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Leather Myths Debunked
We’ve been watching a lot of Mythbusters recently, so now seems like as good a time as any to bust a few myths we’ve heard regarding leather furniture. Particularly, we'd like to emphasize that leather is not hard to care for, fragile, or expensive. Continue reading High Blood Pressure Awareness Month
May is High Blood Pressure Awareness Month. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is known as the silent killer and for good reason. High blood pressure can seriously endanger a person’s health, and it generally builds up gradually over time as a result of unhealthy lifestyle behavior.
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Toxic Chemicals in Sofa Foam Endanger Public Health
In 1975, California State legislators passed a bill titled TB 117 which required sofa manufacturers to treat sofa foam with a wide variety of flame retardant chemicals. The law, it turns out, appears to have caused more harm than good. Continue reading
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Tagged asbestos, chemical, flame retardant, foam, illness, public health, sofa
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Food on the Sofa – Yay or Nay?
When I was a child, my mother absolutely refused to let me eat on her leather sofa. And as I've grow older, I understand her point better. Although they're easy to clean, leather sofas are classy, gorgeous living room furnishings and you never want to see one stained. Continue reading Stress Awareness Month: Why You Should Relax
April is Stress Awareness Month. Why dedicate an entire month to stress? Isn’t stress a sign of productivity and work ethic? You could look at it like that, but chronic stress is going to have some serious long-term health consequences Continue reading
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Tagged cortisol, heart disease, memory, rest, stress, stroke, weight gain
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Where Royalty Sits: The Throne
For generations, royalty and monarchs ruled nations from their thrones, chairs demarcated by a near sacrosanct importance. Read on to learn more about four of the most interesting thrones known to history and the generations of monarchs who used them. Continue reading
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Tagged China, Chrysanthemum, Dragon, England, Japan, King Edward, Kremlin, Russia, throne
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The Joy of Italian Leather Furniture
Italian leather is the top choice for nearly all artisans who craft luxury leather products. And why not? It's a fine material, hand-made with a strict emphasis on time-sewn quality and endurance. Continue reading What’s in a Frame?
What’s in a frame? We’re glad you asked. The sofa frame is a very important part of the sofa design process, since it gives the entire piece its shape and acts as a basic skeleton, helping to keep all the … Continue reading Leather in Ancient Civilizations
At Contempo Sofa, we make some of our finest products from leather, a material that humans have been using for ages. It’s a durable, flexible material primarily made from cattle hide and can be produced through a variety of methods, … Continue reading
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