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Fabric vs leather sofas?

  • 29-09-2009 8:41pm
    #1
    Caza
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭


    Hi everyone just bought a house and looking at furniture at the moment, would really like peoples opinions regarding sofas. Don't know whether to get fabric or leather sofas. Really like fabric sofas they are much warmer but is it practical with young kids? Have a 3 year old and prob be more in the future! What colour leather? don't want the same as everyone else? Thanks


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  • #2
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Leather is great for cleaning! Really great, Good fabric is ok.

    My view is spend 1-2k on a good leather sofa. If it lasts you 5-6 years its a bonus after that.

    Leather is sweaty against your skin if your lying on it naked. Is this likely??


  • #3
    yop
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 16,724 Mod ✭✭✭✭yop


    Joey the lips wrote: »
    Leather is sweaty against your skin if your lying on it naked. Is this likely??

    :p What do u be at in your house :)


  • #4
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    yop wrote: »
    :p What do u be at in your house :)

    Nothing. But my wife lies around naked to tease me :eek:


  • #5
    yop
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 16,724 Mod ✭✭✭✭yop


    Joey the lips wrote: »
    Nothing. But my wife lies around naked to tease me :eek:

    And you are away at work at what time..... :D ***RUN AN IP TRACE TO FIND ADDRESS*** :P


  • #6
    Joanne82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 64 ✭✭Joanne82


    Hi Caza,

    You can get a lot of fabric sofas with removable covers now, so once you make sure that the fabric is washable and durable (ask for a fabric with a rub test of over 30,000 rubs) you shouldn't have a problem.

    Leather sofas are great but if you don't spend the money on a good quality leather then it won't last.

    Hope you find what you are looking for.

    Joanne.


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  • #7
    Cleansheets
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭Cleansheets


    I have two toddlers, bought two leather sofas spent alot on them but they are great. Awful things have happened to them, if they could they'd run away I'm sure, but they look good and I don't find them cold (or sweaty ;))


  • #8
    pog it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,912 ✭✭✭pog it


    Chenille is a good hardwearing material for sofas when you have kids around :)


  • #9
    Caza
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭Caza


    thanks for that, not totally decided but going to see if we can get a different colour leather sofa than normal cream, brown and black!


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