H & M Leather Questions

[drcollie]

If I were buying a bright red sofa from H&M, I'd buy it in either Bari Lipstick, Capri Claret or Weston Ruby.

[morrison2951]

Duane- new to the forum and thanks for all you do to educate us on the H&M leathers. I've studied your leather Class rankings and was wondering if you have any further recommendations for those of us where Class 4 is cost prohibitive.

For example, in Class 2 how would you rank these leathers amongst each other? Kipling, Atticus, Aspen, Ryan, Upton and Yardley. And in Class 3 Equestrian, Garfield and Imperial.

[drcollie]

In GR 2, all good however Upton is gone, and you have to be careful with Yardley as sometimes it comes in a bit dry and brittle-looking.

In GR 3, Equestrian is a great saddle leather, tends to be a bit noisy. Garfield h as tremendous color depth, but can be slick, and Imperial is a Burnished leather that is unique in hand-antiqued hides.

[morrison2951]

Thanks!

[morrison2951]

OK, it is done- I have placed my order with my local distributor for a H&M Austin High Back Tilt Recliner & Ottoman in Grade 2 Atticus Sable with Q21 cores, S nails and oiled mahogany.

If anyone has any photos of Atticus Sable on any of their H&M pieces, please post them as I've not found any in my searches to date.

Now the waiting is the hardest part....

[TJranch]

Howdy ya'll,

Our family moved from the city out to a small town in Texas. We've been researching sofas for the last year and would love advice. We think the #5342 NC Lacross H&M sofa fits our dimension qualifications. Today we finally looked at leathers. We decided on unprotected leather. Would like to know more about H&M's Tiberon, Tuscany, Quintessence or Equestrian. We have large dogs and work outside a lot. (which brings in the dust and grime) The sofa will not be in direct sunlight.
http://www.hancockandmoore.com/leather.asp?page=99

Also want to know if it's worth it to order locally or out of state. Not sure how flexibility the retailers have re: cost of sofa and shipping. We live northwest of Houston.

Any help would be awesome. Ideas for Best H&M leather for dogs (Great Pyreneese and Golden retriever)

TJRanch

[drcollie]

Tiburon and Tuscany are Italian Pull Up hides, know for color bursts and they are tough leathers, with some sheen and slickness to them. They're like a bomber jacket and will show pressure marks and patina over time. They are so similar to one another its difficult to tell them apart. Quintessence is a super-soft, luxury hide, you don't want this if the dogs will be on the furniture regularly. Equestrian is another Italian, a 'saddle' leather and is a very nice, solid hide. Its color stable, soft, grainy, and can take a lot of use. Like all saddle leathers, its not a 'quiet' hide, so it can make leather squeak noises such as a horse saddle makes.

As to buying locally or in-state, I have about 400 customers in the Houston area. That speaks volumes about the pricing....without me giving out specifics. lol

[wisejd]

MRSSQRDAWAY, If he wants Candy Apple Red then you could go with Portfolio Claret (Class 2) or Capri Claret (Class 4). We have the Sundance Sofa from the H&M Town and Country Program which came in only two leathers, one of which was Red (Portfolio Claret). We absolutely love the Sofa and the Leather. The Portfolio Claret is a more firm feeling leather which never the less is very comfortable from our perspective. The Capri Claret, would be a softer, perhaps richer overall feel and has garnered many compliments on these Forum pages. Both would present as a "Red" Sofa, but not Fire Engine Red. The H&M Claret matches the reds found in many if not most Karastan Rugs. The Springfield Sofa would look great in a Claret Red!