Stickley Furniture Review: Stickley Craftsman Leather Furniture
This Stickley furniture review focuses on the L. & JG Stickley Craftsman range of leather furniture. This genuine leather upholstered furniture collection comprises numerous series of chairs, sofas and recliners including ottomans, swivel chairs, recliners, executive chairs and four sectional series including a custom program. Here, we’re aiming for sofas, chairs, and sectionals.
Types of artisan leather
Stickley uses several different types of leather in his Craftsman collection, and you really have to see and feel them to appreciate the differences between them. He can choose between the buttery soft feel of an ‘Aniline’ leather or the toughness and resistance to spills and stains of ‘everyday’ leathers, better suited to families with small children.
Oiled and waxed ‘pull-up’ leathers are useful if you prefer an aged look, while embossed and embossed leathers are available for special effects on ‘accent’ areas of your furniture. You can also achieve an antique look by using ‘hand antique’ leather, which has been artificially aged with a variety of pigments.
Stickley furniture also uses a special type of leather that has been rubbed and brushed to a suede-like finish known as ‘Nubuck’ leather. This is very smooth, but not resistant to stains and marks, so it is often used for display or occasional use only.
Stickley Leather Sofas and Chairs
The firm offers a range of genuine leather sofas and chairs, including its celebrated Santa Fe and Cheyenne series. The former series consists of an easy chair, love seat and a half, and a sofa, while the Cheyenne series offers a sofa, a selection of armchairs and ottomans, and a loveseat. These are magnificent collections in very high quality leather, including optional tooled sides and front arm panels.
The London series in gorgeous red leather (Dillon Garnet) consisted of a chair, 96-inch wide sofa, and ottoman. An important feature of this collection is the sloping back that is deeply buttoned in soft leather, with beautifully designed red leather cushions and solid maple legs. If you have a large living room to furnish, the gorgeous Stickley Bradford sofa is available as a 103-inch-wide four-seater, along with a chair, ottoman, cocktail ottoman, and loveseat. Upholstered in black leather, this is a truly fabulous leather furniture set, made in America, like all Stickley furniture.
Stickley Sectionals
Stickley leather sectionals are available in the 100, 200, 300 and 400 series. These are defined as:
100 Series: This series is defined as a universal series of sectionals for general use. The seat height is 22.5 inches and the depth is 36 inches. Seat cushions and back pillows are 4.65 inches thick. The 100 series is highly customizable, with 12 arm styles, 4 backs, and 7 skirt styles to choose from. You have a wide selection of different sectional components, and you can even choose the width of your sofa by the inch, any width between 65 and 103 inches. This series also offers a sofa bed.
200 Series – Has the same custom options as with the 100 Series, although the frames are 40 inches deep and the seats are 21.5 inches high. This is a more suitable section if you prefer a slightly lower seat but a deeper frame. The cushions and pillows are 6 and 5.5. inches deep respectively. The 200 Series sectional furniture comes with 4 cushions and a kidney cushion with each sofa.
300 Series – This series offers seats lower at 20 inches, with low-profile 38-inch frames. Cushions are 6 inches with 4 inch back pillows. This and the 100 series also come with 2 cushions on the sofas.
400 Series – With 40-inch-deep frames and 21.5-inch seats, the 400-Series is the “motion” option of Stickley leather sectionals with power recliners with infinite-position switches available on either component ( except on the ottomans!). The backs have no clearance so they fit tight against the walls if needed. Static options are available for each part. It is also possible to have any part of a sofa equipped with movement options if you want only one or two of the seats to recline.
Stickley Leather Sectionals: Other Customizations
You can choose between 19 wood finishes and 10 painted finishes for the exposed wood. You can also choose from 9 decorative cushion designs and 7 dome head nail finishes. If you put together all the possible customization combinations, you can choose from over half a million possible unique sections, and that’s just in the 100 series!
This Stickley Furniture review has focused on the Stickley Craftsman Leather range of living room furniture. This company offers a wide range of products and the quality is extremely high, as you would expect from an American furniture company with such a high reputation, where every item is made in America.