Call a professional and get a couple of quotes. You might be better off taking the cushion to them because these guys usually charge to come out to make a quote. Call and ask. I know because I used to repair leather. The colorant costs about $75 a quart and you have to mix it to get the right color. Also, there are different procedures for diferent types of leather. This is not a DIY repair, but if you want to try, there are several sites on the web that will explain how to do the repair and sell you the kit.

Furniture manufacturers are in business to make money, just like everyone else. Your local furniture store buys from the manufacturer through the manufacturers sales representative. This representative also earns a percentage of all sales in their territory. So it should be common knowledge if you can purchase directly from the manufacturer you can avoid the retail store markup and also the representative take from each sale. I suggest that to partial38, the features your looking for may not get you the best deal, or fall with in your budget. A high quality frame? What this is, is not a pine plywood frame stapled together. Solid hardwood 4/4, 5/4 is better or hardwood wood plywood thats same thickness, minimum of 12 plys. This frame should be double-doweled and glued. Now the seat springs is where most everyone makes the mistake that it has to be coil springs that are 8-way hand tied. And thats simply not true. A no-sag sinuous wire spring; 8 gauge spring securely fastened to a hardwood frame using the clips that are required by the spring manufacturer, and that are engineered to the correct length and stretched accordingly to the spring manufacturers requirement will result in a seat suspension that will last a lifetime and have the same ride/push-back as the best 8-way handtied coil springs. The only time that a 8-way handtied coil springs suspension is better is when it is a spring edge with the correct rail heights all the way around the frame. At this time I dont know of very few manufacturers building their 8-way handtied coil springs this way, if so the costs for a leather sofa will be upwards of 5000.00 Its just too labor intensive and takes highly skilled worker to build. Truly the only type of seat cushion core that will last for 20 years+ is a 100% natural latex. A true 2.0+ pound density high-resilent foam core will normally last 5+ years. But all will loose some shape because of the wrap around the cushion core is of a softer material: polyester fiber or down blend or a thin foam wrap of same density foam which last better that the first 2 , and all manufacturers dont consider this softening of the softer wrap a defect in any way, but just normal wear. Back cushions are usually of a the same: polyester fiber or down blend and will not last or hold its shape after considerable use. But usually thats a fix the owner or upholstery shop can do to replace this filling to be like new again with minimal costs. If anyone does a search of my name in this forums will realize I have been preaching this for many years. My 38+ years of managing upholstery product design and development for 20+ manufacturers and many years working in re-upholsery. I have always said that your local re-upholstery shop that has been in business for 20+ years with the same owner is the best resource for understanding what it takes to makes a quality sofa. Because they have to repair or junk the ones that arent worth re-upholstering.

We bought the sven sofa from Article. I wanted to love it, but the back cushions get really saggy so I need to probably get foam inserts. The bench cushion shifts a bit, showing the darker fabric that doesn't match. Comfort for me is 4 stars. (Subjective, for sure.) I wish I would have returned it during the allowed window, but I think if I do foam inserts in the back cushions I'll like it a lot better. I have a different bench cushion sofa that I've had almost a decade that I bought second hand and I love it (5 stars for comfort). It just wasn't the size I needed for my living room. I hope you find something that works great for you!

IMO leather sofas are best when Italian made so neither . Proteceted leather will not breathe like it should and I have had leather furnitue in my homes for 50 Yrs not always the same but all Italian made and still going strong no added protection. A good clenaing and some dusting when you vacuum will go a long way . I do suggest no matter what you do not buy a super soft "fine" leather idt does not stand up well over time and stretches like crazy A good cowhide is what I choose for family rooms for my clients too.I suggest you lok for one that does not have springs and that usually comes out of italy.And please look at some colors besides brown and black.