First, ask yourself what you want your leather sectional to look like on the day it arrives. If you’re an aficionado of the “close to nature” look—color variations, natural markings, all the characteristics of the hide clearly showing—look for full-grain leather and terms like “prominent color variations” and “prominent natural markings.” If you want your leather looking even from edge to edge, like the interior of your car, look for terms like “protected leather,” “minimal color variations,” and “minimal natural markings.” To see our leather options for yourself, visit our leather library to

If you’re the analog sort who loves to get out your tape measure and contemplate, check out our living room seating buying guide for tips on measuring. If you’d rather picture it in your space (and leave the tape measure in the drawer), try these tools: Our EA inHome app uses your phone or tablet to help you see the sectional in your existing space, at ballpark size and scale, AND lets you play with the sectional configurator to come up with the perfect design. Our 3D Room Planner: Just measure your room, input the measurements into the planner, and drag and drop the sectional of your choice i

Yes—as long as you start with a high-quality leather and give it the proper TLC. What does that mean? It depends on how you will be using your leather sectional sofa. If you place it in a formal living room that’s not going to get a lot of traffic, you won’t have to worry as much about wear. If you’re putting it in the family room, where kids can spill chocolate milk on it and the dog will be sleeping on it, you’ll need to take wear into account. We make every leather sectional from entire hides, which we cut by hand and color-blend by hand. We skip the castoffs or bicasts and the bonded piece