Leather Sofa

[newcomer1 0]

I am looking for a set of leather sofa but there are so many types of man made leather such as vinyl, synthetic or bonded leather

May I know what is the difference between these leather & which one is the best among these fake or artificial leather ?

Thank you

[kalimantan 6]

hi

I think there are a few threads on sofa which i listed earlier (can't remember the exact header). Also there is a chap here by the name of Samy (if i remembered clearly) , he is good at explanating the sofa materials .

Since you raise this topic again, i suggest some advices for you

a) quality things that are cheap are too good to be true. In another words, do not expect good top rated leather sofa to be cheap and you think you are the first customer to pick up such "good value sofa for money" thing. If quality sofa is cheap, many could have queue up already !

b) Look around your peers and friends who own sofa. They tell u the truth. In forum, there may be salesman mentality try to sell and influence you. And if you have richer or wealthier friends, these people unlikely to buy cheap sofa. Look at the price these people pay and you will feel the differences.

I am not saying poor versus rich people here for comparison (i am not rich either). The truth always lies with the buyer who bought it and share experiences with you.

[SamTheMan 7]

I am looking for a set of leather sofa but there are so many types of man made leather such as vinyl, synthetic or bonded leather

May I know what is the difference between these leather & which one is the best among these fake or artificial leather ?

Thank you

No such thing as a good fake leather for sofas because they all lack tensile strength, maximum will tear in 2 years.

If you really have to go for synthetic then go for PVC, the most stable. PU feels softer to the touch by more likely to peel off quickly. Bonded leather is just awful because is it just ground up leather held together will glue.

[newcomer1 0]

Hi Kalimantan, Daniyoji & Samthe man,

Thank you for your sharing

I understand from some salesman that half leather sofa means that the seating area is real leather & the back, bottom of the sofa are fake leather

I cannot afford real leather sofa.What is your opinion about half leather sofa ? Is it worth buying ?

Seems that it is difficult to tell the difference between real & fake leather except the price of the sofa(I assume more expensive sofa is real leather)

I am not willing to pay a high price & in the end turn out to be fake leather

There are some furniture companies such as Novena, Barang Barang, Defu, Brighton etc in the market

How do you feel about their leather sofa, is it real stuff ?

Thank you

[SamTheMan 7]

Hi Kalimantan, Daniyoji & Samthe man,

Thank you for your sharing

I understand from some salesman that half leather sofa means that the seating area is real leather & the back, bottom of the sofa are fake leather

I cannot afford real leather sofa.What is your opinion about half leather sofa ? Is it worth buying ?

Seems that it is difficult to tell the difference between real & fake leather except the price of the sofa(I assume more expensive sofa is real leather)

I am not willing to pay a high price & in the end turn out to be fake leather

There are some furniture companies such as Novena, Barang Barang, Defu, Brighton etc in the market

How do you feel about their leather sofa, is it real stuff ?

Thank you

Half leather is perfectly fine, but the colours are limited, try to choose dark colours like Dark Brown or Black because lighter colours will result in a two-tone effect over time because genuine leather and PVC will fade differently.

Half leather sofas are easy to spot, the texture on the seat and the back will be quite different, just take a close look.