Quality Leather Furniture at Newport Furnishings
If you are looking for high-quality furniture, leather is a great option. However, when buying leather furniture, you must be aware that not everything that looks like leather is genuine. Fortunately, there are tell-tale signs of genuine leather that will not be present in faux leather furniture.
First, there are three leather types used in furniture: aniline, nubuck, and pigmented. Nubuck feels like suede and is very luxurious, nut it is not used often because it is very difficult to keep clean. Aniline, highest quality leathers, shows the natural markings of the leather and has a soft, supple feel. Pigmented leathers are most common and cover the spectrum of quality. There are cheap, stiff pigmented leathers and beautiful, buttery smooth pigmented leathers.
Features of Genuine Leather
Most people in the home furnishings business can tell if a piece is made of genuine leather or not by the look and feel. Some of the most noticeable properties found in quality leather furniture include:
- Cool to the touch at first, then warming to the body’s temperature
- Generally, very soft and luxurious feel
- Some leather can be stiffer, but faux leather is always stiff
- May show blemishes from insect bites, scars, wrinkles, and veining (aniline)
- Good leather is not put over cheap frames and cushions.
- Heavy, rigid frame indicates quality furniture
- Firm but comfortable seating demonstrates quality foam and suspension
On the other hand, faux leather furniture such as vinyl, bi-cast and tri-cast leathers (known as bonded leather, or “leather like”), and leather match (furniture with leather in the seating area and non-leather in non-seating areas) have their own identifiable characteristics including:
- Coldness to the touch which does not warm up
- Very stiff
- Not pliable
- Easily scratched polyurethane covering (bicast and tricast leathers)
At Newport Furnishings, we carry genuine leather furniture at an affordable price that can help you express your individual style throughout your home. From the living room to the family room, dining area to the home office, our Albuquerque, NM home furnishings outlet has the customizable furniture you need. Contact us for more information on quality leather furniture or stop by to see our showroom collection.