Do you recommend getting connected/ attached cushions?
Do you recommend a leather sofa with connected (or attached cushions)? I realize the cushions cannot be rotated, etc. Is this a big problem? - Carol
Hi Carol,
It is not a big problem. The cushions on any good leather sofa are only half leather on the bottom of the cushion. You can’t put leather to leather facing without creating a kind of ski-slope so you can’t reverse the cushions but you can rotate them right to left and this does even out and extend the wear. The back pillows are often leather front and back but being situated differently than the cushions are easier to rotate but even them are often “winged” right and left and thus can only be flipped right to left.
So where does all this leave us! Often the most classic leather looks have been tufted seats and tufted backs. More importantly than the tight seat/tight back style is the quality of the leather and if you are buying good leather then your wear with tight seats will be more than adequate. I would bet that the average person buying good leather gets tired of the look long before the sofa wears out. Now if you are buying the “new” looks out of China or Italy at entry level prices ($899 sofas) then you can’t expect the 20 to 30 year wear you will get out of the $2,000 plus sofas from Hancock & Moore or Roche B.. I think leather is so good to live with (even the inexpensive leathers) that I would say go for it. If you get 5 to 7 years out of a nicely styled sofa at $899/$1,299 then you have done OK.
Len Lewin; Author, “Shopping For Furniture: A Consumer’s Guide”, 2nd Edition