I always marvel at the staging shows. The bottom line they almost always lower the price and SURPRISE it sells. It's the price!! A realtor should know, just because you WANT a home to be "worth" a certain number doesn't make it so. The market determines the worth of a house, PERIOD. Realtors can be cut throat for sure. We had one, were told they were 'THE BEST' in the area..he didn't like the price DH insisted on so he brought no one through. We heard about the realtors show case and insisted our home be put on it..the last day of the contract a different realtor brought our one and only showing through. They offered us the asking price. SOLD! I have to wonder; they say Doctors/lawyers shouldn't treat themselves..possibly she needs to hire a co-worker to sell this home?

You may well be right, Anele :-). But before I would take the step of ordering an expensive sofa in any fabric I would definitely get samples in the room itself, preferably already painted the color it will be or with a large color sample of the paint. The basic color palette of gold, green, brown, cream and red / brick red is with this fabric group swung around slightly on the color wheel to lime, cerise (or raspberry, it is very hard to tell from a picture) and brown. I guess since my own context for these type prints is a more feminine, summery look it wouldn't look right **to me** in a room with a more masculine, heavier feel with stained woodwork, orange/red brickwork, etc,

First- thanks for all the ideas. Second- yes, I will paint that receptacle. The others in the house look fine but I agree that it will look bad with anything I end up putting on the cabinet. Boopadaboo- the floor is slate that I got at home depot. I got really lucky because it already came with a touch of sealant so when grouting the excess just wiped off. The divider strip is part slate and part glass tiles. The grout is a mocha taupe color but looks pretty light in the pic now that I look at it. It is much darker in person. We had to do a transition in the pattern because of a funny turn the hall makes. I hated it at first but it was the lesser of the evils and now we love it. Every guest comments on how pretty the strip is. I layed every piece, well, dh did about 10 tiles in the laundryroom then gave up. It took a long time doing little by little as each piece had to be hand layed due to varying thickness of the tiles. homeseller2010- the paint is from the Biltmore Estates paint collection at Lowes. It is Olympic paint's Mountain Trail BC-39. It is not pink, not green, looks like my morning coffee with cream in it. susanwrites- the cabinet is a Pulaski we picked up at RCWilley. The tan/gold color in the panels is all crinkled and there is a faint handpainted flower on the doors. The pic does not show it well but it is not straight but actually three curves. It is about 5'x12" which is perfect for a busy hall. Have no idea what I am going to store in it. I think candlesticks, extra votives and seasonal decorations and such. We first saw it at a wholesale furniture shop and admired it there a few months ago. Then we went to RCWilley to get our sofas. There was a huge painting above this cabinet and we ended up purchasing the painting. While pondering the painting, dh started loving the cabinet. He told me this was the chance to get it, now or never. (See he agreed to finally furnish the formal livingroom on the condition that we do everything from sofas to lights to accessories all at once or he would not do it). After seeing the Pulaski tag and looking at the piece more closely I realized this was a good choice. It is much more ornate than my other furniture but it really fits well where we put it and literally everyone who enters comments on it. Someone has a post about having different wood tones and such in the same house. This is a perfect example of how you can mix things if you follow your heart. Everyone- I will surely post my final pics. I am back to work now so my shopping time is limited. I think I am going to get a large, dark mirror of some sort. The basket thing has been moved, was not lovin it on the cabinet. Right now I have my nativity set placed in the middle. I am thinking of some sort of plant or arrangement for the middle or on the right side. DH really wants to keep the lamp there. Will have to see how it works with the mirror I end up with.

DK- Last year one of our cats ate my entire ASPCA approved pet-friendly palm plant. He ate little bits at a time so as to not raise suspicion. When all was said and done, we had spent $5,000 in surgery & vet fees to have the contents of my plant removed from Hobbes’ lower intestines. I love love love the look of real plants in any interior space. If I could, I’d fill up my entire house. Unfortunately I can’t risk endangering my babies again. I don’t know what’s wrong with them lol. The other day my husband dragged a leaf in on the back of his work boots. It took less than 4 minutes for me to find Hobbes huddled in the corner having a little snack. Hold on I’ll take a photo of my living room for ya