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Help with second sofa! Please!

11 years ago
Hi there, after months of enduring a reno (2 walls came down and we opened it all up and LOVE it!). we are almost there with just a few pieces left to purchase. I am slightly stumped on a second sofa. I originally thought I would go with a honey leather (slighter darker then honey actually). My hubbie doesn't want leather. We then received our custom sofa, ottoman, new rug and side tables and well let's just say the sofa/ottoman have a blue undertone which I wasn't wanting or expecting, the rug (which I'm thinking of returning has a slight green undertone) and the side tables now don't really 'match' (I hesitate to use that word because I'm not matchy matchy). Should I go with a cream sofa, would that be too light? Should I go with a light grey or even light blue sofa to better stay in the same colour category as the walls, floors and countertop (ceasarstone london grey countertop, purparket floors in riverstone and walls are Benjamin Moore silver satin). Not sure if this all shows through on the pics. Any advice on sofa colour, texture, colour family etc. as you can see it is a mix of rustic and modern. As said above both rugs can go but everything else (stools, pain colour, walls, floors, dining table and chairs etc etc are all staying). Thx so much for all help and advice!!

Comments (28)

  • 11 years ago
    Sorry that sofa in pics is staying. We need a second sofa which will run across from our fireplace. We are also getting a new chair to go in front of the tv (not shown but on the wall opposite current sofa). Yes, we would like a second sofa - we need it for entertaining. Here is another pic which I hope helps see more. Thx!!
  • 11 years ago
    I feel as if the rugs aren't working. They seem to be competing with the wall. I would start by selecting a different rug, and just one. Something like the smaller one you already have, but much larger.

    Do you have anything in mind for accent colors or do you want to maintain a more monochrome look with all neutrals? I'm thinking two large chairs in sort of a modern wing chair. Perhaps in a two tone stripe mixing in the cream and pulling in a medium brown.
  • 11 years ago
    Thank you so much!! Yes, I agree on the rug. We need something else there. I love the Moroccan Star rug from restoration hardware in cream (though it is out of our price range) and I think it would bring the colours together. We are thinking of a few bright yellow accents. Over underneath the pic of my kids will be a white tulip table maybe with a yellow translucent chair across from it. And then we do have navy and white pillows and I could add one with yellow and follow it up with some yellow pieces on our shelves. So the accent colours would be navy and yellow??? I know 2 chairs would be nice also but we need the seating for 4 (sofa) as opposed to 2 (chairs). Thx again. Please keep the advice coming and any inspirational pics that you've seen too thx!!
  • 11 years ago
    If you do another couch I would do brown leather, stay neutral like that worn imperfect soft brown leather look... pick up colours in accents and art. Your house is cool
  • 11 years ago
    I so like the leather couch idea. I wish my hubbie did too. Here are a few inspirational pics for colour scheme. I like them but do I love them? Hmm

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  • 11 years ago
    I really think the leather would work the best. What husband doesn't like leather? Probably the cost, huh. I think you will be alright with any color if it stays within the same shade of color as the blue. Beautiful space now. Keep the size of your new chair fairly big I think. Try going with an ikat, kilim, oriental or persian type area rug. It would not have to be new. Old worn rugs if they are nice ones are like a bubble bath. You can layer, differing angles, though. I have to say I like the idea of a light cowhide rug over your jute. I do not like the 2 inspiration rooms above.
  • 11 years ago
    Two chairs and a table. Not another sofa
  • 11 years ago
    Gray tweed from room & board and a bit of color in carpet...yellow in this one from all modern
  • 11 years ago
    Why not go with 4 or more chairs, 2 pairs. They are easier to move around. Two of the chairs should have higher backs. One carpet with a print like your 2nd inspiration pix.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    What about two club or wingback chairs on the opposite end, with an end table between the two?
  • 11 years ago
    Fabulous reno - IMO it is difficult to make 2 different sofas work in a space - in one of your inspiration pics the one with 2 sofas has 2 gray chairs that match one of the sofas - that is why it looks balanced. Consider 2 club chairs instead and also placing your current sofa opposite FP and chairs where sofa is now.
  • 11 years ago
    Thanks so much. I will try some combos. I took back the rug so now I have the small rug (the one on top) there and I am realizing that it is all the right colours just not the right size. I did find a couch with a tuft back in a light grey/beige tweed. I'm thinking it'll work. Still worried that the 2nd sofa might take away from the openness of the room which was the whole point of the Reno and which we love. We worked so hard to make sure our walkways were large and there was lots of room around the island, table etc. I took some pics with 2 old club chairs across from the couch. They slightly obstruct the tv so not ideal location and I tried across from the fireplace but we can't centre them as there is not enough room between the couch and chair closest. So while 3 chairs sounds lovely, it doesn't actually work. I really think a couch is best. I'm attaching a pic of the one I found. Thoughts? In case anyone's wondering, yes, I do overthink everything! ;)
  • 11 years ago
    Hi, really like the lighter grey sofa you've picked as an option for a 2nd sofa....it looks to have a complementary color tone and similar lines to the one you already have. How does it compare in size and scale to the darker sofa?
    Also just for thought....the RH Morrocan Star rug you mentioned earlier is on sale right now with a "special savings" price plus another 20% off. :-)
  • 11 years ago
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    I know, isn't it beautiful? To ship to my neck of the woods (oakville, Ontario, Canada) it'll still cost me $3600. I've seen a few similar and am optimistic I'll find something. Surprisingly lowes.ca have some beautiful ones for $1000. My issue is I'm trying to keep the look a little bit funky, a little bit rustic, a little bit modern (eclectic, right?) while not ruining the whole thing!!
  • 11 years ago
    Try a smaller scale pair of swivel chairs there so they can turn to watch TV.
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  • 11 years ago
    Wow, I love that and I was thinking of 1 swivel chair (the egg) in a translucent fibreglass. The 2 also looks beautiful. I might get away with 3 chairs yet!!! Thx!
  • 11 years ago
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    Fiberglass sounds fun, but you want something comfortable. I' think the egg would work for a self contained reading nook, but tends to look less convivial. Have you tried one out for sitting during a 30-minute newscast? Try before you buy. They don't look like very sociable chairs to me.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    i think using 2 different sofas is not the best idea.
    having said that your room looks too dull.
    i would use a stripe wallpaper behind the shelves. bright colors like in the photo
    then i would use roman blinds with similar colors
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    do you wanna have TV above fireplace?
    if not u need to add a nice dig mirror
  • 11 years ago
    Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Our style is very subdued. We will add some colour - one day! I have not sat on the egg chair for more than 5 mins but you are probably right. It is likely something my kids would just curl up in but not something a guest could sit on for more than a bit. I received wonderful ideas and will try to remember to post once done. Thx!!
  • 11 years ago
    What a fabulous reno! I would get a second sofa that matches the first. Put it opposite the first with one or two dark tweed club chairs on the end facing the f/p. Large glass topped coffee table between sofas. I would get more transitional style patterned rug - a damask or something similar in same color as sofas and cream. Keep it calm and comfy. You can add some beautiful jeweled color pillows if you want color. Be very judicious with accessories - elegance sometimes requires less rather than more. BTW, Egg chairs are so uncomfortable!!
  • 11 years ago
    Hi! Thx so much. With the tv across from the sofa, we can't place a sofa there. I think we've got it figured out with lay out but suggestions on sofa style, colour, fabric etc would be great. Thank you again everyone!!
  • 11 years ago
    Perhaps you could move the ottoman over to the wall with the TV and use it for (movable) seating. Then you could go with club chairs facing the fireplace, and a coffee table in the middle. You could place some kind of decorative framing elements on either side of the TV so that wall wouldn't look so blank and would "ground" the ottoman a bit.
  • 11 years ago
    I would do a second sofa right in front. You could go with grey and add color in your accents or you could do a bright color there. or a white leather sofa. Because your decor is so neutral you have many options there.
  • 11 years ago
    more. I would do another texture. velvet chenille, etc. there are many rugs similar to the RH in much friendlier prices
  • 11 years ago
    and some more rugs
  • 11 years ago
    Thank you!!! I'm still on the hunt for a rug and for now we're living with the chairs in front of the window and the sofa across from the fireplace. I need to live with it before I decide on anything else. I love the idea of the ottoman under the tv and have toyed with it many times. My hubbie likes to put his feet up on it when wAtching tv in there. However we have a small ottoman that is going the trick too. A wood coffee table and second sofa or new chairs is in the short term plans!!