I use the room planner software on the Jordans Furniture website. Works well, and you can save your plans. I've never gotten a phone call or anything from them and have been using it for a few years. Here is a link that might be useful: Jordans Furniture Icovia Room planning software link

Thanks for that photo, val, it's helpful and I can definitely see doing a slipcover for this chair. DS is home on break and helped me move furniture around. We tried a variety of arrangements. I think the purple chair is too bulky for the space. What do you think? As far as how many people we need to seat, usually we host groups of 5-6 at a time. My bridge group is 12, but we don't need casual seating, just room for 3 bridge tables. Option #1: Couch where it was before away from the wall, add purple chair and side table. #2 Couch moved back against the window, rug is no longer centered, with purple chair. #3 Loveseat with side table and lamp. This seems cramped to me. #4 Loveseat centered on window with long couch going across the room. This was not good on the other side of the long couch, too close to the opposite wall to pass by comfortably. #5 Loveseat moved down towards fireplace, arms overlapping a little. #6 This arrangement was a little better as far as walking space. #7 Everything is pushed towards the fireplace more than in the original arrangement, which gives more area at the entrance to the living room. I don't think it's as inviting as having the non-L arrangement. #8 I don't think the purple chair works in the corner facing the back of the couch.

Back from vacation! Good catch, mjlb - yes, the "timepiece" is because I collect hourglasses. I have that one almost everywhere, it's not in high demand. If you see that username on any site, it's probably me. And yes, the fireplace isn't quite as in the corner as I put it - I was just throwing it on there to give an indication - it wasn't in the original plans. It is a nice fireplace, but we never use it. There's already a bookcase in the dining area too, and there's still enough space I think, so I'm not too worried about that (you can see it in the one pic from the kitchen that has the fridge in it). There's also a bookcase under the pass-though. And one downstairs, and one upstairs. And they're all as full as the ones you can see. I wasn't kidding when I said I had a lot of books.

I ahve the Benjamin Moore personal viewer software. If I am having a tough time with color, such as recently with my bedroom, it does allow you to change the color in the actual room. You do have to consider that the color provided by the software does not adapt to the lighting conditions in your pic, so you get an idea of what the color would do, but maybe not an exact idea. It is handy when I am having trouble visualizing...but if I just want to see the color, the free version works just fine. More important to go to something like myperfectcolor.com, find a color you have a paint chip for, and calibrate your monitro to match the chip. That way what you see in the monitor is fairly close to real life. I have two settings on my monitor, one for yellow based colors like gold and browns, and one for blues and reds and purples. Change out depending on the color I am looking for.... terry