Do New Couches Soften Up

a brand new sofa cushion with a hardness of 200 Newtons will be extremely hard on day one, however after several weeks of use you will find it start to soften off a little; after several years of use it will have softened considerable compared to when it was brand new.

Are couches stiff when you first get them?

The cushions and pillows of a new couch will inevitably be a bit stiffer than the ones you are replacing.

Do leather couches get softer over time?

Cushions will soften slightly, in the first week of sitting on them. After this if they continue to soften then you have a poor quality sofa that will only get worse.