Hmm, I think a solid colored rug would work best because while you have the red square painting - you also have the tree painting too. :)

thanks! we will actually be moving the tree art to another room.

You're welcome! I do love your tree artwork! Where did you get it?

Pattern since art is moving.

Tina, the tree art is by an artist we met here in DC -- Maria Cristina Belaval

Thanks!

Would the pattern of this rug look too busy with the squares art? I'm trying to figure out what patterns would look best with squares.

Or perhaps letters could look funky...

ok im just going to say it. i dont like that painting for that space. what is going where the tree was?

yeah, I have mixed feelings about the painting too but after much deliberation, we decided that there's no other place to put it in the house and we spent too much $$ on it to not use it. I'm committed to making it work somehow so I plan to hang it to the right and then place a ledge shelf underneath and to the side of it to display another piece of art and possibly a plant or some other objects. I'm not sure yet what will replace the tree art.

But I appreciate the honesty.

Thanks, Margo. It's a great option for a rug.

why not put it where the tree was? add an end table with a lamp. then put the tree over the couch.........can we see the whole room.........

The red picture is too small for that space above the sofa. Put it where the tree is now with a console table below and lamp. What color are the squares in the art? Do something over the sofa that involves a series of square shapes; picture frames, square mirrors, boxes....etc. And put enough of them up there to fill the space properly. Then, the rug can have squares also if the blocks are large enough. The pillows should have the red and the blue and whatever the squares color is in the picture. The pillows should be solid. You have enough colors now, add no more. Go for textures and metals and glass now.

filling wall.

..............Squares filling wall

Red frames filling wall...........

This could work too

idea...

Hi! Here are a few pillows that I think may work for you:

http://deciture.com/ik-dyani-embroidered-pillow-w-down-insert/

http://deciture.com/ik-paola-thai-silk-pillow-w-down-fill/

Hope this helps you!

The tree art is too big and dark for the room unfortunately. The room doesn't get much light so to place a dark wood piece on the center wall would feel to oppressive. I am aiming to do something like the attached pictures.

I couldn't justify spending $100 on a pillow.

i love the tree art there!!!! you could use an art light over (cord and plug...add the shelves i think it looks fantastic and brings so much height to the room!! where is the tv?

Flair lighting -- this is a pic of the space before we moved in...none of that furniture is ours. We did in fact get two side tables as shown and plan to get a couple of white lamps to make the space brighter.

picture light...

we kept the tv where it is in the second pic I just added...

why does it seem so much smaller...whre is the stairwell in relation to the couch now?

It seems smaller now because that old pic was a real estate pic and they (agents and their photographers) are very good at manipulating pictures to make the room appear larger. I attached some current photos. Disclaimer -- the place looks like a bomb hit it because we are getting our kitchen and dining area renovated at the moment.

Just a thought.... if you love the red painting over the sofa... do it! Just paint a block of color behind it. Tape out a space that feels more balanced with the sofa and then you can paint that black, dark grey, or a bright color that goes nicely with the painting and then hang picture on it... it will be a reverse mat :) Hope that makes sense!

Agree with Flair that using the tree art over the sofa with two or three floating shelves next to it to balance it out is the way to go. Using It will open up alot more design choices in terms of the rug and pillows. There's tons of blue and brown accessories out right now.

Thank you for the suggestions! We are planning on moving the tree art to our sun room in the back of the house since it will blend so nicely with the natural trees in the background. As for the red piece, we do need to incorporate it in some way in the living room because we just don't have another space for it in the house. I would totally consider moving it to the where the tree art is now but then I'm stuck trying to figure out cost effective options for the large space above the sofa. Any suggestions are welcome.

Flair, I'm trying to picture what that reverse mat would look like. Do you know how I can find a picture of that? What search terms should I use?

Like this but with the tree picture and floating shelves closer together. The shelves should be longer than the width of the tree picture. Then put silver, blue and white accessories on the shelves.

I'm stuck on the rug options. Love them! Where did you find the two black rugs you posted? I need to shop that site.

I found them on rugsusa.com

This is what I might aspire to do. Would the long horizontal piece look right next to art of this size?
Contemporary Family Room by San Francisco Interior Designers & Decorators Studio Revolution

Contemporary Family Room by San Francisco Interior Designers & Decorators Studio Revolution

Contemporary Family Room by San Francisco Interior Designers & Decorators Studio Revolution