Received our new sofa 2 days ago. Was a little nervous ordering a $3K sofa online when you can't completely judge quality or confirm color, but it is all I hoped.
I selected the "Alfresco Baca" leather, thinking the color looked bit like the brown/gray of clay, and it does - with possibly a tinge of green (which is fine! As you can see by my photo - looks great with the rug!). When the color described that the leather selection being "full grain, hand-rubbed", I was honestly feeling dubious, but hopeful. I've had plenty of "top grain" furniture products before, and it's hard to clearly describe, but they feel kind of like it's got a 'plastic-y' finish, and generally is cool to the touch. This leather feels more like an expensive pair of leather gloves or a very good leather jacket - soft and pliable, and warm to the touch.
I was also concerned about how the detail on the headrest, back, seat, leg support and foot rest would look - on the site, it looked like raised areas. Turns out it is very handsome, slightly-contrasting topstitching, and gives it a very tailored look in person.
Besides it's good looks, there are 3 things l appreciate very much about this piece:
1) firm back rest - doesn't 'dip in' and make your back sway from headrest to seat
2) firm (but not too poofy) headrest - head doesn't rest at an unnatural height up
3) not-poofy arms - most 'round arm' sofas have a lot of 'poof' on the top of them. I like to rest my laptop on the arm, so these arms make the laptop sit very sturdily
I'm generally a big skeptical about most products, but not with this one. Tt's a great sofa and my husband and I are definitely fans! It's just PERFECT, and worth the wait!