Our 40 year old sofa was going to cost over £1000 to re-cover which was out of the question. It was faded in places and generations of cats had imprinted muddy paws along the back but after a thorough upholstery machine clean, I set to with the glorious Raspberry Fabricoat... 2 coats later, loving the result! We wanted the pattern to show through, rather than a solid colour, and it has worked really well.