Dark leather couch

Ubbquittious

The damned things are everywhere. Especially in rental houses.



This type is mad popular for some reason with the big flat sloped arm rests. Most usually worse for wear with some drug paraphernalia that got lost in behind the cushions, the leather perforated by the youngfella putting a dartboard up against it and missing and the remains of several takeways shoved into the crevasses






Why are they so popular? Will these go down in history as the avocado toilet bowl of the 00's and 10's?

BDI

Easy to clean and works with any wall colours.

banie01

Because they wipe clean after a casting session.
Simples!

pgj2015

i hate all "leather" couches, white ones are even worse,

Lemsiper

That's not leather, though....

anewme

Lemsiper wrote: »

That's not leather, though....

Pleather.

Fr_Dougal

🧐

anewme

Thread made me laugh because I am getting rid of two of them in that style. Mine are v good quality though, not like that photo.

They were the thing to get about 10 years ago.

One of mine was never even sat on, its brand new. But belongs in the past. Might try and sell the brand new one.

The dining chairs were the same at the time. Brown (varying quality) "leather". You can always cover them now though, with the stretchy covers you buy in Tallaght.

Leg End Reject

The one in the op looks likes something you'd buy from travellers.

Furniture in rentals is renowned for its crapness.

ToddyDoody

anewme wrote: »

Pleather.

or leatherette (cheaper)

Ubbquittious

Leg End Reject wrote: »

The one in the op looks likes something you'd buy from travellers.

Furniture in rentals is renowned for its crapness.

It is actually a free one I found on adverts in Tallaght. Can send the link in case someone is planning to pay a traveller for one

anewme

Ahh here you are giving them bad press just as I'm getting ready to put mine up for sale.

Want a Brown couch, boss. Real leather. From Italy.

Mam of 4

anewme wrote: »

Ahh here you are giving them bad press just as I'm getting ready to put mine up for sale.

Want a Brown couch, boss. Real leather. From Italy.

Can you deliver for free ?

:P

anewme

Mam of 4 wrote: »

anewme wrote: »

Ahh here you are giving them bad press just as I'm getting ready to put mine up for sale.

Want a Brown couch, boss. Real leather. From Italy.

Can you deliver for free ?

:P

I'm sure I can put it on top of the jeep.

Leg End Reject

anewme wrote: »

I'm sure I can put it on top of the jeep.

Sulkie and pony is yer only man boss.

Mam of 4

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Sulkie and pony is yer only man boss.

And drag it along behind it !

peckerhead

Sofa this thread is pretty disappointing.

whiskeyman

peckerhead wrote: »

Sofa this thread is pretty disappointing.

I think it's pretty suite!

Leg End Reject

Mam of 4 wrote: »

And drag it along behind it !

With a hape of kids bouncing all over the place.

anewme

peckerhead wrote: »

Sofa this thread is pretty disappointing.

Sofa so good.

Leg End Reject

anewme wrote: »

Sofa so good.

It's slightly bonkers.

r93kaey5p2izun

Looks like it belongs in a student flat in Portobello, the type of place where everyone crashes after a night out in Coppers.

I really dislike the look of leather sofas but they offer the best solution when you have pets (so long as they're not scratchers). I'll be looking for a new sofa soon and I think leather it will have to be. They're just more hygienic. When I think of the fabric sofa from my college house, and all it experienced!! :O Doesn't bear thinking about.

anewme

Thanks though OP. I'm replacing my couches and considering not being a sheep like the last time.

Was considering getting chairs made out of a fabric that features monkeys, parrots, pomegranates and flowers and you have just made me go for it.

BDI

anewme wrote: »

Thanks though OP. I'm replacing my couches and considering not being a sheep like the last time.

Was considering getting chairs made out of a fabric that features monkeys, parrots, pomegranates and flowers and you have just made me go for it.

Jesus don’t do that. People will think you are abit mad when they visit. Anything you do from then on won’t be taken seriously.

Capt'n Midnight

anewme wrote: »

Sofa so good.

That's sofa king bad.

fryup

i hate it when you can feel your sweat between the leather and your skin, yuuuuuuuuu

Outlaw Pete

I'd rather that than have a sofa that absorbs sweat.

Sofas made from leather will never belong in another decade.

Some styles of them, sure.

andekwarhola

If you have kids, they are relatively easy to clean during their invariably short lifespan.

peckerhead

Unlike said offspring.

ToddyDoody

Its a shame you cant take the cushions off and make a fort.

freshpopcorn

They are what they are. You might be able to throw a throw on them.
The worst couches of all are those square contemporary yokes Dermot Bannon seems to go for.
Very uncomfortable yokes.

J Mysterio

freshpopcorn wrote: »

They are what they are. You might be able to throw a throw on them.
The worst couches of all are those square contemporary yokes Dermot Bannon seems to go for.
Very uncomfortable yokes.

I have two of those from Ikea at the moment and they are bloody awful. Was actually looking at the OPs couch and thinking 'god, that looks much better'. You can properly pan out on those ****ers. I need new couches.

BDI

J Mysterio wrote: »

I have two of those from Ikea at the moment and they are bloody awful. Was actually looking at the OPs couch and thinking 'god, that looks much better'. You can properly pan out on those ****ers. I need new couches.

I have been reading this whole thread but instead of couch I’ve been reading crotch.

Sardonicat

fryup wrote: »

i hate it when you can feel your sweat between the leather and your skin, yuuuuuuuuu

Then you have to peel your cheeks off the seat.and it makes a noise like pulling out a length of sellotape off the roll? Throws are your friends, especially if you're getting friendly on a pleather sofa.

MetzgerMeister

andekwarhola wrote: »

If you have kids, they are relatively easy to clean during their invariably short lifespan.

The kids or the furniture? :pac:

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

I like them. They are so easy to keep clean. And if the leather is soft and the filling fairly squishy, they can be very comfortable.

J Mysterio wrote: »

I have two of those from Ikea at the moment and they are bloody awful. Was actually looking at the OPs couch and thinking 'god, that looks much better'. You can properly pan out on those ****ers. I need new couches.

I’m trying to picture the kind ye are talking about. Sectional sofas?

Deebles McBeebles

Sardonicat wrote: »

Then you have to peel your cheeks off the seat.and it makes a noise like pulling out a length of sellotape off the roll? Throws are your friends, especially if you're getting friendly on a pleather sofa.

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile happy your days (I can dream of the old days)
Life was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Sardonicat

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile happy your days (I can dream of the old days)
Life was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

On the down side, they make ****e claw sharpeners

Andreas77

Before entering property market in 2005, with every rental accommodation with black leather sofa chair I would turn cushions over and notice dried semen stains from previous tenants.

J Mysterio

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I’m trying to picture the kind ye are talking about. Sectional sofas?

They are like this, but in fabric:

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/klippan-compact-2-seat-sofa-kimstad-black-20376894/

Sh1te.

corner of hells

Andreas77 wrote: »

Before entering property market in 2005, with every rental accommodation with black leather sofa chair I would turn cushions over and notice dried semen stains from previous tenants.

Each to their own , I suppose.