My Living Room Vision

I am creating "the vision" for my living room. Bear with me, this post is basically an online version of me thinking out loud.

Sofa by Paula Deen Home (Universal Furniture)--I cannot find a dealer that carries this sofa in stock in their store. I love the look of it, but I refuse to buy a sofa that I have not sat on, because, let's face it, looks aren't everything. My tushy's gotta be cushy, too. And yes, I realize the dangers of a light-colored sofa in the presence of children and animals. It probably isn't too practical. But it sure is gooooorrgeous, huh? I love the chaise lounge too, but would prefer to get it in a contrasting fabric.


Of course, the hubby wants a leather sofa. One of my issues with that (among others) is that I really want some dark wood accent tables, and I'm not sure if that would be a little too much dark furniture in the room. But maybe I could go for something like this:

or Tommy Bahama! 

or a leather arm chair?


Neutral sofas are great, but I'm really into bright colors right now. I want my room be cheerful and cozy and full of color. Also, I've decided that although I love the classic lines of traditional furniture, I prefer modern fabrics with large graphic designs. So, on top of my beautiful taupe or chocolate sofa, I plan to have some gorgeous throw pillows in bright green and blue. I am still working on the exact shade of blue: Turquoise? Azure? Cornflower? I'll pick one, and then see a picture where another one is used, and fall in love with it. So...that will be decided by experimentation, I think. Also, I want little bits of yellow here and there, to make it look all sunny and bright. I am trying to decide whether the curtains should incorporate all of these colors, or just be green or blue and bring in the other colors elsewhere. And yes, I like flowers.

Possible fabrics for curtains:
Blue and Green
  
Blue and green and yellow
 

Just Blue

   

Just Green

    

We would need probably two lamp/end tables, and a sofa table. I've always had square end tables, and I would love to try something different. So, this time, I want a classic round table in dark wood, either black or a dark cherry to match the entertainment center. Something big and solid and gorgeous.
( all from HomeDecorators.com)
This
  or this  or this 

Sofa Table-- I don't know, I'm working on that one...

I am so over the whole coffee table thing. All we ever do is put our feet up on it anyway, so I want to get an ottoman this time. Maybe a leather one to make the hubby happy and for easy cleaning from dirty feet. Now here's a pretty one....love the nailhead trim!


And that's the vision so far! All suggestions to help modify or improve my vision are welcome!