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Modern Designer Italian Leather Corner Sofa Styles

August 11th, 2009 by Jaya
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How To Select A Designer Italian Leather Corner Sofa Styles

So, you are ready to re-design your seating area with the modern style Italian leather sofa? Let’s start…

First of all, take a look around the place. Make some sketches of your room and try to first place your sofa on paper. Here is some advice:

If your room is big enough for the three or more pieces of an average modern sofa set I would recommend using a sofa plus two chairs set’s instead of the sofa-love seat-chair combination. A Love seat is anyway not big enough to comfortably seat two people. The downside of it is that it takes lots of space so adding two chairs instead of a love seat will save you some of it and will bring a more European modern look to your room.

Designer Italian Leather Suite By Ultra Couture Design.

Designer Italian Leather Suite By Ultra Couture Design.

Designer Italian Aniline Leather Suite

Designer Italian Aniline Leather Suite

Modern Italian leather sofa

If you decide to choose a modern corner sofa (which is commonly used these days as a space and money saver and is always less expensive than a separate pieces set), then my advice is to face a chase lounge part of your modern sectional sofa to the TV unit. That is called “chase face a TV” rule.

Modern Italian  corner sofa

Materials used for modern designer sofa as well as for modern corner sofa are typically leather, fabric or combination of both. Don’t get scared of buying modern fabric sofa. Either Scotch Guard or Teflon protection usually protects modern high technological fabrics so they are easy to clean from almost anything. For instance, you can clean a stain from red wine using regular soap and water. Some greasy and/or old spots could be easily removed using 50/50 solution of vinegar and water.


A lush Modern Italian Leather Corner Sofa

A lush Modern Italian Leather Corner Sofa

 The Eclectic Italian Leather Designer Corner Sofa

The Eclectic Italian Leather Designer Corner Sofa

Characteristics
When looking for Italian-leather furniture, make sure the material is soft and supple to the touch; it is this texture that differentiates Italian leather from other varieties. If dyed, the color must not be prone to running or fading, even when rubbed. Italian-leather furniture lasts longer not only because of the sturdiness of the leather, but also of the strength of the furniture frame. The frame of Italian leather furniture is usually made of high-quality wood that has been tested to withstand the stress of everyday use.
Texture
The texture of leather is related to where the material was imported. Leather which comes from the cooler areas, such as Italy, is renowned for its fine texture. Italian leather is unlike the leather that comes from warmer, more humid climates, which is rougher and courser. Italian leather does have imperfections that naturally occur in the hide used to make it. Far from devaluing the leather, these add character and personality to the material.
Color
Italian leather can be subjected to various dyeing techniques for colors that range from neutral hues to more vibrant shades. Indeed most colors of Italian leather furniture are not natural but dyed. Also note that because the hides used to create the furniture are different, the dye used penetrates it differently as well. Because the absorption happens at different rates, the result is that uniformity in appearance is unlikely to occur with Italian leather.

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