Leather Furniture; Yes or No

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.

The Limelight Bed Range - Sleep in Luxury & Style

Limelight is one of the top bed manufacturers in the UK, and hardly surprising with the number of years they have had doing this. Add to that they are part of the Vogue Beds group, who have 20 years of experience and you can see they definitely have a pedigree.

Limelight beds are very stylish, offering a contemporary feel in their leather beds, a more rustic feel in their wooden beds and a mixture or traditional and modern in their metal bed range; limelight also have a range of quality sofa beds too.

Many of Limelight’s beds are available in several sizes from single bed and double beds through to super king size. This is because Lime Light wants you to have choice, and there is nothing worse than seeing a bed you love, and finding you can't get it in the size you need.

so what is available from Limelight? Well here is a run down of some of the quality beds in their ranges.

• The Cordelia is a sleigh style frame with slatted base all in luxurious American Oak.

• The Dione is an elegant low foot end bed frame made from American Oak with a slatted base to give additional support.

• The Alpha bunk beds come in a honeycomb pine finish; these slatted bunk beds can be separated into 2 comfy single beds.

• The Janus is a stylish bedstead with a gently curved headboard in a natural finish made from smooth rubber wood.

• The Oberon is a metal and wood bed with a silver frame incorporating pine finish wood bars on the head and foot end; it also has a rod slatted base with central support and central legs for more stability.

• The Ion is a very stylish and modern metal bed with an awesome chrome finish and minimalist looks.

• The Charon is a classic styles metal frame bed which is available in a gloss black or gloss white finish with brass effect finials and a sprung slatted based for comfort.

• The Orbit Deluxe is a classic styled leather sleigh bed. The orbit has a real leather upholstered headboard, footboard and surround in a dark chocolate brown finish.

• The Pulsar is a more contemporary looking bed and comes in a beautiful dark brown faux leather finish

• The Mira is a modern styled bed with a sleigh headboard and storage drawers; it comes in a dark brown faux leather finish

• The Phoenix is a stylish and modern sofa that converts to a bed through a single slide mechanism. The Phoenix sofa bed has deep comfortable mattressing and easy to remove covers, which can be purchased separately in beige, black, blue and brown.

This is far from and exhaustive list of the limelight bed range, but is a taster of how many different designs are available and if you want to be sure of comfort, why not pick up a vogue mattress as well?

The entire limelight range is available at Furniture Store 247 along with many quality Vogue mattresses.

Leather Furniture Bargains at Furniture Store 247

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