About us

Contact us at coloredredleathergoods@gmail.com

We are a family of 5 and we own and operate our small business, Colored Red Leather Goods here on our 5 acre homestead in the midwest.   I am Michael and my wonderful wife is Chandra, we have 3 amazing children, Leila, Penelope and Abraham.  We have about 30 chickens, 8 Guinea fowl and a peacock named Pierre, 2 Nigerian dwarf goats, 4 Kunekune pigs, Samson, our livestock guardian dog is a great pyrenees, we also have a couple of barn cats and of course our house dog Dylan.

 

Have you ever wondered where in the world Colorado got its name?
For starters, we can agree on the fact that Colorado is Spanish for "colored red."
The name of our home state, Colorado, has its origin in the Spanish language, as the word for "colored red". This was the name chosen for Colorado as a Territory in 1861 by Congress. Colorado has been nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it became a state in the year 1876, 100 years after the signing of our nation's Declaration of Independence. Colorado is also called "Colorful Colorado" presumably because of our magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers and plains.
Colorado = colored red.
We make leather goods we want to use. 
Goods built to last for generations.
We aim to make our goods suitable for various ages and styles. In this day in age, the majority of goods are mass produced and of poor quality. We take great pride in our work, so you know that your goods are going to last for years to come. Each piece is hand cut, hand assembled, hand stitched, hand stamped, hand finished, and, in some cases, hand dyed.  We make each item one piece at a time in Colorful Colorado.