RobR wrote:
my wife cant stand my left over bachelor looking black leather stuff,
and while the cats havent pierced it, its pretty scratched up. she's
wondering about microfiber, but the stuff im familiar with would
get destroyed in two seconds.

Maybe the real question is,

How do you teach the kitty not to scratch up things he is not supposed
to

If your going to throw the black leather out, maybe you could cut a big
peice off of it, especially where they've been scratching, then put
that onto a sturdy scratching post while they make the transition.