About the beauty and comfort of leather furniture it is said a lot and that is why we will not repeat the known to all facts. We know that to the category of leather furniture can be related almost all kinds of furniture pieces: home theatre seating, chairs, armchairs, sofas, couches etc. In this article I would like to emphases on more detailed information concerning the selection process of leather furniture! Firstly let’s talk about the safety! The requirements claimed by consumers to any furniture can be transmitted through the following formula: softness+ resistance and durability+ unpretentiousness in looking after. And now let’s apply all these features to leather furniture and we will face with the first difficulties. As a matter of fact it is harder to strive for all these conditions maintenance when talking about leather furniture. Let’s talk about what tricks are hidden in leather furniture. The leather as material for furniture is went through vey complex chemical processing without which it will very soon begin decompose or its as it can be expressed in simple words to spoil. It is obvious that after this it is very hard to talk about this material with pleasure! Poisonous compound of chromium that functions as tanning agent waits its hour very long in order after utilization to get to environment and to begin its “black work” poisoning water, air and soil. The usage of natural plant raw material does not give hundred-per-cent result for the time being: according to manufacturing quality such kind of leather brings nearer to chromium-plate leather however it is considerably worse according to lightfastness feature. And the price of these materials is very high! The same we can say about dye. Traditionally for this purpose the substances of artificial origin are used as the color palette of their natural analogs is strongly limited: black, brown and beige and that is all! Add to this inclination for very quickly burn out of the color. The denial of toxic aniline use in favour of more harmless substance usage can be considered as an unquestionable progress in this sphere. And the process of dyeing went through evident changes: the dye is no longer lain upon as solid layer, which hides natural texture of leather but it soaks into pores accentuating high aesthetic quality of leather material.  Due to this it becomes easier to save the unique texture of leather and also the upholstering is getting “more breathing” and it lets you to keep effective ventilation. Such kind of approach is presented today as technological breakthrough. To consider this point of view or not it depends on individual opinion. But you should accord with me that it is very pleasant to touch uneven surface and passing your hand over the surface to feel inner warmth of the material. Finishing our discourse about the ecological characteristics of leather we can not overlook such kind of question as leather’s maintenance or care. In order to resist effectively various dirty spots on furniture surface special impregnations are used by many furniture manufacturers. In order to keep the upholstering of favourite sofa in proper condition it is sufficient to wipe it with rag moistened in soapy water periodically. After having removed a stain by such kind of method you should wait till the surface will dry out completely and then tread cow milk over the surface which must completely soak into the leather in order moistening it. If you use this method timely the usage of special cleaning fluid becomes desirable but not obligatory. To acquire them you can in almost every furniture shop.

Now let’s talk about different myths concerning leather furniture

Among consumers there are different settled myths but if we observe them more closely we will discover that they are deprived of any grounds. It is assumed to consider that prices on furniture with fabric upholstering are lower than prices on leather furniture. In order to refute this statement it is enough to say that there is today special artificial texture which is called alcantara. This material costs s minimum 10 per cent higher than the leather of the first quality category. It is very often happens that the same leather sofa but in texture upholstering costs higher. Professionals will confirm that the price on leather furniture can not differ too much. If in any case such situation happens then it is obviously that you are presented with low quality leather furniture. Moreover such kinds of points as model configuration and the quality of seams (double seams cost higher) can influence on furniture price. Exactly seams are the true sign of perfect quality of leather furniture. If seams have overlapping or visible holes from needle then it is worth to refuse from such kind of purchase. As you know the big influence on the price has definite brand. Also material of filler has its impact on price: the more it dense the higher the price. And now there is some shocking information for you. In information above we have mentioned about what harm can cause the processed with chemical substances leather. But we did not say a word about what harm cause other types of materials such as cotton and wool. While leather manufacturers have been trying to eliminate these negative features the cotton and wool manufacturers have been doing the contrary actions. Today people do not use traditional shearing. Unfortunately for us and for sheep the fell is worked up with special chemicals and then the fell come out itself. It seems to be very simple and convenient for somebody. But what about environment, about us? Nobody thinks about this, because everybody wants to gain more using competitive advantages! Cotton which is processed with fertilizers is also under risk factor. Today people have learned to pick cotton with similar to wool technology: after pesticides’ treatment cotton leafs shower the earth surface and the harvest is almost got without any impediment. And what is about textile industry? According to official statistics annually about eight thousand of chemical compounds which ameliorate consumer quality of cloth are used in textile production.