I can't offer any decorating advice and believe me you will be thankful I didn't. Just wanted to say your living/dining room is absolutely beautiful! Georgeous! I love what you have done so far. Was it expensive to recover the chairs?

Rutty

If you keep the wingchair I would reupholster (maybe the deep green of the leaves), and put a small table with it for convenience and to give the chair some purpose. You could probably do without the chair as well.

I like the TV cabinet in the current finish.

I would probably put a painting over the FP for some pattern on the wall. On the zinc table I would probably do large lamp and a couple objects rather than a painting or mirror. It will be difficult to relate just two paintings or a painting and a mirror on that elevation because of the different windows and the height of the mantle vs. height of table.

Crazy about the chandelier! And the newly upholstered chair. Wonderful.
Of course I have an image of the room...here it is:

If I were your decorator...I would slipcover the leather sofa in a great classic French ticking stripe in your green and white, put pale linen lumbar pillows in a simple pattern on the brown chairs, leave the TV thing alone, and put Crate & Barrel's (violin( lamps on either side of the TV. (Link below.Then I'd hang a big image over the fireplace (something with a lot of white background, and a bold simple image - a big bird print, or a fabulous reproduction of an antique poster? - in a similar scale to the boldness of your terrific chairs), and stand a really tall, wide floor mirror behind the zinc table, with an oxblood double gourd lamp on the table, to break up the wall and enliven this lovely space. (Restoration Hardware has a great simple weathered one, but I doubt that you want to hock your children to buy it...)

I'd follow Palimpsest's suggestion about the wing chair, if you want to keep it there. But a serving surface of some sort might serve you better in that spot. Then I'd hang very simple full-length curtain panels in the same green ticking beside your DR windows, and put a big oxblood bowl on your wonderful table, and fill it with flowers or greenery or fruit or vegetables or whatever your heart desires that week or that season. If the red didn't appeal to you, I'd suggest a deep classic Chinese celadon, or an export porcelain blue-and-white pattern for the lamp and bowl.

Everything big, simple, and uncluttered, to complete the room, but continue the elegant look you've got going already.

Whew. That was fun!

Here is a link that might be useful: Violin lamps

Bellaflora,

Your room is simply beautiful! I am in the process of furnishing a room very similar to yours. My seating arrangement will be just like yours except I will have my sofa where you have the 2 brown slipper chairs. I will have a round end table on one end of the sofa and a square/rectangle on the other end - with gourd lamps on both tables.

My dining table will be behind it exactly like yours - which I am in love with by the way! Can you tell me more about it?

Now to answer your questions.... I really like the TV console just as it is. I love the painted finish with your other wood finishes. Very nice!

I think a console or buffet type piece would look lovely in front of your windows (parallel to your dining table.) It looks like there would be room. I'm not sure if you would have room for the wing back chair with that set up or not.

Is your chandlier made by Canopy? It looks exactly like mine, but I have off whitish and clear beads. I have 2 of them and they hang over my marble island.

My preference would be a painting over the fireplace - but I don't think you could go wrong with a mirror either - especially if it would reflect your beautiful chandelier!

Thank you for sharing your photos with us - the room is very nice and I can't wait to see it when you've gotten more of your wish list done - please keep us updated.

Great job!

AMAC

IMO, you need to tie in the print on the chairs with the rest of the room. You could do that in different ways: paint the cabinet the blue or green from the fabric, Hang some art with the blue and green in them, buy a rug with the blue/green, paint the shutters, or put pillows on the sofa that are solid blue/green. Since I like the shutters, rug and the cabinet as they are, I would look for art and some new pillows first.

As for the chair in the dining room, I see no point for it to be there and would use it elsewhere. I like it though!

Your rooms is very pretty!
Diane

I love those reupholstered chairs! The English roll arm style is my favorite and the fabric is gorgeous. I really like the slipcovered dining chairs and how they look with the wood table.

I like the chair by the fireplace but if you keep it then I definitely think it should be slipcovered or reupholstered. If it were me, I would lose the chair and use a buffet under the windows instead.

I'm not great with wall hangings but I like the suggestion of a large print picture over the fireplace. For your great zinc table, I see a lamp and maybe an arrangement of black and white photos a la ttodd?

I like the leather couch as is, but if you slipcover it then your brown chairs might stand out more. For the tv cabinet, I like it as is or painted/stained a darker color. Have you thought about replacing the hardware on it - maybe with some glass or ORB knobs?

The newly reupholstered chairs are wonderful! Have a look at the Spitzmiller color palette for ideas about a color to shoot for for a boldly shaped lamp atop the round table, perhaps his dark green (or a facsimile thereof) or an azure. There's a link to his color palette at the top of the linked page. I love the chandelier for the dining room. If you need the wing chair as an extra to press into service on occasion, I'd slipcover it in a pale linen to blend with the existing slipcovers and move it around as needed.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lamps for shape and scale ideas

Not much time to write but I wanted to help you out w/ that wingback chair. Give me your address and I'll be right over to pick it up for you!

Just kidding!

I'd do a fabulous painting over the fireplace w/ bold strokes of green in it to pull from the green in the newly upholstered chairs (how bold of you BTW!).

I kind of likethe idea of painting the TV Chest a green about 1/2 lighter than the green in the newly upholstered chairs.

Everything is looking wonderful!

Thanks Juddgirl2!

I painted your TV cabinet in a variety of colors to give you an idea of what you might like. Just click on each thumbnail to enlarge...
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Now for my comments. I love love love the chairs. They look awesome Bella. Would love to see a photo from their fronts if you don't mind.
As for the wing chair stays I'd recover it either to match the slipper chairs or a solid. If I solid it would depend on what you do with the TV cabinet. I also think a small side table is needed there.
I love the chandelier and think it will look very pretty in your room.
I think I'd go with art over both the fireplace and round table or just art over the fireplace and just a large lamp on the table.

I like the blue mock up.

Another vote for keeping the TV cabinet as-is. Painting it would take away from the effect of the fantastic chairs.

rutty: it cost a/b 250 to reupholster each chair. I love those chairs so it's totally worth it.

pal: I have the perfect fabric for the wing back. My only concern that it would be too crowd in that corner with the wing chair.

bronwynmom: love all your suggestions. Eventually I am going to switch the leather sofa for another one (I do not love leather) but right now, it's a practical choice for the kids. I can make another bench seat cover for the seat cushions. Thanks for all your wonderful suggestions for accessories -- I'm not so good at accessorizing that's why my rooms always look so bare!

AMAC: my chandelier is by Canopy designs. I am not so sure a/b it because it's a lot more shabby chic than I'd wanted but it's so pretty :-D My dining table is from a small local store that import furniture. It's made of Indian rosewood. I didn't pay very much for it - It's a temporary solution until I get my dream table.

powermuffin: I thought a/b buying a blue/green rug but I'm afraid that's too much with the chairs.

juddgirl: I wish I can have a buffet under those windows but having a buffet there would prevent me from being able to open those shutters. I love English roll arms chairs too. These are the best because they are so super comfy!!

ttodd: if you live close - you can have my chair :-D

justgottabeme: thanks for the mock up. I like the darker brown color. I'll take a picture of the front of the chair, when I have a chance today.

kitchendetective: love those lamps!

chinchette: keeping it as is = less work for me ;-D I like that!

Next month I'm going to revamp that fireplace and redo the surrounding tile work. I'm torn between a green/white marble mosaic or just grey cararra marble mosaic. The green tile would definitely bring the green color to that side but then, that's a color commitment set in stone (literally) :-)

Will keep you posted with my updates -- I'm moving at snail pace around here *sigh* but hopefully will get a bit more time in the summer when kids are out of school.

You're welcome Bellaflora. I liked the brown the best too.

I agree with everything bronwynmom said. I can just picture how outstanding it would look following her advice.

Gorgeous!! Where did you find that beautiful round zinc side table?

tbwb: My zinc table is from a local store. It's a very versatile table! We used it as a display hall table in our living room for a while but we got a piano so it was moved to the kitchen to be used as breakfast table with 4 chippendale chairs. Then we put in a breakfast bar and it was moved to the family room as a side table.

I saw a very similar table from bobo intriguing object a while ago. I think restoration hardware has its version with the square top instead of round top. With the current popularity of gustavian style, I think this zinc table is becoming quite ubiquitous. I'm sure you can find it every where.

What pretty pieces you have! Here are a few ideas for your consideration. Have you tried switching the positions of your newly upholstered chairs and the brown chairs? Then, you would have lighter shades through one axis of the room and darker shades at the edges. Also, I would love to see your zinc table at the corner that is the intersection of the four chairs. Again, this helps to move some of the visual weight out into the center of the room. Add a mixture of dark and bright accessories to the top and you will begin to achieve some rhythm. Perhaps you could find a smaller, lower table to serve as a sofa side table for now until you get your dream sofa. A added floor lamp would look great where the zinc table is now, as well.

I think the wing chair should find a new home in another room. I love it, but it does crowd that corner with no real purpose. I like your television console in its current color. I would have to experiment with hanging a mirror or artwork over the fireplace. The scale is tricky there. I like the idea of reflecting the chandelier, but I don't like reflecting the kitchen which I'm assuming is opposite the fireplace.

I hope you'll keep posting the results of your decorating because you are going to end up with a gorgeous room.