LOVE the slipcover!  I have a couple cats and what I do is throw the covers over the furniture and then when I have company coming over then I just simply remove the covers and vacuum the edges where the fur is growing!  The covers are great quality and made from really nice materials.  I haven't washed them yet, but they're made so well that I don't foresee any issues.  Now, the color is different than pictured.  It's listed as taupe, which to me taupe is brown with sort of a pinkish tint (which is what my sofa is).  The taupe actually looks more like a milk chocolate brown.  It's darker and richer than it shows in the picture.  It actually reminds me of chocolate milk.  It still works well with the color of the sofa.  I didn't use the straps to secure the covers and just lay them in place.  Easy on, easy off.