Buying your first real piece of furniture is a true accomplishment. Not that futon you used for both your bed and sofa, but your first actual grown-up piece of furniture. The one that looks pricier ...

You’re in the thrift store, you spot a “leather” jacket for $24.99, and your brain starts doing math. A real leather jacket from a popular brand can run hundreds of dollars new. If this one is legit, ...

NBC Responds units across the country investigated complaints this year having to do with a relatively new material some furniture manufacturers are using: bonded leather. Della and Joseph Scata ...

You probably know the difference between particleboard and wood, but what about bonded leather and leather? MousePrint.org wrote about a recent run-in with bonded leather furniture, which Furniture ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Experts are warning that customers in the market for a leather couch may be disappointed if they don't ask the right questions. The label on some couches may say bonded or ...

How long should your furniture last? In the case of Della and Joseph Scata, they expected their new recliner to last at least ten years. They even bought an additional insurance plan to make sure it ...

When I was 10, a carnival barker tried to get me to spend money in her shooting gallery by tempting me with a “gen-u-ine imitation leather” prize. Even as a preteen, I laughed at her honesty. I missed ...

There are a lot of very sad-looking "leather" couches in living rooms across the land, it seems. In response to my column of two weeks ago about bonded leather lounge suites - and how they tend to ...