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Genuine leather sofas are made from animal hides such as cowhide, which have natural skin pores and textures. Genuine leather sofas have a delicate feel and are quite supple, reflecting a refined lifestyle. Therefore, genuine leather sofas are also quite expensive. This article will share a comprehensive guide to buying genuine leather sofas, hoping to be helpful to everyone.
Examine the architectural quality
Gently shake and wiggle the entire leather sofa from side to side. If it feels good, the structure is sturdy. Next, discuss with the salesperson about checking the elastic fabric under the seat. If it's made of smooth, hard oak without rot, insects, scars, tree roots, or wood fibers, and the joints between the pieces aren't nailed together but rather planed or notched together and glued in place, then there's no problem. If a leather sofa manufacturer has a sturdy sofa structure, the final sofa will definitely be stable and secure.
Check the quality of the internal foundation layer
Currently, the bottom edges of most Chinese-style solid wood sofas use a combination of genuine leather straps and serpentine springs in a cross-woven construction, with layers of elastic foam, adhesive-bonded cotton, and lightweight wall foam embedded on top. This type of base padding offers good resilience and a comfortable seating experience. Mid-range genuine leather sofas often use glued plywood for the seat and back panel, with layers of foam and adhesive-bonded cotton embedded on top. This type of base padding is firmer and has slightly less resilience. Regardless of the brand, it's essential to carefully examine the internal base padding of the sofa.
Look at the fabric and the sewing
When buying a leather sofa, choose soft leather. Genuine leather sofas are divided into full-leather and semi-leather sofas. Each full-leather sofa requires the equivalent of the hides from 10 cows, making it highly valuable, breathable, and environmentally friendly. Full-leather sofas are widely used in capitalist countries like Europe and America. Semi-leather sofas use PU leather or PVC artificial leather instead of cowhide on the back, bottom, and other hidden parts, but the parts in direct contact with the body are still made of high-value cowhide, thus reducing the cost of the sofa and making it more economical. Genuine leather sofas use cowhide and buffalo hide, and are classified by the number of layers (top-grain, split, and third-layer leather, etc.); and by origin (domestic and imported). Imported leather, especially Spanish and German cowhide, is of the highest quality, meeting stringent environmental regulations, with high colorfastness to washing, good elasticity and breathability, high impact toughness, and especially high tear and tensile strength. High-quality genuine leather sofas use cowhide.