We have a new leather couch. We chose a mid to higher grade leather for wear and tear ability.. and it came in a caramel colour. Doesn't seem cold to me. Also has a few afghans on it and stuff. I haven't seen any wear or tear in the 3 months we've had it.

We went to another store and they showed us what varying grades of leather can look like with wear and tear.. showing us an uncapped pen scratching at the leather.. got to a thicker grade, and it ceased to scratch. Ours was 1000ish CAD.

Rawhide!! LOL just kidding.

I'm afraid of leather because of the cat, I know they can destroy a leather couch pretty easy.

Micro fiber I also heard it was hard to clean.

Good luck and you will find something that works and a blanket to cover it! That's what I do most of the time.

Sonja, I do like the cream one, and the mint one (but just couldn't buy a mint green couch).

I also agree that the decorative pillows help a lot, that is a really good idea.

I will look into them when I go shopping and I will try to not be prejudice against leather! lol..
Thanks everyone, if anyone has any other opinions (besides rawhide, that must be what my current one is made out of! ) Let me know!