Real Leather Beds

For furniture you need strength and uniformity and resistance to staining so top-grain or full-grain is used as all these qualities are needed for a bed. After the leather is processed, it is then chosen and matched to other hides of the same color and quality for uniformity in the bed. After the finished product is cut and upholstered over the springs and hard wood frame, you have a beautiful and lasting piece of furniture. You can tell it is real leather in several ways. It smells like leather. If you dont know what that smells like, you can go to a leather clothing store or a high end car dealership with leather seats in its cars and then you will always know the smell of real leather. You can also tell by the look and feel. As leather comes from animal skins, you will be able to see the natural variations and distinguish the pores. True animal skin will give a bit, become a bit stretchy when you touch it. Some leathers have been designed and treated to take heavy wear and tear but you still will be able to distinguish the real thing. As real leather goes through several processes, it may cost a little bit more than the imitation. But if natural is important to you, then nothing will do but the real thing. When you take all these qualities into account, leather is a wonderful long lasting covering for furniture. It comes in the standard natural colors of brown and black and sometimes gets treated so you can get other colors like white, cream or red. Because it is naturally supple, it can be applied to a box framed bed or can be curved for a more modern look. It can be stitched or button tufted resembling a traditional chesterfield. Real leather beds come in other styles, such as the ottoman bed, that include raising the mattress with a gas lift with hidden storage underneath. The bed can also contain handy small storage compartments for books or DVDs. Other models contain a storage unit in the baseboard for a TV and a remote control to raise the TV or lower it to hide it away. All the standard sizes are available from double, king to super king. If you love the look, feel and smell of real leather then getting a leather bed for the bedroom is a must for you.