by LobsterMitten (staff) at 9:15 PM on November 16, 2015 [1 favorite]

I googled mold on leather and looked at the images, which somewhat resembled your image.
posted by myselfasme at 9:24 PM on November 16, 2015

Seconding calling Pottery Barn for a return.
posted by sarajane at 4:49 AM on November 17, 2015