PLEASE look into SunArmor Products. They are great at protecting your fabrics against stains. I used Water & Stain Protection on my office chair to protect it against coke stains. You really wouldn't believe how well it worked. The coke just beaded up. Here is a link that might be useful: Protect Fabrics

I have a Henredon sofa I purchased in 1973, and it has moved around the U.S. every 2-4 years for the 31+ years of my career. This sofa moved at least 12 times, across country. The sofa has not only held up beautifully with all of the moving, but it is still wonderfully comfortable to sit on. It is still the LR formal sofa. I've had the sofa reupholstered twice, and have changed styling with each reupholster, tweaking it a bit to update. For example the last reupholstering done 4 years ago removed the sofa's skirts, allowing the finished legs to show. The sofa's down cushions have been replenished over the years. And the sofa is still wonderful to sit upon. Because the sofa is almost 40 years old, it does not have the oversize seating space that many of today's styles have. At 5'6", I find today's oversized sofas, chairs, etc. uncomfortable to sit in. I much prefer the older, "standard" sizes. I'm a firm believer in purchasing top of the line furniture, taking good care of it, and reupholstering whenever the furniture needs it. Here's a photo of my 38 year old Henredon sofa.....You'll note 3 other chairs. The tallest chair has only been moved once, as it was purchased 5 years ago (it is a Southwood). The other 2 chairs were purchased in 1973, and they've been transferred and reupholstered each time the sofa was. These 2 chairs are not Henredon. The overstuffed chair is a Clayton Marcus, which in 1973 was a high quality piece of furniture (although not as good as Henredon). I can't remember the maker of the occasional chair. But you can see how well these 38 year old pieces of furniture have held up with the demands placed on them. (In fact, when I had the overstuffed chair with its back to the camera reupholstered in 2006, I dramatically changed the looks of the chair to update it.)

Microfiber will sag and stretch after a while and looking at your sofa would not be appealing to the style. I have had lots of furniture recovered, most recently two 1920's armchairs and I always go with my gut. I think your sofa would look great in denim and the button tufts will stand out. Sunbrella is producing a huge variety of colors and patterns and the quality is excellent. My advice is to do what pleases you. Some upholster's do not want to deal with certain fibers and fabrics. You are the one paying. Good luck.

We've made it home from our big adventure, towing our sofas behind us. : ) They are very comfy, short in the seat, which is what we needed, and the best news is: There's nothing wrong with the cushions! The fabric on them needs to be adjusted, is all. There are lots of feathers and down in them, so that explains some of the misshapen look. I really like the color of them. They're "my" color. : ) The meh news: They need a really good cleaning. The sellers' house was not well lit, and I did't realize just how dingy the fabric was until we set them up in our brightly lit room tonight. That didn't show up at all in their home, and they might not have even realized it. (Their home was gorgeous.) My guess is the couches were either sat in a whole lot more than 10 times per year, or they were at least petted a whole lot more than that b/c the dirt is on the arms, cushion tops of the back cushions, the rail that the back cushions sit against, and a little bit on the seats, They had 5 kiddos themselves, so hey, who knows? Now I just need to learn how to clean chenille. Should be doable, right? (Uh oh, I just looked a little bit up on this. It sounds trickier than I thought. Eek. Might be time for a dimly lit family room....) Thank you again for helping us make the leap to get these. DH was very skeptical from the pictures in the listing. Your words helped, and as soon as he saw them in real life, he knew we were bringing them home. He likes them a lot! Yay!!!! : )