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Buy a leather suite?
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grizzly1911 wrote: »Just hope/glad it doesn't/didn't catch fire;)
Well it wouldn't have any foam in it. Horsehair and springs0 -
"If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
Not cold is winter, the leather warms to room temperature. Not hot in summer as unlike plastic and vinyl it breathes.
For prices look at John Lewis and Natuzzi. They don't sell cheap gear. If I wanted quality I wouldn't spend much less than £3,000 for a three seater and two chairs.0 -
I would like to thank everyone who posted on this thread. I have been out today looking at both the large stores and smaller furniture outlets. I have a short thigh bone so I could barely get out of many of the suites I tried. The best was an italian made suite from a small specialist shop. I don't know what type of leather but as the 3 seater was £875 and the chair £455 it is either a bargain or just poor quality. I am going back next week to ask about what type of leather has been used.
Bearing in mind what many people have said about the difficulty in keeping cream clean, I am looking at light tan or ginger as possible alternatives as well as a more muted cream which does not look quite as good but is perhaps more serviceable. I am changing the carpet as well so I am going around with carpet samples as I find it hard to visualise what goes with what.
I will also check some of the suggestions made in your posts.
Incidentally, I have thought about changing suites several times before but I have a suite that was hand - built for my parents wedding in 1955. It has been recovered twice but is showing its age again! It does have sentimental value and is likely better made than all but the best of suites although if the house catches fire it does not currently meet fire regulations.
If I cannot find the right leather suite for me, I may well go for recovering. However, if I do that I will probably go through my life from childhood to old age sitting on one suite only and I am a bit bothered about that. It does bring good memories but it is a relic.
Thanks again for your posts.
Stuart0 -
grizzly1911 wrote: »Doesn't horsehair burn?
So are you saying modern fabrics don't burn? You obviously believe all that claptrap then!0
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