About Leather Sofas, Suites and Arm-chairs from KINGSGATE LEATHER and LEATHER FINISHES Our furniture is designed to last a lifetime, and to achieve this, we rely so much on the quality of the LEATHER, therefore, we use only the finest cattle hides from British and European tanners. We cut the leather by hand from the full hides to the templates for each model. For the LEATHER COLOUR FINISHES there are two options - antique finish and plain finish. ANTIQUE FINISH the temporary coat, that has been inserted by the tannery for this type of finish, is gently removed by hand and use of cloths and solvent, gradually highlighting the raised areas, but leaving the buttoned and deeper areas shaded and darker in order to give the furniture a preserved three dimensional antique effect. Popular samples of the Antique Finish Leather Bordeaux Wine-SG Deep Brown-SG Cafe-SG Tree Green-SG Tan-Windsor Olive-Windsor Rust-Windsor Blue-Windsor Red Wine-Windsor Chestnut-Windsor Green-Windsor SG Range: is a smooth grained hide with a dark top coat giving a slight antique effect. Thickness of the hide is 1 millimetre and made from fresh European cattle hides. Windsor Range: With soft feel and deep colour with antique finish for a traditional Chesterfield look. Thickness of the hide is 1 millimetre and made from fresh West-European bull hides tanned by Royal Hulshof Tannery in Holland. PLAIN FINISH offers a single colour finish with no shaded areas. It's ideal for giving a modern appearance to a classic design and just what many people are looking for. Popular Samples of the Plain Finish Leather Whisky-Carrington Bourbon-Carrington Medira-Carrington Sherry-carrington Terra-Carrington Verde-Carrington Taupe-Carrington Black-Lena Buttermilk-Lena Mustard-Lena Chocolate-Lena Dark Green-Lena Bianco-Lena Brandy-Lena Oriental Red-Lena Smoke Blue-Lena Biege-Lena Ash Grey-Lena Autumn Leaf-Lena Bottle Green-Lena Pastal Blue-Lena Garnet-Lena Magnolia-Lena Marbel-Lena Please Note: These samples are only a guide. For a full representation please request a postal sample of the leather of your choice via the "Requests/Order" form.  Carrington Range: Is a semi aniline, full grain leather with lustre reminiscent of traditional "old saddle". Thickness of the hide is 1 millimetre and made from fresh cattle hides. Lena Range: is a deluxe top grain leather with a smooth soft feel and plain in colour.Thickness of the hide is 1 millimetre and made from fresh cattle hides. Leather is a natural material and will, therefore, always show evidence of it's origin. Indeed, unavoidable scars and marks do not detract from leather's remarkable resilience and qualities but, on the contrary, enhance the unique character and attractiveness of a natural product. Individual hides will, of course, vary slightly in shade and texture but every effort is made to match the colouring and finish with the samples given. THE FRAME The strength and backbone of furniture is the FRAME, so we use only the finest quality seasoned beech hardwood for our sofas and arm-chairs, hardly the cheapest option, but simply the best. We use Beech because it is a straight grained timber with fewer wood knots in it and absence of knots means absence of weak points and straight grained means no warping or twisting. For added strength all joints are doweled and glued with screwed corner strengthening blocks.For the furniture with the show-wood we use Mahogany wood for its natural beauty and resilience. CUSHIONS and PADDINGS All our standard foams including cushions are constructed from the latest high resilient, fire retardant foam tested to British Standards. Feather cushions are also available as an option. All of the cushions have zipped covers, so that any cushions can be replaced at a later date. Comfort is all important with any piece of furniture, it's so easy for the result to be too hard or too soft. To achieve the correct balance requires a combination of different high density fillings in different areas in order to ensure lasting shape retention and optimum comfort . Kingsgate products are manufactured using either foam interiors or the more traditional use of hair, fibre, wadding and feather fillings. SUSPENSION Different furniture shapes require different suspension systems to produce the correct "feel" to the sitting position. We use either metal serpentine zigzag springs or coil spring units dependent upon the individual furniture shape and the sitting posture required. As the suspension is the "heart" of any piece of furniture, reliability is a high priority and we choose only the finest materials from proven suppliers BUTTONS are attached as part of the upholstery process by hand and sunk deep for neatness and security. Kingsgate button won't come loose. STUDS are essential to the classic finish. These metal stud nails are individually hand tacked through the leather and into the wooden frame . The available studs are "Old gold speckled", "Brass", "Bulls-eye" and "Oxidised". If you are in doubt please ask for samples. Oxidised Bullseye Brass Old Gold Speckled

CASTORS used for our furniture are Polypropylene castors, widely regarded as the very best. One person can move any piece of Kingsgate furniture easily and it will simply glide across your room. Also a full range of brass castors can be fitted if requested.

WOODEN BUN-FEET is an attractive alternative to castors . These solid wooden bun feet not only give an authentic visual finish to the base of your furniture but also are ideal for wooden or tiled floors.

"Half-Berger" with castor

"Berger"

"Winchester"