Hancock & Moore # 6042-3 Utopia Sofa in Stampede Harness

[drcollie]

Just arrived as a floor model today, this particular piece has a substantial discount as it was overgoods at Hancock and Moore (another dealer or decorator ordered it, then did not take delivery). I love to buy overgoods because I can give YOU a great price on the one unit, in this case it's $ 1,000 off the price I would have to charge you for it were I to configure it in the store and order it. That's a big deal.

I was surprised at how compact this sofa is, when I brought it into the store and set it next to an Austin High Back Sofa the big Austin absolutely dwarfed it. This is a really good size for an apartment, condo or other room where you don't have huge space, but still want a comfortable, very stylish sofa. This does not have an upright sit to it, rather a mild slouch to it so its more of a relaxing piece than formal upright. Stampede Harness is a pure aniline with lots of natural markings on it, you will see fat wrinkles and healed scars all over this leather. Notice there is a different leather - Venice Harness - on the Front Bottom Border, Top Back Border and Front Arm Panels. Venice is a patterned leather - you can just make out the contrast if you look hard. It's a great look, but the contrast is not distinct so I think a lot of folks will never notice it at first glance. R / S nails finish it off.

[ViviV]

Love the leather!

[cat@atl]

I love everything about it! Now I know what to look for when our couch croaks.

Brilliant: they put the cushioning where you actually use it and saved a bunch of space that way.
It is 3" longer than my couch/loveseat and yet, appears to have 9" of extra length in the interior.

[Danw99]

Looks nice. How do they make the pattern in the Venice leather? Is it just natural somehow or stamped/dyed?

[drcollie]

They use a variety of techniques to do patterned leathers. Some is done with a laser, however I think the Venice is probably more of an old-school embossed type of thing.