My husband and I just returned from a holiday trip during which we sat in a number of sofas in stores, and one at my uncle's house. That one, by H&M, was what looks to be an Austin sofa dating back maybe 20 years. My husband, 5'11", and I, 5'1", both found his sofa comfortable.

We LIVE in our sofa and loveseat. I have the sofa, he has the loveseat. We eat there, watch tv, do our online stuff, sit with our cats and occasionally (me) nap. I managed to wear a hole in the side of our current leather sofa with my elbow as the arms are way too high. The loft in the seats is half gone; these are tight-back and tight-seat pieces.

We want durability and comfort; I don't want to shop for living room seating again in 10 years. We are in our 60's.
We found a store during our trip that had both the Austin and the Austin high-back in stock. The Austin seemed a little short for my husband, whereas the one at my uncle's fit him fine. My husband did not like the way the high-back version fit him; we like a 21 inch seat depth and that one sat deeper than the regular Austin even though the stated seat depth figure is the same. I would be fine with either. I suppose there might be differences in the depth and height of the two "pillow" sections of the back to account for that.

The saleswoman demonstrated poofing upward on the top back pillow on the regular Austin for more head support; that seemed a bit weird to me but it did work pretty well.

Town & Country promo prices with Document Chestnut and Tobacco (I think) and Cavalier Oxblood and Navy were quoted. We live several states away so it seems unlikely we'll buy from that store. We live an hour away from the closest store with H&M and I don't know what is in stock there or what the prices will be.

Are there other leathers that are priced somewhat close to these that would be aniline dyed and protected? The booklet we were given indicates several lines are aniline dyed but with a protective finish, but there's no indication of pricing. I can say for sure that paying a LOT extra for different leathers is not going to happen. The Town & Country pages Duane posted say some other leathers would be 15 percent or so more, but those leathers appeared to be from the same groups as the promotional leathers.

I could not find tiltback versions of the sofa and loveseat in the Town & Country pages Duane posted. Are they included? If so, could someone explain how the upright seating differs between the regular Austin and the tiltback Austin? Would a tiltback sofa "go with" a regular loveseat. Also, why is the seat depth shallower on the tiltback? Is the overall support (for deck and back) the same?

Any help appreciated! Love this forum!