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Genuine leather sofas are made from animal hides like cowhide, and they retain the natural pores and texture of skin. They are delicate and malleable, reflecting a refined lifestyle. Consequently, they can be quite expensive. This article will share a comprehensive guide to buying a genuine leather sofa, hoping it will be helpful.
Look at the quality of the architecture
Shake the entire leather sofa up and down, left and right. If it feels good, it's a solid structure. Then, consult with the salesperson and untie a corner of the elastic fabric under the seat to inspect it. If it's made of smooth, hard oak, free of rot, insects, scars, roots, or wood hair, and the joints are not nailed together but planed or notched, then glued securely, then there's no problem. If the leather sofa manufacturer ensures a solid structure during production, the resulting sofa will be stable and sturdy.
Look at the quality of the internal foundation cushion
The base of the seat and back of a modern Chinese-style solid wood sofa often features a leather strap and a cross-sprung construction. Layers of stretch foam, spray-bonded cotton, and lightweight wall foam are layered on top. This type of cushioning offers excellent resilience and a comfortable feel. Mid-range leather sofas often use glue-laminated plywood for the seat and back, with layers of foam and spray-bonded cotton on top. This type of cushioning feels firmer and has slightly weaker resilience. Regardless of the leather sofa brand, carefully inspect the base of the sofa.
Look at the fabric and sewing
When buying a leather sofa, choose soft leather. Genuine leather sofas are divided into full leather and half leather. Each full leather sofa requires the hides of 10 cattle, representing high value, breathability, and environmental friendliness. Full leather sofas are widely used in capitalist countries like Europe and the United States. Half leather sofas use PU leather or artificial leather (PVC) instead of cowhide for the back, bottom, and other exposed areas, while the areas in direct contact with the body retain the higher-value cowhide, reducing the construction cost and making the leather sofa more economical. Genuine leather sofas are made of cowhide and buffalo leather. Leather is classified by the number of layers, including top-grain, split-grain, and triple-grain, and by origin, domestically produced or imported. Among imported leathers, Spanish and German cowhide is the highest quality, meeting stringent environmental regulations, exhibiting high wash color fastness, excellent ductility, breathability, and impact toughness, particularly high tear and tensile strength. High-quality genuine leather sofas are made of cowhide.