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| The leather on this Danford sectional is inviting you to sit down and relax! |
It shouldn’t come as too big a surprise to learn that we
think leather is great for covering furniture. It is, after all, part of
our name.
Leather has been such a big part of what American Leather
has been doing these past 23 years that we occasionally find ourselves assuming
that everybody already knows what makes leather such an excellent choice in
home furnishings. But we still find ourselves explaining the advantages of leather: It’s a combination of things, actually, ranging from esthetic
appeal to enduring value, but here are some of our faves.
There’s a reason Rod
Stewart wore those pants: We’re just going to put it out there: Leather has
sex appeal. Something about leather makes most of us want to touch it, see how
it feels. It’s appealing to the eye like few other natural materials, and it
draws us in. We usually recommend that shoppers fondle our leather so that they
select the one that looks and feels best.
Leather wears in; it
doesn’t wear out: It lasts
four times longer than most upholstery fabrics, and while a fabric sofa will
never look better than the day it is delivered, leather gets better looking all
the time. As we use our leather sofas and chairs, an attractive patina
develops, and the leather seems to develop more character. Few things in this world look more inviting
than a well-used and loved leather chair.
Good leather breathes:
It’s cool to the touch in the summer and warm in the winter. American Leather
uses only top-grain and full top-grain leathers. Without getting too technical,
we’ll say that these are top quality, and like all good leathers, they
“breathe.” What that means is that natural oils and moisture moving back and
forth in the leather – transpiration -- which keeps the material soft and supple. Your
skin won’t stick to it, and it will adjust quickly to temperature changes
because it breathes.
We could go on and on about why we are proud to make
beautiful, comfortable furniture covered in leather, but we’re going to get
back to filling our Christmas orders so that everybody gets what they want when
Santa arrives with his delivery truck.
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