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Talk to me about Restoration Hardware Leather

13 years ago

This was posted over in furniture - but everyone in this forum is so knowledgeable as well!

Am 99% sure I will be purchasing the Maxwell Leather couch and 2 armchairs. At the store, the floor model in Brompton Cocoa leather which is oh so soft and vintage looking which I LOOOVE, but it scratches so easy- a light fingernail touch will put a scratch.

Has anyone gotten Brompton Cocoa with dogs who lay claim to the couch? If so, how does it handle scratches? I realize that choosing the Brompton Cocoa, that type of leather (waxed/oiled) is "distressed" and "vintage" and should consider the OVERALL look of the piece.

Does anyone have a RH leather couch (Maxwell or not) that is in ANOTHER leather other than Brompton Cocoa that would like to throw in their two cents? (We are considering the glove or cognac -which doesn?t mark as easily)

I have Leather furniture now, (Lane) with two Shih-Tzu's who get up, get down constantly with no scratches or issues. Obviously the quality of the leather is way different and lower, but it's amazing how well the couch stands up to my boys.

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drybean

13 years ago

My very good friend just got the Maxwell in Brompton Cocoa. I loooove it...it is so deep and squishy, and extremely stylish, IMO.

However, they just got the sofa and chairs in late Dec., and their dog has scratched it up quite a bit already. Like you said, it adds to the overall look, but she was a bit dismayed at how quickly it has aged.

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lv_r_golden
13 years ago
We have the RH Lancaster sectional and a chair and ottoman, they are the deeper versions. We got them about 3 years ago and they are in the Brompton Cocoa. Our Golden is not to get on them unless invited and only when "his" blanket is there for him to jump up on, except when he gets excited and totally misses the blanket. So, yes, we have some toenail marks but they seem to fade. Overall they still look great, I would buy the leather again. Visitors do seem to comment on liking them.

The guys around here are big and tall which has probably led to my only quasi-gripe: the cushions kind loose their "loft" and you have to try to punch the down around again.

There was a leather store that I heard about in the Furniture Forum back when I was buying a lot (3-4 yrs ago)...I think is was Mabels Leather or something like that. I talked to them but we are in SoCal and they are in the east and I didn't want to make such a big purchase from somewhere so far away. Forum people liked it though. They did similar styles to RH.

Good luck...
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hapnor
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Thank you so very much for your responses! I am now leaning towards another leather in the same style of sofa. I realized all the samples that I had, I do not have the glove. I am going to orger the glove and see how that does.

Protected leather. Do you know if any of the other choices at RH are protected?
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This is my ottom one hour after delivery. yes you can maybe rub them out using a hair dryer but this seems like a huge amount of upkeep for the 10,000 i spent. this furni replaced leather sofa chair and ottoman which cost $3000 and in spite of 5 years of dog traffic has no discernable damage. very disappointed and planning to ask for my money back. i had asked the salesperson about how the leather would stand up yo dogs and she assured me it would be fine. even showed me pics of a sofa that had been damaged and wa restored to perfection

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