H&M Town & Country Alberta leather

[sofasurfer]

Has anyone ordered an H&M piece in Alberta leather (part of Town & Country program)? Could you please describe its texture? We do not particularly care for the pebbly texture. What grade is it? If anyone has a photo, would appreciate seeing a sample. Thanks!

[drcollie]

Its not a very good leather quite honestly. Its durable, but like other inexpensive leathers its shiny, over-processed and somewhat artificial-looking. It serves a price point, but is not swatched as its a promo leather. I realize everyone has different budget requirements and its a stretch for some to get into a H&M piece because of price - but on the other hand they are so well made that you can easily own the piece for 25 years or longer. The flip side of the budget argument is you'll probably own it longer than you own your next two or three cars, so get a handsome leather for a bit more outlay unless its just not financially possible to do so.

I'd rather have a Hancock and Moore in an inexpensive leather than a Flexsteel in their finest leather.

[sofasurfer]

Thanks, Duane.

For anyone else who might be interested, here's the link to photos of pieces in Alberta Harness here in the forum. Posts #42, #47, & #48 of the following thread:

http://www.myfurnitureforum.com/showthread.php?1693

[aluebcke]

It looks like the Document leather we saw at a dealer....too blotchy and shiny for our taste. But depends on what you like and your budget.

[drcollie]

It's a typical Chinese leather - uniform and consistent, but over-worked and over-processed for real 'leather lovers' of fine furniture.