It's one reason I don't ever buy leather furniture, but I suppose it depends on the shape of the cushions, too, I don't like that pillows don't stay put (or they slide down easily) and some that I've sat on, the cushions also easily slide off the foundation or the back cushions slide around.

In my experience the only thing that helped was to brace myself with my feet on the edge of the coffee table or on a footstool if it's the right height and weight to brace against. I wonder if real suede (not microfiber) might give you some traction? Like a suede throw to sit on? Our skin seems to stick to it, but you probably don't want to hang around naked all the time?

I supposed you've googled it - lots of complaints and suggestions -someone suggested the stuff football players put on their hands to keep the football from sliding out of it, lol. :

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+keep+from+sliding+on+leather+furniture&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-ab

I don't have any leather furniture, but it happens in my car often. I'm always having to lift up and scoot back at stop lights. I need fabric seats!

Our skin seems to stick to it, but you probably don't want to hang around naked all the time?

Thanks, oly, now I've spilled my coffee lol!

The only one who uses our leather sofa is the cat. He sleeps on the back cushion (now squashed to his dimensions) or on his blankie on "tthe crack" between two cushions. Most of us find it too squishy; can I get stiff foam inserts for it?

DH has a Danish leather recliner that we all like, and we don't slide out of it. But it's pretty firm.

I have the perfect theme song for when you are sitting on the leather sofa ...

Thanks for your responses! I've learned of a product called 'Ruggies" that keeps leather sofa seat cushions in place, but not much to prevent humans from sliding off the cushions...well, maybe I'll buy one of those rubber mesh mats for area rugs, and place it on top of where I usually sit on my sofa. It's better than sewing them to the back of all my clothing, lol! This video could be me, haha!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lS3KrUOV8c

chispa, I can't watch the video, as 'The uploader has not made this video available in your country.' (Canada) But I loved S&G, so I know it's 'Slip Slidin' Away,' lol!

Maybe seat belts would help. Lol! I've got leather sofas and have never found myself sliding.... but when I sit down a cat usually appears on my lap to help hold me in place. :)

omg, Allison. I'd favor and treasure that chair forever!

We have a couple leather Morris chairs and another big comfy leather chair. We don’t slide out of them. I don’t think I’d buy any more leather furniture with cats though. They don’t scratch it but they spring off the chairs from time to time leaving a few claw marks and scratches.

We bought a leather couch because my DH really wanted one. He sits in it all the time but I slip down in it and so never sit on it.

Several years ago we were going on holidays and our neighbour was taking care of the cats. To preserve the leather couch I put a couple of blankets on it and then some heavy pillows on top to hold them in place so the cats couldn't get at it. Our neighbour never did see the cats but knew they were around as they ate the food. But, when we got home they had taken the pillows and blankets off the couch and had torn the thing pretty much to shreds. Turns out it can't be repaired. We still have it and the cats haven't attacked it since. They apparently, were pretty mad that we left them for a week.

I think I'll kind of hijack my own thread. Allison, I agree with party_music50, that you will treasure your 'decorated' recliner chair forever, lol! I have a similar lifetime memento. We always used our den, more than our living room, which didn't have as comfy sofas. I kept a beautiful silver plated vase on the floor in my living room. One day we were getting snacks in the kitchen, to bring into the den for some t.v. watching. I thought my 3 year old had gone into the den before us, but apparently he had gone into the living room.

He came walking out, holding the silver vase, saying that we should put some pretty flowers in it. (It was only used as a decor piece, so always empty.) I put it back in the living room, and forgot about it. Several days later when I was dusting in the living room, I noticed the perfect imprint of his hands, on either side of the vase, showing even the detail of each fingerprint.

I almost instinctively grabbed a cloth to polish the vase. But thankfully I paused a second, and thought 'Do I really need to re-polish this vase?' I decided it would be a beautiful keepsake. Twenty-five years later, his 3 yr. old hand prints are still perfectly preserved on the vase, which is now on a shelf, as a loving display, rather than on the floor, as a 'decor piece.'

We have had two leather sofas in our family room, both were back when we had kids at home. I don't recall either being particularly slippery for humans, pillows were always slipping off though.

Oh, amicus, that is lovely! And no, I will never get rid of the chair!

Are you using any type of spray or cleaner on it? I know some of them can make it slippery. We have had only leather furniture for many years and don't have any problems with it. Occasionally the decorative pillows will slide around but sometimes my little dog helps them move around.

raven, I don't believe it would have been cleaned or conditioned yet, as it's quite new. We'd decided to get leather for our next furniture, but hadn't budgeted it yet, when an amazing offer came up. A friend's (wealthy) friend, wanted to move back home (overseas) but didn't want the hassle of listing and selling all their furnishings. She was giving away everything FREE, to anyone who could use it. Of course, we were thrilled to get a lovely leather set, that is in excellent condition

I slip on my DD's sofas as well, but just realized that my DS has a leather sofa too. I never slide on his, and apparently it's Nubuck leather. It's very comfortable also, but provides more traction. My leather set obviously can't be returned to a store to buy a more suitable set. But maybe I can buy a piece of Nubuck leather to just put under me, when I sit. If I put it top side down, so that it won't slide on the leather sofa, perhaps I won't slide from the Nubuck piece, lol!

I have a leather sofa that does not make me slide off but two leather chairs that we have do. One thing i noticed is that the leather on the chairs is a shiny leather that is also pulled tightly around the wood frame. You could not sink into it one bit. I can see that sitting on top of something that is slippery and does not allow ypur body to sink down into a bit would cause this.

Could this be your situation. Maybe we could both velcro sandpaper to the back of our pants to give it a little gripping effort. Just kidding of course.

winker, I know what you mean about shiny leather furniture, especially when the leather is pulled tightly. My DD's set is like that, which is understandable why it's 'slippery' to me. But our set isn't very shiny and the seat cushions have a nice 'give' when you sit. So it's strange to me that I would still tend to slide, on cushions that aren't taut.

The leather is buttery soft and all the pieces are very comfy, so I don't want to use canvas (or some other non slippery fabric) to cover them. I have a black, non shiny leather skirt somewhere, that I wore years ago...maybe I'll cut a square out of it and make a 'placemat' to sit on, lol!

I have the same problem with a leather sofa. I spoke to an upholsterer about it and he suggested the cushions may be too firm. I am going to try adjusting the filling until I don’t slip off. Will let you know how it works!

I have seen this many times, you're not crazy.

I just found this article and think I’ll try the method on our new leather furniture. https://www.hunker.com/12606656/how-to-make-a-leather-couch-less-slippery

We have the same problem.

Double sided tape or sit on thin silicone potholders (or a silpat).

i like the “idea” of leather furniture, but the slip slide and cold feel is a dealbreaker. Although we do have an Ekorns Stressless .

Yup! All the time! Found recommendation for wiping it doen with an alcohol and vinegar solution to break down a wax layer on newer leather furniture. I’m going to try it.

We had an executive that left and I took his big executive leather chair, I put it back by the end of the day, as my butt kept sliding forward. I found myself have to readjust my position every 10 minutes or I was going to slide on the floor <LOL> Yup, the chair just looked comfortable and important, but I felt like Ally McBeal <little kid, playing grown-up at the big table>

I have tried rubbing alcohol and found it totally useless.

I cannot stand leather car seats for the same reason. When I ordered my most recent car I was so happy the one I want could be bought with fabric seats! Also here in the south leather seats in the summer are just miserable— for me, anyway.