Thanks everyone. I wanted to clarify my rooster prints. I know they say country, and that's fine and that's what I wanted, just hints of country here and there. Because as you can see just by the mantle, it's not country at all and it's possible I'm already screwing up the room by having the rooster prints. LOL Nothing like back tracking on a design scheme. That's my mistake, actually thinking I could have a scheme. LOL I do tend to go back and forth on my design idea for the room. I was trying my hardest to keep the mantle informal, but DH found the beautiful marble for a steal and well now I'm thinking that mantle is going to guide the room to a more formal look. Not over the top formal, but not country at all. We still have the overmantle to put up. DH is waiting for a woodworking trim he ordered. Maybe I need for the mantle to get finished and then have y'all let me know if you think the room should not have any "country" influence. I do hope I don't have to ditch my rooster prints as they are beautiful. At any point y'all stop me and save me from myself, will ya? I would sure hate to screw up this beautiful room. I'm trying desperately to keep it relaxed and casual because it's the room we'll use everyday and I don't want people to come over and think they can't relax because the room is so "formal". We are blue jeans and tennis shoe folks. Thanks again for your help. Can you tell I need it?

Thanks for your interest. Here's the "magnolia" floral fabric. It looks like magnolias in person, and less green. It's called "Diva Mist" and I think it's been discontinued, but I bought extra yardage. So I have an english roll arm chair in that fabric. It's kind of a big chair, and the print is "flamboyant", as my son said. To be honest, it is a bit much, but we've got it now, and once I throw some pillows with that fabric around, it'll pull things together. Hopefully. The two sofas are neutral and pale colored and luckily look really good with it. I'm trying to figure out what to do about the 2 chairs in the corner. Should they be the same as each other or different? Should I just stay with the taupe ones I already bought? This is what I'm asking myself. I'll always feel like I'm settling if i do keep them. If we're spending $$ on furniture now, I might as well get something I love. As far as the Studio line of RA goes, you make a good point. It is a lot cheaper, so I should wonder about the quality. It's sold only at their "retail locations", I was told. As far as I can tell, these are online only. The stores haven't even heard of them. Has anyone seen a chair similar to the Blanford chair by another manufacturer? As I said, I am a bit wary of making another online chair purchase. Personally, and maybe I'm crazy, but the comfort doesn't matter to me as much as the way it looks. There are plenty of other places people can sit. I like the look of the Blanford chair, and have seen very similar ones in English magazines. (I've also seen lots of weird chairs that I don't like, but I do like this a lot.) Unfortunately, I think I'm the kind of person who needs to see something in person before knowing if I'll like it....

And if you live anywhere near Winnipeg, you could sell me your old primitives :-) I've just bought a few pieces and am falling in love with the whole primitive look. I've found a few European decor magazines at our local bookstore. They seem to have authentic French country looks in some - you might want to try that too.

Somewhat disappointed with my Hickory Chair sofa. The fabric has held up beautifully. The back pillows are feather and down and need constant plumping. I guess that is to be expected. The seat cushions have gotten hard. I'm not sure what they are stuffed with, definitely not down. Also the springs have sagged. I almost wish the fabric would give out so I could rationalize replacing the sofa.