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Family room couches issue

2 years ago

Bought caramel leather couches and don’t know how to make this work. I used to have charcoal grey and they got too old and dirty. So I do want to replace them and want leather because of the dog. I have one week to decide to keep them or not. Your advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

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  • 2 years ago

    Here is the photo of my couchey

  • 2 years ago

    I like them. What else are you willing to change? New Rug?

  • 2 years ago

    I like them. I think the chair is too big although it looks like someones favorite. Might be just the angle making it appear too big. I'd like to see more blue though.

    Nice use of the Frame TV.


  • 2 years ago

    My kids love that round snuggle chair, so I have to keep that one

  • 2 years ago

    I was wondering if I should repaint the accent wall to match the rest of the walls.

  • 2 years ago

    Looks good. Get some cushions that echo the grays, and then get some art for over the couch on the left that includes some of the rust tones. Can't see enough of the rug to comment.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    I think the couch is great. I’m never a fan of accent walls (I’m old enough to remember the last couple of times they were popular…) so I would at least paint the walls to match. I would love to see another warm wood tone- chests flanking the fireplace or a wood coffee table. Cute dog btw

  • 2 years ago

    Love the color of the couches! I agree with painting the gray wall and mantle white to match the others. What colors are in the rest of your house -- is there more gray? And instead of the small faux tree that gets a bit lost in that location, what about a real, large tree on the right of the fireplace in front of the window? My kids would absolutely love to have a chair like yours!

  • 2 years ago

    I'd like to see some more color.


  • 2 years ago

    My house is not an open concept, but kitchen and family room are open concept. I also have dining room which is quite traditional.
    I posted pictures of my living room, kitchen, and dinette

  • 2 years ago

    I don’t know if that helps. I used to have dark grey couches in my family room, but I’m really tired of grey

  • PRO
    2 years ago


    Couches are great, lose the chair. Two swivel chairs would be nice! Love the deep moody wall color / do the rest of the walls. An earthier rug would look great,

    Add some pillows - . Color: )




  • 2 years ago

    My rug

  • 2 years ago
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    Pretty house! I like the earthy tones you have going on and disagree with adding bright color--maybe blues and greens? It looks like you're going warmer overall and eliminating some grays, which I'm on board for. You could start adding warm colors in other rooms to help tie it all together, like recover the seats of your barstools and add warm throw pillows to your piano room.


    Here's a room that has a sofa your color but also some grays; I don't think you need to toss your rug just yet.



  • PRO
    2 years ago
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  • 2 years ago

    Maybe I can put my old couch across from the fireplace wall?

  • 2 years ago
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    Looks good! I would get some gray and caramel pillows and find some other ways to spread the colors around the room with accessories and art.




  • 2 years ago

    The only problem with these two sofas is they look so great you are now going to want to redo the rest of your home to up your game! Keep them. I'm no fan of an accent wall, though I do love that color and think it looks great with those sofas. Absolute no to a third sofa in the room. But, it seems like you have opened your mind to placing the round kid chair elsewhere.

  • 2 years ago

    Love the sofas!! Where are they from?

  • 2 years ago

    Structube they’re called Rowan

  • 2 years ago

    I can put round kid chair in my bedroom or put it back into my family room. I’m just moving things around trying to make this room to be more cohesive and practical

  • 2 years ago

    It looks like this room is more casual and the piano room is formal. Is that right? The round chair may not be the height of chic, but if you have kids and this is your tv room, you could consider keeping it for a while.

  • 2 years ago

    I agree,. It's a chair your kids love and it's not hideous. I like it better than the gray couch in its place. The sofas are gorgeous...I actually like them with the charcoal accent wall. With a few tweaks you'll have a really wonderful, comfy family space.

  • 2 years ago

    I would keep the chair for the kids and sweet pup, for now. And since it’s the family room, lean more around comfort like maybe small drink tables at each end, and replace coffee table with two accent ottomans between the sofas.
    Is the accent wall color a darker shade of what you have on the coffered ceiling? I like the softness of the ceiling color :)

  • PRO
    2 years ago
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    I think the "kids" will find a way to be comfy watching tv no matter what they are sitting on

    If it is a question of needing to directly face the tv? Create an L of the new couches, and buy two new comfy swivel chairs for the window wall: )

    No to the third couch, please.

  • 2 years ago

    if you want to add color, a different rug can get you started.

    I like the dark wall where the tv is. It camouflages it well.

    Two smaller chairs would make the room feel larger. Or try Jan’s idea of putting the couches in an L shape. Looks like you have people to help (use furniture sliders or thick athletic socks to protect your floors.)

    Here are some rug ideas to consider.

    For adding red:

  • 2 years ago

    To add some blue to the room:

  • 2 years ago

    RedRyder…… those rugs are beautiful

  • 2 years ago

    I have two chairs in taupe color, I wonder if this works better. Still debating if I should repaint my accent wall to a white color?…

  • 2 years ago

    I would leave the couch on the left, other couch facing the fireplace (an "L " shape), and float the round chair in the opposite corner to the "L"

  • 2 years ago

    The couches are great (they match the dog) and I don't see any problem with the round chair. I'd repaint the gray wall to the other wall color or at minimum the fireplace woodwork should match the other woodwork in the room.


    Try Beth Allen's arrangement since you have kids to move furniture with you.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    The two taupe chairs are too big. Two smaller swivel barrel chairs might fit but can’t tell from photo. I don’t think the previous oversized chair was the problem, the accent wall is.

  • PRO
    2 years ago
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    For a moment? Take the chair on the right, away and out of the room.

    Slide that one on the left over a bit, and angle it a bit so you are looking at the chest on the right of the fire.

    Drape a charcoal throw over the back of the chair. Bring the little round lamp table over as well. Take another picture

    What you are ATTEMPTING is to turn the darn room into a media room, and then ask us how to make it gorgeous. The two shall not meet, and this is why our heads swivel

    You have a whole other room with no tv .....maybe you need to use that room more than you now do.

    Or........you get the tv off the fire, and use the trim wall after you pick one color for the room : )

    My guess is the room is 12 1/2 x 15 or 14 x 16 ish......you can only ask so much of it

  • 2 years ago

    Put the round chair back. I might repaint the accent wall. But maybe leave it as is?

  • 2 years ago

    I just don’t want this room to look too busy….

  • 2 years ago

    What about different chairs? Something with a different, less bulky profile? Two ideas.

  • 2 years ago

    I’m keeping the round chair because of kids

  • 2 years ago

    I think the round chair, the caramel couches, and the grey accent wall look great! I think a darker rug would make the whole room moodier, which Iike.

  • 2 years ago

    Whatever you do, all the walls should be the same color. great space!

  • 2 years ago

    The chair is just too big and too bright. Try taking the three pillows off of it and putting the green ones on it or 3 other big pillows that are all the same color. Maybe you can make it look smaller by changing the pillow color… also try to throw that Jan suggested.

  • 2 years ago
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    I think the room is very nice, as is.


    The new sofas are fine. And the chair is fine, too. The chair looks comfortable and fun; and I personally don’t see a problem with it. People use oversized chairs, and the chair is not blocking anything in your space. The camera angle - the camera’s close proximity to the chair - may also be making it appear larger than it is irl, I suspect. But even if it is as large as it appears, I don’t see an issue with it. I also think the color is fine. This really is a matter of personal preference in this case, imo. But if you want to connect the color of the chair with the sofas, and also maybe with your accent wall, using a throw as suggested could be a nice idea. Etsy.com sellers have unique items, including throws.


    Your room is very nice.👌🏼

  • 2 years ago

    My room up to date.

  • 2 years ago

    It looks nice; but there was really nothing wrong with your room before. The white pillows and throws that you had on the sofas connected the sofas and chair, and you could have just added a throw on the chair, if you wanted to connect the pieces more.

    imo, this was more cohesive.


    The accent wall is an accent wall. It can stand on its own. It highlights the fireplace, and works with the tv. You do not necessarily have to match the accent wall to accessories and/or furnishings in the room. Connecting the seating pieces with your accessories, as you did originally, was a smart way to go.


    You have a great sense of style and design. I know that you came here looking for advice, because you didn’t think the new sofas were working in the space. But the sofas are fine. So is the chair. And so was your original room.

  • 2 years ago
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    Jan,

    Where is the rug from? Love it. You are really good.


    Edit: Found it. Never mind.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    I love the new couches you got they warm up the space and look very inviting, I feel like the chair you mentioned your kid love really doesn't go that well with the rest of the space, so maybe it you can compromise on putting it in another room. I think a nice wooden coffee table will warm up the space a bit more. I love the gray on the accent wall, but I would make all the walls match, I would even be tempted to make all the walls gray but that might be a bit too dark for your personal taste. I also love the rug that Jan suggested I think it would look really nice in your space.

  • 2 years ago
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    Try deemphasizing the bulk of the chair with different color pillows or dye the covers of those. Also, center those cabinets on their walls, don't crowd the fireplace.


  • 2 years ago

    My room up to date. I love my new couches 😀

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Enjoy!!!!!!!!

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