Purely protected leather

[malba2366]

I am going down the rabbit hole of research on fabrics/leathers for family room sofas. The sofas are well used, two kids in the house (8 and 10 years old), lots of entertaining with people eating and drinking on the sofas. I thought leather was a no go, but I came across this leather, their promotional materials has them pouting wine on the sofas and nothing happening. They also say the leather looks like an aniline leather, vs the protected and heavily dyed leathers which I don't like the look of in a residential setting.

Does anyone have real world experience with this line of leathers?

[drcollie]

That's most of what we do here --- Leather upholstery

Start here, t his will give you a good baseline on the differences in hides and quality / performance.

https://www.myfurnitureforum.com/sho...-FORUM-lt-READ

If a company is touting a coated leather, such as Crypton, they have been a big flop. The coating makes it feel like plastic and destroys the hand of the leather.

leather outlasts Fabric 4 years to 1, There is no bulletproof leather in spite of the various marking materials. Some people destroy a leather sofa in 3 years, others get 30 years out of them. It depends on your lifestyle and willingness to maintain the hide.