Repeatable Leather Suppliers For Upholstery?

[carnut]

I'm looking for a reliable supplier of leather for upholstery where I can expect color and grain to be consistent from order to order. I want to slowly work on creating some furniture in my house, but if I just order from small vendors or by random hides, my house is going to look patched together. I'd like to get the satisfaction to say I did it myself when someone asks me where all my furniture came from, without it looking like I found it from 10 different people on craigslist.

I'm looking for mid-high quality stuff.

Edelman & Spinneybeck are obvious choices, but they of course command huge premiums. Wondering if there's anyone out there that can easily provide repeatability in color & texture in their lines. I know a lot of smaller companies, and even larger ones things can vary A LOT. Tandy in specific was mentioned as being "lot based" when it comes to upholstery leather.

For those of you that do this for a living, I'm sure you can point me in the right direction.

One plus, is I'm JUST looking for italian\european style black leather. Nothing special. So that should help make it easier, but I still don't have enough experience to choose a supplier for this task.