Comments on: Thinking of buying leather furniture? http://georgiainteriordesign.com/tricks-of-the-trade/thinking-of-buying-leather-furniture Tips, industry news, and a peek inside the crazy world of a design store Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:20:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Things you should know before buying your next sofa, from an industry insider | Georgia Interior Design http://georgiainteriordesign.com/tricks-of-the-trade/thinking-of-buying-leather-furniture/comment-page-1#comment-12 Things you should know before buying your next sofa, from an industry insider | Georgia Interior Design Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:28:35 +0000 http://georgiainteriordesign.com/pre/?p=10#comment-12 [...] get away with splits on a show piece in a room that doesn’t have much traffic.  For more info click here.  Pet owner?  Consider a top grain ‘protected’ leather.  It won’t show claw marks, [...] [...] get away with splits on a show piece in a room that doesn’t have much traffic.  For more info click here.  Pet owner?  Consider a top grain ‘protected’ leather.  It won’t show claw marks, [...]

]]> By: Bestexoticz http://georgiainteriordesign.com/tricks-of-the-trade/thinking-of-buying-leather-furniture/comment-page-1#comment-11 Bestexoticz Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:02:28 +0000 http://georgiainteriordesign.com/pre/?p=10#comment-11 "Genuine" is the term used to describe most kinds of leather, but there are many ways to grade, tan, and produce cowhide. It's the cheapest of the cheap as far as leather goes so yes, you should get more information if anyone claims the leather is "genuine" because it could be "genuinely the cheapest leather you've ever seen". With Exotic leathers like Alligator or Crocodile, the line is pretty much drawn between "Genuine" and "Synthetics" since the fakes are typically plastics designed to look like the texture of real exotic leather. From there, it's just about the grading and how well the tanning is done, since tanning exotics is often much more complex than a basic cowhide. “Genuine” is the term used to describe most kinds of leather, but there are many ways to grade, tan, and produce cowhide. It’s the cheapest of the cheap as far as leather goes so yes, you should get more information if anyone claims the leather is “genuine” because it could be “genuinely the cheapest leather you’ve ever seen”.

With Exotic leathers like Alligator or Crocodile, the line is pretty much drawn between “Genuine” and “Synthetics” since the fakes are typically plastics designed to look like the texture of real exotic leather. From there, it’s just about the grading and how well the tanning is done, since tanning exotics is often much more complex than a basic cowhide.

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