Advantages/Pros And Disadvantages/Cons Of Leather Sofa
If you are going to buy a leather sofa for your home then first you need to know the pros and cons of the leather furniture before buying it because your money is precious don't waste it on any type of useless items. Below are the pros and cons of leather furniture, simply read all the points:
Advantages/Pros Of Leather Sofa
Here are the pros of a leather sofa
- The leather sofa can be for an extremely long time and 4x longer as we compare it to the faux leather sofa of the same design.
- The high maintenance property is not necessary for leather sofa, simply wash your upholstered fabric once in 5-6 months in order to keep them fresh. If you are going to wash your cushions in your regular washing machine then first you need to unzip the covers of the cushions.
- The leather is a naturally thick and durable material, any minor scratches to your leather furniture can be easily handled by the leather polish and the leather doesn’t fray.
- If some spill is found on your leather sofa then you need to wipe the area that has been affected with a clean cloth. In some cases you may need to go for scrubbing the affected area to prevent staining and then wash it.
- The fabric sofa can easily absorb the smell but your leather sofa will not absorb any smell easily such as pet smells, human smell and the most stubborn smell of cigarettes.
- In order to clean the pet fur then you simply need to wipe it off with the help of a soft brush.
Disadvantages/Cons Of Leather Sofa
Here are the cons of a leather sofa:
- The high price of the leather sofa is the main big disadvantage of it, anyone cannot afford it easily and that's why so many people prefer the fabric sofas rather then leather sofa.
- If you have children & pet in your house then you need to take proper care of your leather sofa because the leather sofa will easily be damaged by the jumps of your children but the upholstered fabric cushions will not get any damage easily.
- According to the weather condition, the leather sofa can be less comfortable, the reason behind it is that the leather sofa will be cold in the winter season and more hot & sweaty in the summer season but the fabric sofa is less effective to this kind of weather conditions.
- The Genuine leather is not the same at all the time because some leather sofas can easily be scratched and scuffed but high-end genuine leather sofas can be more durable, so go for a high-quality leather sofa.
- The last disadvantage of leather furniture/sofa is that it is not available in various types of colors and patterns.