I wanted to share this link with y'all, it's from a blog on "masculine decor" (whatever!) and the post is called "Gentlemen At Home." Scroll down to the 3rd photo for a leather couch that has sloughed off a whole lot of its painted finish. Duane, cover your eyes!

http://masculineinteriors.com/englis...lemen-at-home/

I found it interesting because if you are an English gentleman with a manor, flaked off finish on your sofa counts as "the trappings of your stately home" whereas the rest of us would freak out.

Here's another view, same dude, same sofa, where you can see the really shiny original finish and all the places where it's worn off
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew...lan_Warren.jpg

And dammit, and wear plaid AND polka dots together if you want to, too It's good to be the duke!