Charcoal grey sofa, and I think I might take advantage of bar stool setup to bring in some color.

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When I look at this space I think two colors would look good with it: forest dark green OR burgundy. Also by the way, do not order matching furniture...that's very old fashioned

Stick with warm whites and blacks.

Dark pillars - is that area for grey sofa? I see so many green sofas in emerald, or forest... do you happen to like large checked upholstery for chairs?

if you have lots of grey - would you add textures [like shag]... would you want a gold/brass or other amount of shine in chair, or lamp base? If not, I'm concerned it'd look drab.

I would do multi color rug and add carmel colored leather swivel chairs and multi colored bar stools. Fun everywhere. I plugged in gray sofa but any gray would work with this rug. Start with rug and go from there. Great looking space!

Chairs in this space are much more versatile than a love seat. The love seat takes up a lot of room and only one person will sit in it. You could add a couple of these chairs when needed for party or special occasions. They fold up for easy storage.

Tables and great sofa pillow with faux leather detailing.

Thank you for the suggestions! My husband really wants a power recliner sofa with the matching love seat to also recline and the single recliner chair on the other side for football games and lots of room to relax, etc. I personally would not have it be matchy matchy and would do 2 chairs separate in another color, etc but I see his point and he’s sold on buying a matching recliner set. So I need help with rug color and bar stools and coffee table please!

you could consider theater seats since that's the set up you have. if you're entertaining a lot, the separate seats are comfortable for others since you can get 2 arm rests. We have 4 with a love seat in the middle and we love the set up. we also have the bar with seats behind.

Ok. Make sure you measure whole depth. Those take up a lot of space. I still like a colorful rug. Coffee table not going to work well with all recliner foot rests popping up. Bunching tables might work better. About 18-20” squares. Just depends on sizes of sofas. Do a scale drawing on 1/4” graph paper. Make colored paper cut outs of size of furniture to 1/4” scale.

You say you want accent colors, but you are really not providing any information. You are getting sofa and loveseat recliner type pieces, and I think your intention is to get those in charcoal? And you are considering a white shag rug. Then you say space is ‘’screaming for color’’ - and I do see your point... You mention sea foam green and navy as colors you might be considering, so why not bring some bar stools in with navy and pillows in navy and sea foam or some type of combination along those lines, Other than that we are really not mind readers. I personally think you need much more bold color as an accent to liven up this space. But if navy or teal or sea foam are your comfort zones - then fine. But you have to bring those colors in some kind of way, then - and a couple of bar napkins in sea foam is not going to be enough. Are you planning on any art for the space? You could bring some color in with some art, also.

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Agree that your room doesn't look big enough to have flanking seating, especially if it reclines - recliners take up a lot of space. You may consider providing measurements. We have about 3.5 feet from the edge of our wall to the front of the recliner, and it extends the full width. If you have recliners in a U shape, you'll need a lot of space to spread out so the footrests aren't hitting each other.

Advantage of theater seats is that a lot of them come with cup holders and tables, so you don't have to worry about making space for any other tables, which can be awkward with recliners.

You could get leather in cream or black, and incorporate colors with throws and maybe a couple beanbag chairs.

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orange for accent and you can add your teal to compliment. get barstools that swivel. easier for conversation. color can be neutral or bright depending on sofa. charcoal is neutral but dark without much life so think about what colors make you happy. navy microfiber or velvet would work as a sofa and easy to accent.

Freedomplace1....yes, I’ll def be getting art work, lots of nic nacs in accent colors for the kitchen counter area and in the cupboards that have glass, etc. also for the shelving in the entertainment center. But before I start to “commit” to a color and start to purchase area rugs and bar stools, I wanted to ask for suggestions first!

‘‘Lots of nic nacs’‘ is lots of clutter. You only need a few substantial items to bring in color accents in a way that is not cluttered and haphazard.

You don’t need to bring in any color to the space. You can keep it grey and neutral. That is fine. But you are the one who showed up here saying that you want accent colors. And at this point, who even has any idea what your accent color preferences are?

One vase on the bar with a tropical flower arrangement, when you are entertaining, could help to bring some life to this space. Maybe just try that... and save yourself and everybody else some grief.

In my very humble opinion, you need to find an inspiration piece to work off. Asking for accent colors from people that do not know you, or what you like is a recipe for disaster.

Color is very personal. Go take a look at area rugs, art, or fabric and find a piece that you love. Pay attention to all the colors that are in it... you can pull colors off of that piece that all work together to pull the entire room together.

You may find that you love a certain color combination or you may just like monochromatic, and that is ok!

Jen- I always start a project like yours with a scale layout and develop a plan for the size furniture and space requirements. I don’t have any dimensions, but I have done this soooo many times I can guess pretty close. Of course, I could be wrong. There is a sequence to follow that will help you avoid big mistakes that cost a lot. This is a unique space and has “walk through requirements as well at least to the eating area and possibly the other end of this space. So I counted the flooring slabs assuming each tile is 12” wide and came up with the space measuring approx 20’ from counter to window wall and across the window wall approximately 15’. You need about 6-10” of recliner space behind sofa unless the units are “wallhugger” style. Then you need more space in front. A two recliner sofa is generally 96” or more long depending on center section. They range from 36” deep to 40” deep. I used 96” x 38” deep without reclining. With reclining (dotted line) you need approximately 5’ of floor space. Two small love seats 60x36 with no recliners leaves 3’ for getting into the seating grouping and out. Since you need transportation into this seating arrangement, you need that 3’ on each end of sofa. This leaves only about 18” between the TV wall units and the love seats. I will bet the sofa and love seats you have in mind are larger. This is my major worry for your decision making. So many people make the mistake of not measuring and assuming what works in a showroom will work in their space and live to regret it. I am truly just trying to help you avoid big mistakes. I would not do loveseats. To comfortable swivel chairs would be best. Stay with 31x31 sizing approx. Once you settle on main furniture, then figure out rug size. I plotted a 11’x 12’ as ideal for your room. If you used chairs you could do a 9 x 12 rug. The rug is your main opportunity for color. You have the short wall next to built-ins for large poster or art. In the distance you could have a large piece of art on far wall where the round table is. So figure out specifics of room size, draw it out. Use 3’ between big pieces of furniture and 12” each way front and back for clearance for recliner units. Then you can figure out rug.

Swivel recliner.

thank you! Makes sense and you were very close on measurements! Bar top is 10ft across and wall unit is 18ft across. We are Looking at a recliner sofa that would fit nicely at 10ft across the back of the bar and my husband measured for the loveseat space with still having room to walk in and out of the area. I will Have to go look at rugs for inspiration and art work!

That’s good. I would not put back of recliner sofa right up against bar length. You need walkway behind sofa to avoid people walking in front of sofa while games are on (if there are ever games on again). Getting between me and my Steelers is a dangerous place to be! Lol. Sounds like the furniture decision has been made. Another reason for room behind sofa is that bar will be used for food buffets/snacks/drinks etc. so with space behind people can access that area. Do you have pictures or names of furniture for color to help in rug hunting?

Please do not get dark furniture. Its tan/dark enough in there with the floor, & black support beams. If you want it to look like a mansion, get a white couch w/white pillow back, with white comfy chairs. Get a classy glass cocktail table with gold metal frame and go to the consignment store for all this plus 2 in-scale lamps. You will love it.

I also thought this space screamed for a leather sofa.

A neutral durable rug.

Why would anyone want to put a tan rug on a tan flooring? White or cream sofa, chairs will make the place look classy, put the pieces in and then you can consider maybe an interesting Persian carpet, maybe a Bokkara for a refined color punch. Add a few nice faux plants, maybe 6' high and you have a smashing look.

HU. This was my original rug pick! Colorful rug is going to set this room up beautifully.

Yes, we are getting a leather or microfiber couch. I love the idea of swivel chairs but I can’t get my husband on board. He wants the basement to be his man cave and relaxing area where the 5 of us can all chill down there and recline rather than a couple of us in swivel chairs, etc while watching movies or when my teens all have their friends over Watching tv we def want comfort!

Then get two cream leather recliners, a cream leather couch and a red Persian rug. Bokkara is classic. Look it up and you'll see what I'm talking about. Natuzzi does beautiful leather stuff but pricey.

Love the colors of Flo’s colorful rug with your existing colors.

You would be surprised what types of swivel style chairs are on the market. I think you're going to find that what you really want isnt going to fit in the space.

Your original idea of white shag is not practical. Keep it simple, a dark red to let light color of furniture pop. Take your room photo and measurements to a store that sells elegant recliners as in Italian or European design with ottomans, not the big heavy clunkers of the days of yore. Do not feel a need to bring your upstairs colors downstairs.

Look up " Italian recliners" on the internet. Many, many choices - dont think Barcaloungers - you'll discover a world of graceful and great design ideas. Zero gravity leather reclining chairs are impressive. All on that internet search.