Information on Leather Grades

Leather sectionals are the perfect addition to your home. You can put a leather sectional in your living room, family room, den, or entertainment room. They offer a clean comfortable look and feel. There are different grades of leather so make sure when it comes time to purchase your leather sectional that you do some research. The quality and grade of  leather can make all the difference in the world when it comes to comfort. The better the quality the more comfortable the leather.

Here are a few different examples of leather chairs and sectionals by their leather grade.

Aniline Leather Sectional: Analine is a type of leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals, primarily cattle hide.Typically, leather is colored both for aesthetic reasons and to conceal blemishes. However, aniline leather is not colored. Often the term naked leather is used. This allows the leather to breathe better, making the leather more comfortable in both hot and cold weather. However, extra care is required when using furniture made from this leather. It is particularly susceptible to discoloration by sunlight and vulnerable to liquid spills.

Top Grain Leather Sectional: Top Grain leather is the second-highest quality and has had the "split" layer separated away, making it thinner and more pliable than full grain. Its surface has been sanded and a finish coat added to the surface which results in a colder, plastic feel with less breathability, and will not develop a natural patina. It is typically less expensive, and has greater resistance to stains than full-grain leather, so long as the finish remains unbroken.

Corrected Grain Leather Club Chair: Corrected Grain leather is any leather that has had an artificial grain applied to its surface. The hides used to create corrected leather do not meet the standards for use in creating vegetable-tanned or aniline leather. The imperfections are corrected or sanded off and an artificial grain impressed into the surface and dressed with stain or dyes. Most corrected-grain leather is used to make pigmented leather as the solid pigment helps hide the corrections or imperfections. Corrected grain leathers can mainly be bought as two finish types: semi-aniline and pigmented.