I think with that wonderful hand-painted looking print, the stria is too formal.

And the chain print is too tight and formal as well.

I'd look for a looser pattern - maybe a watery or toned stripe - in a couple of greens, or green and white, to be consistent with the print. I'd want to use green because it is a background color in a floral scheme, and to let the flowers provide the flower colors.

Would using the leafy fabric be too much pattern in the room? I like the idea of two different chairs united by the same fabric.

I am not afraid of mixing patterns. I initially thought of using the same leaf fabric for two different chairs; however,I think bringing in a third fabric or actually, a second print, would add more visual interest. Having pillows made in the two prints and adding then to the sofA would pull the room together.

Bronwyn, I like the idea of a watery or toned stripe.

Interestingly, these two indoor-outdoor fabrics were shown in a locAl patio store on an outdoor sofa and two chairs and I immediately thought how great one or the other would look with my chair and sofa.

I have Sunbrella Dupione in Paradise with box welting in Sapphire on my mudroom bench. It looks very much like your Palm appears on my monitor and isn't formal at all because the Sunbrella acrylic fabric is so informal, even though silk dupione would be formal. I think both that and your pink print would work well. The solid pale yellow looks a bit too beige to me, but I think that may be a monitor problem. (?) Would very much like to see examples of what B'smom has in mind.

This post was edited by kitchendetective on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 10:48

Kitchen,the yellow is far from beige. It is a two -toned yellow fabric, but really is a neutral and looks like a solid in the room.

Bronson, can you post some suggestions. I have not finalized , but am leaning toward the chain link unless I find something that
knocks my socks off!!

Thanks to all for your input!

If you use the green or the chain, you will end up with three big blocks of different colors, so you will have a yellow block, a reddish block and a greenish yellow block, all of equal weight in the room. While I love all of the individual fabrics and think they coordinate well, I think you need to use them in different weights. So, the chain would look great on a stool or as pillows, but I don't see it covering a whole chair. If you don't want to use the leaf for the second chair, I would look for a fabric that is close to the background color of the leaf print or the non-yellow part of the sofa fabric.

This post was edited by Fun2BHere on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 11:04