My husband and I just moved from a small apartment into our first house. It's pretty spacious, a newer build (8 years old) and at the moment, extremely neutral/generic. I'll admit I wanted an older house with lots of character, but my husband really wanted newer, and we liked the area. One drawback to this house was that I felt it was a little cookie cutter, and I want to make sure we make it our own. I'm working on the living room right now (picture attached), and specifically, the seating. The walls are a neutral beige/tan ("Shaker Beige" by BM). We decided we didn't want to paint right now because it would mean painting the entire first floor (open floor plan and no breaks in between the rooms!). Besides, the color is not so bad, and I think we can make it work… although initially I had wanted a grey or even blue/grey wall color.

We ordered couches when we thought we were still going to paint, and we ended up hating the color when they came in. They turned out to be a light grayish green color and clash with the walls completely. We also decided we would prefer an upholstered bottom to the skirted bottom we had selected. Luckily (or unluckily), the movers totally damaged both of them when they were delivered, so the furniture store told us we could re-order. Now we have the chance to select a color that works with the room. And because of the hassle we had to go through, the store is also severely discounting an accent chair to match - so win win.

The color I'm really drawn to and want to incorporate in the room is a light blue/aqua color (the color of the pillows we bought with the couch and will probably keep). As for couch color, I'm leaning toward a light brown, although I don't love the idea of dark sofas with dark tables (our tables are a dark brown/almost black). We just thought that would go best with the tan walls. I also really like a dark tan/natural/linen color. I'm really hoping for some input on a pattern/color for the accent chair. We would want to get some extra pillows in the same pattern to put on the couches to tie it all together. I am usually drawn toward geometric prints… I would call my style contemporary chic. I would love to incorporate a punch of color, like a bright red/pink in a floral pillow - to break up the tan/blue.

The couches are made by Jonathan Louis, and all of the fabric swatches can be viewed here: http://www.jonathanlouis.net/swatchrequest/. The couch color we are leaning toward is called "Lindy Chinchilla." The pillows we have currently are in "Luikin Mineral" and "Gypsy Seaspray." The couch we chose is called the "Linda." We will be ordering it with rolled arms, box cushions and an upholstered bottom with exposed wooden legs.

I'm also open to ideas for arranging this room, color ideas, anything! It's a pretty large room. I seem to do really well helping others with choosing designs/colors for their homes, but when it comes to my own, I'm STUCK!

Thanks so much!!

Jessica