Is a bycast leather couch crap, or craptacular!?
Search on Diamond Sofa says they do import of leather and leather match furniture. Leather match I’m assuming to mean “like leather”. Bicast leather from wikipedia This loveseat has a good description of Bicast leather also (I picked the site since I used to live near one of these stores and liked the look and feel of their stuff but never bought there.) I ended up getting a Natuzzi natural leather sofa and it’s still nice after nearly 10 years and 2 dogs with no cuts or chewing from the pets. I think for your purpose, $400-800 will get you a nice looking and durable loveseat – be it natural leather or Bicast, as long as you like the look and feel and the cushioning inside isnt cheaply made, it should last you at least the 5 years you are looking for. Especially the size of the