Are all foams in cushions created equally?
No! You can compare your leather furniture to carpeting. You may have heard that you can extend the life of new carpeting by buying good quality padding to go under it. The same holds true for leather furniture. Find out what the back cushions of the leather furniture you are investigating are made of. Inferior furniture is often stuffed with shredded foam, a byproduct of the cushion-making process. Recycling is a good idea, but not here! Shredded foam tends to break down over the years, making the cushions lumpy or limp. Look instead for virgin-fiber Dacron, or its equivalent, in all back and side cushions.
