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Furniture Guide

A Simple Guide to Leather Sofas

Leather sofas are often associated with luxury and high quality and add a touch of class to any home. The following set of guidelines will assist you to consider the important factors when purchasing a leather sofa for your home.

Types of sofas
Leather, unlike in the past is now available in a variety of styles and colors providing you with a wide range of sofas from the traditional, straight one piece sofa to sectionals, recliners and sofa sleepers.

A sectional leather sofa is great in versatility than a traditional sofa and is especially suitable for houses with space constraints as they are designed to split. Apart from the leather reclining chairs, Reclining leather sofas are also available in varying lengths and styles with

Individual seat recline
The twin, full and queen leather sofa sleepers are a great addition to any home especially when having guests and could be used as a normal sofa at other times.

Types of leather
The price, quality and durability of a sofa depend largely on the type of leather used. The best quality and therefore the most expensive type of leather is the natural or the top grain which is the outer most part of the hide. Split leather sofas use the next layer of hide and though it is not as strong as the top grain, with proper care and maintenance it could last as long as thirty years.

Care and repair
Cleaning a leather sofa is easy and could be done using a soap and water solution and drying with a cloth. If leather has lost its shine it can be buffed with a properly color matched leather oil.