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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I bought the sofa in my study (and a large chair that I swear is the most comfortable chair in the world) after months of searching from Quatrine (http://www.quatrine.com, but you probably want to go to one of their showrooms to pick out styles and fabrics). When the denim sofa in my living room dies, I will probably go back to them and get their Manhatten style sofa. Aside from the comfort, I really like that their slip covers a) don't look like slip covers and b) are washable, so the grubby hand issue is sort of taken care of. The slip covers also mean that if I get bored with my sofa, it's not going to be as expensive to make a change, though the slip covers from the store run probably a good $500-800, depending on the fabric. I have an angle on a guy, though, that can make them for me for half that.
If you aren't prone to dying of sticker-shock, you might want to look over at Roche-Bobois (http://www.roche-bobois.com/home.htm, the site is sort of a pain in the ass to navigate). Also, my old standby of Design Within Reach is also a good place to start (http://www.dwr.com). A friend of mine just decorated his house through Cantoni (http://www.cantoni.com/) dunno if there are any in your area.
In my sofa-quest two years ago, I checked out Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel and Restoration Hardware, but I didn't find anything at those places that competed with the sofa that I ended up with. Crate & Barrel had the largest selection of sofas, so you might want to check them out and see if they have anything you like. I know quite a few people who have liked what they've purchased from Z Gallarie, so you might want to check them out too.
Leather: Be prepared for leather to get weathered a bit. I'd highly recommend against white leather; it shows a lot more wear and tear than other colors. My parents have had some green leather couches for coming close to 15 years that still look really good, even with the scuff marks. They're really comfortable couches.
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Yes, Quatrine makes incredibly comfortable chairs. I sat down in one once and almost bought it despite total lack of space for it, just because it was so comfortable. I have a Crate & Barrel couch (actually in the process of selling it and the chair/ottoman that accompany it due to lack of space for it) and it has held up quite well for the last 5 years or so. Mr Man's couch/chair is leather and we like it quite a lot. Our main reason for getting leather products going forward is the lack of dust mites in leather, but we might worry more about that sort of thing than others do.*
*we also have all mattresses, comforters, pillows etc. wrapped with dust mite-proof stuff, and have dust mite killer for the carpets, etc.
