We recently got a call from a consumer who was distraught about a scratch they made in their new leather sofa…Casco Bay Furniture Review decided to investigate the topic.

Richard, My husband and I were hanging a picture behind our beautiful new leather sofa and the picture fell, tearing and scratching the top of the sofa. There are three ½ inch tears and some scratches. We are sick about this. What do we do?

People often tell me that they are confused by the different types of leathers. Some companies use “levels,” others “grade”. What does this really mean? Casco Bay Furniture Review decided to investigate the topic.

Basically there are 5 types of leather used in upholstered furniture. Here are my thoughts on the pros and cons of each.

Buy online…or by from my local store? This is a question that many customers ask themselves, whether they are buying shoes, TVs, or furniture.

There are millions of consumers that do buy online. Online bedding and furniture sales are growing according to an article in Furniture Today (the industry bellwether) versus furniture retail sales for bedding and furniture.

What you should know about Casco Bay Furniture’s Madison Leather Sofa featured in Brompton Cocoa

The Madison Leather Sofa has a classic track arm design made popular by Restoration Hardware’s Maxwell Leather sofa and other large catalog companies. This style has been one of the most popular sofas in the industry for decades. It was first developed by a company called Richter Design who is no longer in business. In fact, this company was the first to name the style Maxwell. Compare the quality of our Madison Leather Sofa to Restoration Hardware’s Maxwell Leather Sofa and those offered by other large catalog companies and retailers. Our version of this sofa, The Madison is handcrafted in a state of the art manufacturing facility located in Taylorsville, North Carolina. The owner of our factory, has been making high quality upholstered furniture for over 42 years.