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Louisa Dining Chair

Louisa Dining Chair

£99.00

(dimensions not yet available)

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Lyon TV Cabinet

Lyon TV Cabinet

£289.00

Width: 900.0mm
Height: 600.0mm
Depth: 425.0mm

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Lyon Extending Dining Table

Lyon Extending Dining Table

£479.00

H: 770mm, W 915, D1990.

Fully extendable Dining Table with 2 additional leaves that can store beneath the top.
Table latches underneath the top and leaves lock to provide a fixed top when fully extended.
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Lyon 3 Drawer Bedside Unit

Lyon 3 Drawer Bedside Unit

£149.00

Width: 470.0mm
Height: 600.0mm
Depth: 400.0mm

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Provence Extending Dining Table

Provence  Extending Dining Table

£649.00

770mm High, 30mm Top

Closed L: 1410mm W: 915mm

With 1 Leaf L: 1760mm W: 915mm

With 2 Leaves L: 2110mm W: 915mm

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The finest leathers are pure anilines - and the leathers we use are anilines. Only the top 5% of hides, which are relatively free from gross surface imperfections, can be made into aniline leather. These are full grain; top grain leathers that have been soaked in transparent, non-toxic aniline dye and have no subsequent pigmented finish coats applied. In other words, the colour has not been "painted" onto the surface. The aniline dye penetrates the hide with colour, allowing the natural grain to show through.

Anilines have natural markings including healed scars, neck & belly wrinkles, scratches, insect bites and brands that vary from hide to hide in the same way that human fingerprints are unique.

Aniline leathers also exhibit natural colour variations due to leathers ability to accept dyes differently in various areas of the hide. These markings and colour shadings basically distinguish genuine leather from man-made materials like vinyl and from leathers whose "character" is stamped on with heat or pressure. Appreciating differences between hides means appreciating differences on individual items of furniture as well - because no item of furniture can be produced from a single hide, making each and every piece unique.

Our Leather Furniture May Appeal To:


Clients who appreciate soft rich leathers - who recognise and understand that pure aniline leathers provide the same elegance, luxury and value to their homes as Vintage silver, silk and linens.

Clients who appreciate that every piece of our leather furniture possesses individual character Shaped by nature - character that will become richer through the years as it is used and well cared for by its owner.

Clients who appreciate the qualities represented by natural colour variations, natural markings and the natural patina of fine pure aniline leathers.


Warning!
Harpenden Interiors' aniline leather furniture may not appeal to consumers who want the uniform colour and surface commonly seen in less expensive leathers that are heavily corrected and pigmented.