Sectional and rug are great.....................just not together.

That's what I was worried about:( if I did a more neutral rug, what color curtains?

Of course you can make these beautiful pieces work together! THINK TONES. The gray and the reds and ambers of the carpet can work together but the walls and trim must change, and then colors must be blended using accents.

Here's what I would do: Go to the big box store and pick up paint chips in the colors of the carpet. Take them home, and in various kinds/times of light, make sure you

1) match the colors of the carpet as perfectly as you can.

2) Paint the WALLS: Choose a color of paint that neutralizes the colors. The yellow is a clash, so I'd go with cream. Really look carefully, though. Sometimes what you may think will work will change when you compare the colors. Go with what feels easy to look at, and comforting.

3) I'd paint the TRIM the same color as the sofa.

4) Now, choose drapes that highlight the colors of the rug- and yet compliment the walls- such as the red in the carpet. Plain drapes with fabulous grain- silk perhaps- will work better than any pattern. Simple is elegant. It's much harder to mix patterns.

5) Get new THROW PILLOWS. The throw pillows don't work- so get pillows made to match and compliment the rug and the drapes. Here you can use some pattern, but mix them with the plain fabric of the drapes, as well.

6) Paint the photo frame the same color as the trim, as well.

7) If you really feel like you want a perfect room, also change the blinds to compliment the tones.Cream will work best if you go with a cream colored wall paint.

Without too much money, your living room can be awesome. My belief is that one can mix different things as long as the undertones (not bright with pale), match. Good wishes.

That sounds like a lot

I would paint the walls gray, a solid color for the drapes and black throw pillows.

Rose, unfortunately, the rug and the couch are not natural partners. I think they could be married together but it will definitely require more effort than just getting some new throw pillows. I think we need to figure out first if the rug generally works in your room. Can you post some more pictures of the room showing the overall scale of both pieces? I can't tell from the picture how large the rug is and it seems awkwardly placed in relation to the sofa. If the layout works then we can focus on the color and see what it would take to make these two pieces work. Pillows and curtains need to pick up colors of the rug - so you would need to go a lot darker than what you have now. Are you willing to take the room in that direction?

I may just switch out rug and curtains!!

Here are some more photos! Any rug suggestions that would work w/ the couch and its pillows? Thanks for all the help!!

Wow, that rug is ginormous! I would push the sofa back as far as possible. Only the front legs need to sit on the rug, not the whole thing, although you may be limited for space. When I look at it as a whole room it doesn't look that bad but it is BIG!

Yes, I agree with charleee that the rug may be too big. I would try pulling it out a bit towards the TV cabinet and pushing the sofa back as much as you can so that only the front legs of the sofa are on and about a foot of the foot of the rug is under the sofa.

Overall, the rug looks nice with the other elements in the room and the black border picks up the other black elements in the room. I would probably get rid of the ottoman and go with a coffee table instead, switch out the pillows to colors that match the rug (gold, black, burgundy/red) and get drapes in a darker color that pick up colors from the rug and the sofa (gold/brown - solid or a very subtle color on color pattern, no white).

http://www.rugsuperoutlet.com/rizzy-rugs-ashlyn-al2823-rug.html
What about this?
Or this other one..

Ok, good to know!! Thanks! Yes, it's a huge, nice rug, and almost new, so I hate to get rid of it.

So if I push the sofa over, it won't be centered under the three windows- is that ok?

That's ok!

Try this--keep the sofa centered with the windows but pull the rug more toward the windows (about 12 inches) and then move the sofa away from the windows as much as you can without blocking the walk-thru.

Now move the end table to the close end of the sofa. The sofa/end table should be a little more centered with the rug this way and more in front of the TV. Put the floor lamp back in the corner where the end table used to be.

Can you show a picture of this arrangement, please?

You don't need to center the sofa under the windows. It's keeping your living area artificially small and narrow. Try pushing it back and see how it feels. Also pull it away a bit from the window. the floor lamp can go behind the corner of the sofa then.

That looks so much better, Grover! I would just get rid of the blue chevron pillows. No blues with this rug!

Here's an odd thought - what if the sectional was turned the other way, to face the windows? It might be nice to see the view, no? Then you could put a console table or some kind of a rack, like a nice baker's rack filled with plants in the window. The rack would also take up some space on the rug so it wouldn't look out of proportion.

Thanks for all the help! That program that shows the different colored curtains, etc. is awesome! I will definitely work on moving the couch to sit better on the rug

The sectional actually kind of has to sit there, since it can't be turned the other way.

I believe the sectional can work with the rug, provided you relocate some of the pillows. The pillows that need to be moved are the hot pink and the two with the blue flame-stitch designs. I would advise keeping the grey and black striped pillows since they go with the sectional and the black in the rug. I would suggest you get two more pairs of throw pillows: one pair in true red and one pair in black to bring out the red and black in the rug. For curtains, I would suggest plain red or plain black in the same shades as the pillows and the rug.

I like what Grover has done. I would try moving the lamps so that you have one at each end of sofa. ( play around with it and decide which you like placed at each end). However, if table and lamp were switched to other end of sofa, that would eliminate excess rug exposure at end of sofa??? I would suggest you get a console table for the TV. You could also store kids toys in the baskets on the floor in the console. I would move the family pictures in a hallway or in the space behind front entry door. Get rid of pillows on sofa and pick out pillows from a color in the rug.

Nice couch & rug..
I'm thinking caramel colored walls...
Burgundy & tan solid colored curtains
A grey scarf the same exact color of the couch to drape across the curtains.
Caramel & burgundy Throw Pillows a chocolate colored throw across the couch.
Rearrange a lil bit push the couch back up off the rug & there you go the look for less...
Good luck!

Many good suggestions above. Start with the pillows to complement the rug, burnt red, caramel, chocolate.

Thanks for all the help! I will look for some pillows and curtains. And a TV console is next on my list!