I bought a leather sofa and loveseat about 10 years ago, and paid around $4,000.00 for the set at a leather furniture store. These are our main sitting room couches that we watch TV and eat on, sometimes sleep on, have cats, raised teenagers with, etc and they still look pretty new. I bought black leather, because I thought it would be timeless. The type of leather you get will make a big difference in how it wears. I got a pebbled leather, like a really lush Michael Kors handbag, not the smooth/shiny leather, which I think shows scratches easily. I originally thought I could change the look with throw pillows, but they have a tendency to slide off and it didn't work out like I thought, but they are wearing like iron. The way we live, fabric upholstery would look awful very quickly.

This is a classic style that most all leather furniture manufactures offer. Not for sure where PB manufactures, some items say American made while others mention imported. The one thing for sure you will want to look for is a protected leather or aniline plus since you will be using this in a high traffic area. While PB offers supple leathers they are not always protected. Zippers in the seat and back cushions is also a plus as good top grain leather will far outlast the inside fill, so having access to them is critical. I see PB only gives you 2 color options while companies like Bradington Young, Omnia Leather or Mckinley will have hundreds of color choices and should price well within that same price range if you shop at a discount retailer. Also, all of these companies I have mentioned offer seat cushion options. Foam, down or spring seats. Also within their seat backing they will use a channel back fiber fill to keep the fill from settling to the bottom with use. This is a very popular style and with removable seat cushions you can move the seats around the sectional to evenly distribute the wear. Good leather will last for decades so make sure the frame is made well enough to last as long as the leather cover. The brands I have mentioned will.

@Runnermom - do you still like your Aiden Swivel chairs? My SO has been trying to get me to order the Irving Roll arm leather chair w nailheads for about a year - for the hearth area in my kitchen. I hadn’t ever bought anything from Pottery Barn before - until about a month ago when I ordered one of their toddler Anywhere Chairs that can be embroidered with the child’s name across the back. That purchase was great - but it was about $140 kid’s chair! My SO is purchasing the chairs - he doesn’t like my rattan furniture (with leather cushions) love seat/chair/ottoman that i currently have in that spot. I don’t use that area really - but he likes watching sports there when my daughter and I are watching something else in the family room (I just cannot get into watching golf on TV - and while I like watching ”my” sports teams play football/basketball - I dont like watching random teams). He brought them up again this past weekend because it was finally cold enough to use the fireplace - he wound up bringing my leather wingback chair/ottoman out of my study and putting it in front of the fireplace. I’ve been selecting bacsically everything we’ve bought so far, so I decided to look at the dimensions to make sure that they’d work in the space. While I liked the width/depth - was surprised about the overall height - seemed short (obviously, much shorter than my windgback chair - which I’ve had for almost 20 years - and still looks great and is super comfy). I am pretty sure that he looked at them in the store - but I dont know how long he sat in them. . . Anyway - he likes the ”look” of PB stuff - so, I thought that maybe I could get him to switch to another PB chair - and I like yours. Thanks!

Does anyone here own Pottery Barn furniture in Legacy Forest Green leather? If so, I’d love to see photos! I’m considering purchasing a chesterfield sectional in this color but can’t for the life of me find any photos online that aren’t stock photos. Thanks in advance!