3 posts tagged “faux leather”

Leather furniture is popular for a reason, well many reasons actually. It is hard wearing, compared to fabric furniture, it is easier to clean and maintain, it’s comfortable and let’s face it leather looks great (well not always but as a rule of thumb it does, there are some truly gaudy leather furniture items out there, but each to their own).

So with so many bonuses what are the down sides? Well it can be comfortable, but it can be very cold when first sat on and in hot weather unpleasant (this depends on the leather normally). It can be noisy and creaky if it is tighter pulled and stitched leather (more common in older more traditional sofas and chairs). It is generally very expensive and there is always the fact it simply is ‘leather’ and we all know what leather is made from, so there is the ethical issue as well.

So what to do, well we aren’t going to judge someone for buy leather or not, that is a personal choice and nothing to do with us, we are just pointing out a there are alternatives. We sell leather furniture, and we sell fake leather furniture, we believe in offering choice.

Fake leather, imitation leather, or as it is most commonly know today ‘faux leather’ (mainly as it sounds less tacky) is very popular and unless you are something of an expert it is often difficult to tell the difference. This can of course depend on the quality of faux leather used in the piece of home furniture in question, but good quality material is very comparable to the real deal – hardwearing, easy to clean and comfortable. Sure it will normally fall short of high quality leather in its aspects, but not too far behind, and this is not a given (cheap leather may even be surpassed!)

So what can we offer those looking for a choice, well lets see!

For the lounge we have a selection of living room furniture but we will just show and alternative for each case.

For the leather side there is the Seattle collection which features a stylish leather tub chair, leather tub sofa and matching ‘Kube’ which is a leather faced cube shape perfect as a stool or a footstool and matches the Bonanza Leather design of the chair and sofa.

For the faux leather side once again there is the Seattle tub chair, which is in a brown traditional leather effect design, but otherwise emulates the real leather chair in shape and size. If you are after a chair with matching sofa, there is the London collection which comprises of a classic designed tub style sofa and matching tub chair in a brown faux leather finish, it is very impressive to say the least.

Moving over to the dining furniture area we have our two best sellers on each side of the line the Cornell leather dining chair range and the Guinness faux leather dining chair range. Both of these are identical in design; both are classic rollback dining chairs with comfortable padded backs and sprung seats, each is built on a solid wood frame. The differences are that the Cornell dining chairs are finished in quality leather and the Guinness dining chairs in impressive faux leather. To the Average Joe they are going to appear the same, but a closer look and you can tell, just, that they are different, but either is a fine addition to a dining room.

So there you go, with just a brief look at our ranges we found some good cases for leather furniture and for faux leather furniture, at the en of the day its down to you, but we just wanted you to know that there is always a choice, and that is what matters the most.

Leather furniture is stylish and popular, to be fair it pretty much always has been. Whether it's leather sofas and armchairs for the living room, leather dining chairs or even leather beds, they can add a very impressive flair to almost any room. Of course the problem with leather furniture is usually cost.

Well Furniture Store 247 has a few ways to help you out here.
One of our biggest bargains at the moment is our quality two-seater brown leather sofa at £199! Yep that is right £199! This comfortable modern leather sofa has high quality bi-cast leather cushions and sides and provides a comfort and style to your living room. This fantastic offer is only available at our online furniture shop http://www.furniturestore247.co.uk/.

Next up we have a big range of Cornell leather dining chairs available to buy. These very stylish and modern looking dining chairs are made from a solid ash frame with a light oak finish. They have comfy sprung seats and are finished in leather and come in a selection of colours including black, red, ivory and cognac. We sell them as individuals for a great price of £65.00 with free delivery, but you can snap a bargain up with a set of six black or brown leather dining chairs for £360! That’s a saving of £30!

For those that love the leather look but don’t want actual leather, we have 2 alternatives for you. Instead of the leather sofa mentioned above, we have a faux leather 2-seater sofa as an option. Once again this designer sofa comes in brown but is made from quality imitation leather, so you don’t have to feel guilty about feeling comfy on it and at £179 it doesn’t hurt the bank account either.

As for dining chairs, well we have our faux leather dining chairs which are replicas of the real deal. The Guinness chair range looks just like the Cornell range, but is for those who either don’t want leather or are after a slightly cheaper option. At an amazing £30 per dining chair these are less than half the price of the real deal and look just as good and just like the leather counterparts they come with free delivery.
So whether you want some real leather furniture, or want the leather look but at a saving, Furniture Store 247 has what you need