this first one is 39" wide. With 18" between chairs it means that there is 3 feet of room left on the less wide side

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just worried about the space involved, anyone have a good handle on it? well and the cost, usually way out of my league. tehehe

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If you ever work on computer, there are links under the pics.
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want me to pull other chairs?

Here's a floorplan that shows these chairs and this coffee table (for size reference). If you choose chairs that have visible legs and no bulky armrests, it will look more spacious.

I also put a freestanding electric fireplace on your wall, but you could place your cabinet there.

If you want a chaise, here's another floorplan option for you. Would be too crowded for my taste. But if you start with your four chairs and coffee table, you can always see if you feel there's enough space for a chaise.

I would suggest you use painters tape or paper to mark out the space the furniture of your choice will take up in your room. It helps you visualize a bit whether it will work for you or not.

You said that you lean more towards traditional/classic styles...do you like the look of Persian rugs?

Do you like any of these?

Wool and silk:

http://www.rugknots.com/collections/8-x-10/products/hu9-6-15-924

http://www.rugknots.com/collections/8-x-10/products/ap9-4-12-510

http://www.rugknots.com/collections/8-x-10/products/ap9-bl-4-12-652

http://www.rugknots.com/collections/8-x-10/products/aik-7-6-15-1186

Overdyed rug...I think would look fabulous in your lounge! It has a low pile for the dogs and add a cool, glam touch that is still classic and traditional

http://www.rugknots.com/collections/8-x-10/products/apvbl4-12-628

Here is a link to our 8x10 section:

http://www.rugknots.com/collections/8-x-10?page=1

Regardless of whether or not you like our rugs (I promise I won't be offended!) Don't buy a rug from Ethan Allen! They are grossly marked up. For the about same price of some of the rugs from Ethan Allen, you can get a custom, hand knotted rug from us. That is how much they mark up their prices!

I think you might like a rug in these colors.

The rug in the first layout, with only the chairs, is an 8' x 10'.

havingfun thanks for the tip of using houzz on the computer. I only use my iPad and had no idea I wasn't seeing everything. The iPad experience limits the number of photos you see and eliminates the links so you can't see where the items are from. Learn something new every day!

carolins thank you for the floor plans. SO helpful to see. I sketched mine out with circles and squares on graph paper and it really didn't help much. I do agree that the bench makes it feel a little crowded so I have crossed that off my wish list. I like symmetry and balance anyway and your first sketch just feels "right" to me. Hubby is clearing the room for me this weekend so I can tape off the elements as you suggested. So excited!

havingfun thank you for the rug ideas. I'm not crazy about rugs in general but I do like the Safavieh Adirondack Collection ADR108B Ivory and Silver Area Rug, and the Jaipur Rugs Fables FB08 Grey Rug you posted. I have this rug (image 1) in my foyer right next to this room (it is silver/ gray/charcoal/taupe) so I need to make sure the new living room rug doesn't compete or clash. Any thoughts on what would work well? I like the style of the pier 1 chair you posted but would like to find something a little higher-quality. Also, since the walls are gray, I'm trying to find chairs (4 of the same) in a color other than gray or maybe with a gray accent. My home is a mix of grays, taupes, blacks, ivory, with pops of color here and there. I like the mix of colors in the chair shown in image 1 (but not sure if it's comfy enough...I need to find it in a store to try it out) and I also like the chair in image 3 but that may be too much pattern with 4 chairs. I could play it safe and go with something like image 4. I welcome everyone's thoughts. The feedback and ideas have been wonderful!

Rugknots I checked out your website and like this grey & ivory rug. Not sure if it will work but I'm going to keep my eye on it. I know someone said you should choose the rug first but I think I need to settle on my chairs first, then the rug.

http://www.rugknots.com/collections/grey/products/hu9-6-15-921

cute chair...maybe for my teenage son's room. he probably will not want it either but he'll just throw clothes on it anyway. and when it's clean in there, I can enjoy it.

the floral pattern in image 3 is nice enough. but i tend to go more monotone, so i can have a whole new room by changing soft things.

Don't worry about the son, within a year of leaving my house, my son became a super neatnick. though in the last 15 years, he has some how forgotten how to cook and do his laundry. I apologize women of the earth, i did teach him!

It seems to be the year of color, yeah! So many seemed to be sold out.

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i wore out, and could not get pics in any of the colors for some reason. so you need to go to Birch lane. They have a sale on so i was impressed with color style and price! I did search, Joss & main, Wayfair, and Pier 1, all normally high on the good choice. Nothing!

You can of course do pinks and deep reds, but that does not strike me as you. One other color is melon. this is one of my favorite pics.

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lafleming, that is a great pick! Please do take your time as decorating is a long process. We do have free shipping, free return shipping, and money back guarantee so if the rug ends up not working out, you can ship right on back with no cost to you.

hi lafleming, been a couple days, want me to take some down?

sorry for the delay in getting back here. Had to travel this weekend and was out of town for a few days. Hubby didn't move furniture since i wasn't here to "direct" him. So now I need to wait till next weekend to tape off the layout.

carolins I just measured the space between the columns and the wall and it is only 18" so too narrow to walk through. i see what you mean about not being able to walk around the 2 chairs at the opening to get to the other 2. I guess that's my general concern with this layout. I love it but is it really going to work if my guests need to climb over each other to sit down? In the layout you posted, you are showing 1 ft 5" between the chair and ottoman. I guess I need to really carefully with the depth of the chairs and look for something compact but comfy so you can move around the room. I'm confident I can find chairs I love. But finding chairs that fit AND that I love is a bigger challenge.

Yes, 4 chairs are ideal for this setup, but 3 might work also.

in regards to the fitting of the chairs. I always felt that it would have to be more of a u or cup shape with the chairs, that is why i thought a bench ottoman rather than round etc. did you check birch lane for chairs? and did you decide on colors yet?

my concept is use them to get the measurements for sure they can graph it out perfectly right? but all they are going to show you are chairs you can find on your own?

my thought is if you are budgeting 10k, why not go to a designer. they are going to get you access to places we can't. Start with here, because you can check out what they do here. and what they say. I am really surprised there have not been more professionals, i usually believe in starting with those who have helped. I will look around for ones, I have been impressed by. Sometimes threads just weave on by.

Do you want me to pull things down now? or do you want to use as reference, we are getting short on time, soon it will be here forever. Though i don't find that offensive it can take up valuable space. Remember let us see!

There are fewer and fewer furniture stores to visit and check out the furniture. In this Cyber-World, sometimes the best that we can do is rely on the reviews.

The free design service at the furniture store is going to steer you to products that they sell only. This could be good or bad.

havingfun caught me on another thread and asked me to check out this one. As for spacing, if the ottoman serves as a coffee table, it should be no more than 18" from any chair to be useful for setting down a cup, eyeglasses, etc. That might tighten things up a bit and open passage past the columns. Do you live near a city that might have more high end furniture stores? Going on a 2-3 day shopping trip might be worth it.

thanks deco, any ideas where she should start? lafleming, I called deco, cause she always plays nice with everyone. deco, we are having problems with finding quality chairs that she can try in person.

I asked if she was near a larger city that might have more high-end stores to shop. I know she would want to try before buying four chairs. If this is to be a "lady lounge," it might be interesting to have a mix of chairs. Finding four comfortable chairs but in different styles might be easier at second hand or antique shops. Here are two groupings of chairs - maybe too casual for this application, but it can be done. I'm thinking that a chair for comfortable reading, with both arms resting on the chair arms to hold a book, would differ from one that is comfortable for using an ipad. For that you could use a chaise or bench with a C table. Personally, I'd like a chair that rocked for one of them. If hubby is joining her occasionally, he might like a sophisticated lounge chair. They can be tied together with color and matching pillows and an anchoring rug.

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How about the big design places they have now? are they any good?

great link from carolins ! some really interesting "off the beaten path" stores in that listing. Looks like I need to plan a girls trip to the city. Thank you!

having fun, if you need to streamline your postings due to space, you can take down your images. I have screen-captured those that will help me continue my planning.

sorry, too late. crate and barrel and room an board, do more original than them, unless you see something you really love. they are kinda like you pay more for fancier name? not necessarily better quality?

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