We have had a leather sofa for ages (20+ years) and it was excellent when the kids were young but it's knackered and needs replacing. We've been looking and there is very little that I actually like, so choice is pretty limited to begin with (I want squarish arms and blocky feet and a proper back and I don't like the really fat chunky seats that a lot of them seem to have) but there seems to be not much that's actually leather and it seems to be more of a '100% leather but with a suede nap' which looks lovely but the lady in the shop says you can't ever wipe with a wet cloth?!
The advantage of leather (I thought) was that it was wipe clean. If it's not, it seems an odd choice of fabric. She said you have to treat it with their special solution 4 times a year (!) and it would simply repel any food or drink but is that actually true?!
Should I persevere and find some actual wipe clean leather or go for fabric?!