Making Vinyl Look Like Leather

Faux leather items typically feature a thin outer layer of leather like plastic or vinyl over a filler material of a different color.

Making vinyl look like leather.

Elmer s glue and water or matte mod podge brown craft paper brown grocery or lunch sacks can also be used paint brushes. To get the same thickness as leather i wrapped this vinyl around a layer of floor. Fauxleather fauxfinishes diy supplies you ll need. Sanding too hard or too much will likely crack the fake leather layer and reveal the filler which may or may not be to your liking go easy at first and ramp up the sanding to create a more distressed look.

This treatment can be used on furniture walls book covers and even floors. The costs of upkeep for vinyl material is also less expensive as the convenience of household cleaners are readily available. Getting vinyl to simulate this beaten leather look is another thing. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to create a faux leather look simply by using brown craft paper glue and paint or stain.

It looks sort of like a branding mark. You can also use the soldering iron to draw designs on the vinyl. Using a tip you don t care about anymore repeatedly press it into the vinyl in short tapping motions. Even better this environmentally friendly faux leather option is available in different colors.

In all this creating i stumbled upon an easy way to distress shiny craft vinyl to create a sign that looks worn and vintage. Leather is incredibly expensive here s how to fake it using vinyl fabrics. But vinyl can give you the look of leather with the advantage of wearability and reasonable cost. I ll be honest that i wasn t sure if this idea would actually work but as you can see my distressed fall sign turned out beautifully and i m excited to share the process with you today.

Vinyl upholstery will have the same look with a wider range of color options to choose from and a texture similar to leather with less maintenance. Here i show you how i did the faux leather technique tha. A three by two foot section of fake leather took me an entire afternoon to cover in this way. You just beat the leather and rub it in the dirt until you like the look.