I have two microsuede host chairs in my breakfast room. The fabric is pale blue and came from Calico Corners for about $12/yd. I think all microsuedes are not created equal....different prices, hand, quality, etc. Anyway, shortly after the chairs were reupholstered in the ms, my DD tossed a bowl of tomato soup all over one of them. I can tell you, she couldn't have covered more square footage if she'd tried! I went after it with water and a clean sponge and it cleaned up perfectly. I agree with others that the sliding-in-sliding-out process may be hampered by ms. But, for my chairs, which we just plop into, and the ms (gasp) recliner I bought for DH, it is just fine. In addition to all the very cute Indoor/Outdoor fabrics available these days, I will also suggest that you can have any fabric laminated. There is a minimum charge, but depending on your budget and whatever else you do or don't find out there, it is an option.

2LittleFishies: my upholstered sitting area chairs are tub styled with no wood but my dining chairs are wood with upholster seat cushions. I sprayed my chairs in the house. I put a plastic tarp down on my wood floors first under the chairs. I did nothing to protect the wood on my dining chairs. I can't say how much of the product may have gotten on the wood but if any did there was no damage. The 303 High Tech Fabric Guard is in a non- aerosol bottle spray bottle that can be set to spray or stream. The bottle contains the usually warnings about fumes and ventilation but to me it really was not smelly and there is absolutely no chemical smell left on the treated fabric. The spray makes the fabric water repellant. Water literally does bead up on it which it does not do on my new living room couch with a factory applied stain guard. I did test putting cooking oil on some scrap fabric that I treated with the 303 and it cleaned up with no stain. I dont recall what the content of my fabrics is. It says on the bottle that it is for all fabric but suggests testing for colorfastness. It also says it is recommended by and for Sunbrella Brand Fabric so I guess that's a pretty could endorsement. I guess it's considered expensive at about $14 for a 16 ounce bottle. But I think it is worth it. I sprayed it liberally and did 8 dining chair cushions and the top, sides, front, back and both sides of the cushions for two tub chairs. I used about 24 ounces of the product. Hope this info is of some help to you. I have been following all your kitchen posts and can't wait to see how the finished product looks. Love the choices you have made so far.

Martha, I feel your pain. i am looking for a durable fabric for my kitchen seating. Have you looked at Kravet Soleil Indoor/Outdoor Fabrics? Or Joe Ruggerio Sunbrella fabrics. I believe Calicio Corners may have some of the Joe Ruggiero collection. I came across a couple in the blue & green that you might like. This one is Kravet Vanadis Gulf, another Ikat

Home Decorators Collection, before they were absorbed by Home Depot, used to offer a bunch. Ballard Designs used to have a selection. Besides Etsy and your local workroom, another online site I've used for custom is CushionSource. They also do C.O.M. and have a bunch of standard fabrics. (There are also a number of other sites)