Yes. Would love some suggestions for art over the fireplace.

http://www.houzz.com/user/sassy33. Yes. She likes to be the center of attention so she is in most pictures. Spoiled rotten.

Pick colors from room. Good choices are green or blue red,orange, yellow for your art.

Ballard had a beautiful round tufted ottoman called Hayes. One of many possibilities. Shopping is such fun!

the more I am looking at things the more I think I want to go with a rug like this and move the current rug to the dining room. Will give the living room a bit more of a laid back feeling with a pop of color. Thoughts ??

Love the idea of adding color to the space via a different rug. However this light color is too close to the light color sofa and is too subtle. I'd opt for something a bit bolder to offset the bold brown you have in the room. Before you settle on a rug color, find a piece of art above the fireplace that you love. Find a color in the art that you carry through in the rug. I wouldn't put a mirror above the fireplace as I think you need some color higher. Visually your room is centered no higher than eye level so it looks a bit bottom heavy.

As for ideas for artwork, it's so personal. Depends what style you like. Something calming like this?

Or something more expressive like this? Or perhaps a modern floral?

Something simple and graphic?

Find something that makes you smile. Then introduce a color from there.

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I am always liking more color but do think you need some art work over the FP and then glean a color or colors from the art.

I am liking this kind of style and color maybe

fyi loomdecor also does curtains and has fun fabric.

I really like the new layout, too. I know someone suggested a round ottoman, but if you are still thinking about the first table you posted--are you a DIY person? I've seen a lot of DIY projects on Pinterest for creating a Restoration Hardware coffee table a lot like that one. Sorry if someone suggested that already--there are a lot of comments here :)

bratliff, how much space do you measure inside your molding, side to side and top to bottom.

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Love our choices - very lively yet calming. What fun!

For your art, it would look amazing to pick up some brown tones. Like image 1 at 5:42. However, I'm in the opinion that art doesn't have to match anything in the room! Probably because we have maritime art by John Stobart but none of the blue colors in our space!
I'm assuming the additional section of sofa is going on the side that points toward the TV?

soosun...do you have an Etsy shop?

karen paul interiors the molding over the fireplace is 48 wide by 37 high . that is the interior measurements. Honestly I am not sure how I feel about the molding. At first I thought I liked it but now I am considering pulling it off or covering it with a larger art piece.

Anne I do like the first restoration hardware table but I think folks on here have convinced me that it might not be the way to go. I like their idea of a round coffee table ottoman. Am thinking I may go in that direction.

Toni yes I was planning on putting the extra piece of the sectional along the side that points toward the TV

I love your dog !!! Those are his pillows aren't they.

What a pretty home you have! I love your dining chairs, barstools, and media console, and the floor plan of the entire space is awesome.

I was just about to comment and say to move your sectional, but you already did. :-) I absolutely LOVE it in the new location!

As much as I adore that trunk coffee table from Restoration hardware, I'd have to go with something oval or round. Another large piece with corners in that room would feel so harsh and stuffy.

I am in agreement that the colorful rug would be gorgeous in your living room! It would be the perfect place to have color and pattern. The current rug would look fantastic in a dining room, so that would be a great change.

Patterned pillows on the sofa to coordinate with the rug would look really pretty.

I would hang something round in the space above the fireplace mantle......a round shape would not compete with the square moulding that would be surrounding it.

The room is screaming for a lamp. I have lamps in my bedrooms that I don't even use just because I think they are pretty. haha But I have 5 in my living room -- all of which are used every night -- all around the perimeter of the room for nice, even, soft light for TV watching, and also have 2 wall sconces on a dimmer in there. I really dislike overhead light in a living room, and hate watching TV in the dark like my parents tend to do at their house. :-)

Everything is coming along nicely and looks absolutely lovely!

Great idea to try placing the rug going with the length of the room. Especially since you're adding another section on that end of the sectional.
I would go with a square or round coffee table. Go with something that has legs without a 'shelf' bottom (that sits on the rug) so it doesn't look heavy. Would you consider a glass top? Maybe even with a wrought iron/metal frame?
Your home is lovely! Love your open floor plan!

I do like this ottoman/coffee table from Karen's ideabook!

Bratliff, Is this a good image for you or did you want more subdued? Measurements are good. Canvas.Image:40.00" x 32.00"Frame Width:0.31"Overall:40.63" x 32.63"

I do not have an Etsy shop.Why do you ask? Curious thats all.

Image:40.00" x 26.13"Frame Width:0.31"Overall:40.63" x 26.76"

With your sectional being longer on one side, you probably need a rectangular coffee table. That may not be the most visually striking solution, but in terms of living, a coffee table is pretty useless if you can't reach it. Maybe something rustic to go with the TV console. I like the way the furniture is arranged now. And you're getting lots of great ideas to finish the space. I think your dog has hidden some treats behind the sofa pillows - mine does.

soosun only because I ordered some gift on Etsy from a woman named soosun!

Here is a big ottoman that you might consider for an inspiration piece?

This was has good measurements and can be ordered in other leathers or fabrics. I think it will feel a lot lighter generally than some of the other ones we have seen. Thoughts?

Hi there. The quatrefoil ottoman you posted is perfect! Exactly what I would show you if I was designing your space. Don't be afraid to keep things neutral. It can be very elegant. Attached is a room I did of all neutrals. Stick with your warm tones and creams and browns. It will be comfortable,cozy and elegant. Best of luck.

Hi, you may want to also check out Mitchell Gold for potential cocktail ottomans. I think they've got a great selection with lots of fabric choices. Some with tufting and some without. I especially like their ones with lucite legs and brass legs. They also have ones with stainless or darker metal legs (to help pull in other elements in the adjacent space.....it's hard to tell what you may have in your kitchen).

Here's the link:

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@ karen paul interiors I prefer the art of the Highway series ( the second one you posted) to the first one. I am not a fan of purples so the first one didn't speak to me as much. And I do like the Bernhardt ottoman you posted above. Are you thinking rectangular rather than round?

groveraxle any possibility you could work your photoshop magic with a coffee

ottoman, linen curtains and some art work above the fireplace?

I was just at the Chicago Merchandise Mart and saw a couple of great ideas. You have a beautiful place, love the kitchen! You could go with a silver and glass option which would tie in your kitchen. The sectional is rather bulky especially with the beautiful kitchen, so I hate to suggest a wood or ottoman for the space. You need some sparkle to make it seem more open.

Saw the rest of the photos. Loose the sectional. Way too big.

so if I lose the sectional what furniture would you suggest? Truth be told that I really hate the style of this sectional even though it is brand new. less than 3 months old. I would rather go with two couches and some chairs. but again hate to start over again with an investment that large at this point

Wait, you have another section on order and you hate the style of the sectional....and you want to develop a room around something you hate?

The other piece has been on order for a while. And although I don't like the sectional I don't want to scrap it at this point as I have already invested quite a bit in it . Am hoping that designing the room will pull it together a bit more and I won't dislike the couch so much. I like the color and I like that it is a sectional. It is just the lines I don't like.

OK, well, I don't have the money to loose everything I picked and then regretted. So my best option is to find a way to make things work, including your sectional. Trust me I understand, you may have a spouse who loved the sectional or brought it from another space. The trick is to use what you have and make it work.

Can you make the sectional smaller and still use part of it? Wrapping around the room seems oppressive to me, but it is not my house. I think shrinking it will help. I would also add some color and punch to the pillows and bring the chairs closer. It is suppose to be a conversational area.

Let it flow from the kitchen so people can WALK into the space. With the sectional backed up to the kitchen it reminds me of the Berlin Wall (joke), but you get my point. So I would loose the part of the sectional that creates the barricade to the kitchen. That way you can reuse it. Let me know what you are thinking about for the windows, plantation shutters or drapes. I really like your space so far and I am jealous. It is beautiful, but go for lighter with flow. Life is a transition, where we merge our past, present and future, including the possessions around us. Embrace it!

Yes, loose the corner and one section and bring the end around and you will be find. You need to be able to walk into the room.

I would move down the leather chair away from sectional along with table. So it's closer to the console. It will be easier to get into room.

Hi bratliff1972, I totally understand how you feel. We've been down that road too just recently and then ultimately decided to start over (pretty much) in our living room. Thankfully we had other rooms to move the pieces (originally intended for our family room) to......so it wasn't a total loss.

In your case, maybe a good solution or compromise is to remove the leather chairs and replace them with just one new chair -- similar to the style of the ones you saved in your ideabook (posted below).

I'm thinking that once you get the missing sectional piece, keeping both leather chairs in the space may make the room feel too cramped or overcrowded. In that case, you may end up wanting to keep just one of the leather chairs in the space anyway. So instead (and if it's possible), relocate both leather chairs into another room and bring in a lighter fabric chair in the style that better correlates with the one you seem to like....one that's more traditional with feminine lines. The chairs you have at your kitchen table and island appear to have those similar (traditional/feminine) lines (?) ..... If so, then the new chair could help bring that style into your family room....without having to start from scratch.

I love the new set up you have. Since that added sectional piece has been on order for so long, can you cancel it? 3 months seems an inordinate amount of time. Unless of course you need that much seating in the room.

Avery I like that idea quite a bit. The chairs really darken things up. Also think having two might be too crowded.

Maybe you could find a small chaise? Perhaps a recliner? Best bet is maybe simply a gorgeous chair!

Love what you already have so far...and the RH coffee table you linked goes very well with the current coffee colors. This should be a "before & after" post !