White leather sofas - any success stories?

scarletjim

3 questions that someone might be able to help with:

1. Has anyone on here ever had a white leather sofa and can say anything good about it? When I Google it, all I get is hundreds of people saying they get dirty and would never buy again, but companies still sell them and many seem to be 'immediately available' in white only, so someone must want them! Is it because people only comment if they've had a negative experience?

2. I want a light colour, as the sofa is going to sit pretty much in the middle of a 24ft by 15ft room, pretty much splitting the room in two, with pool table one end and TV other end. If I get a dark colour, I think it will look too 'abrupt' in the middle of the room. Floor is light coloured wood, walls magnolia, pool table is green baize - any suggestions on what colours would work? I'm useless at this kind of thing...

3. Also, can anyone recommend anywhere to get one like this:

http://www.ukfurniturepoint.co.uk/leather-white-corner-sofa-suite-3seater-chaise-model-l-c-s-015.html

I like it, but have never heard of the company and can't find any reviews, and can't find a similar sofa anywhere else.

Tiglath

We've got 2 cream leather sofas (donated by my sister). We have 9 cats so pawprints are a nightmare, but they come up pretty well with wetwipes. Not sure I'd buy one from new though.

scarletjim

Do you sit on them when wearing jeans? Lots of people say that jeans stain them badly...

Tiglath

We don't really wear jeans but I have noticed blue marks when visitors have, yes.

asparagus1968

why not see if you can pick up a white second hand one cheap on ebay/freecycle/gumtree etc just to see if it's the desired effect for a while,before committing to a new one?

scarletjim

Tiglath wrote: »

We don't really wear jeans but I have noticed blue marks when visitors have, yes.

And do they easily wipe off, or permanently stain?

scarletjim

asparagus1968 wrote: »

why not see if you can pick up a white second hand one cheap on ebay/freecycle/gumtree etc just to see if it's the desired effect for a while,before committing to a new one?

Hmm I thought about this, but lots of people say that it depends on the quality of the sofa, so just buying any old white sofa may not teach me anything...

Tiglath

scarletjim wrote: »

And do they easily wipe off, or permanently stain?

They come off with wet wipes - I haven't found anything that stains permanently (yet). Why not look at a mid-brown colour instead?

scarletjim

Yeah maybe, perhaps I'll try and create a computerised view of the room and see what mid-brown looks like. The white or cream ones just look so stunning, but I guess no point if they will only look stunning for a few weeks...

loracan1

I think other factors come into play here, do you have children or animals, is it in an area that would get plenty of visitors and would you have drinks and food near it?

scarletjim

loracan1 wrote: »

I think other factors come into play here, do you have children or animals, is it in an area that would get plenty of visitors and would you have drinks and food near it?

No kids, no animals, no food, would only be used for entertaining when I have friends over, so there would be drinks around, but spillages should be rare.