2007-01-12 10:15:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
If both colors fit your decor then go with the black, it will stay much cleaner.
2007-01-12 10:22:07 · answer #1 · answered by JCSquardo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say black.
I'm a former housekeeper and one of my clients had a cream colored leather sofa and love-seat.
It was a nightmare.
Pigment from clothing specifically bluejeans rubbed off on the couch and it was a bit** to get out.
It also seems to me that the lighter colors crack more easily.
Probably because they have to be cleaned so much more often.
And no cleaning leather couches is not that easy.
It is a wax-on, wax-off (Pat Morita reference) procedure that you have to do twice.
Once with the cleaner and once with the conditioner.
Giving them time to dry as you go and you can only do small sections at a time.
At least those are the directions on the bottle.
Is dark brown not an option?
2007-01-12 20:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by octopussy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go with black, even though you will have to dust it regularly. We had a cream leather sofa in our old house, some pigments from new clothes would transfer onto the sofa and as it got older the "cracks" in the sofa would become noticeably dark.
2007-01-12 20:50:44 · answer #3 · answered by shannon g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cream is softer to the eyes, more homey. Black is better for offices and such.
EDIT:
People! It's leather! It's easy to clean!
Even that microfiber stuff is easy to clean. We have two creamish/beigeish microfiber couches...getting stains out is a snap!
2007-01-12 18:23:35 · answer #4 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the colors in your home. Cream does show more stains more such as ink and soda spills, black doesn't hide all stains. Cream hides dust and pet hair better, where they really show up on black. No matter which one you get, you will have to routinely clean it.
2007-01-12 18:33:30 · answer #5 · answered by Gary S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cream leather would be my preference.
2007-01-12 22:43:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the decorating in the room. i would say that, in general, i prefer cream to black.
2007-01-12 18:19:21 · answer #7 · answered by Poet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black, it goes with everything, and doesnt show stains.
2007-01-12 18:21:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black - it will show less dirt and will look better longer.
2007-01-12 18:23:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋