I LOVE the couch!!!! It works SO WELL with other pieces of furniture. I can do cream, brown, taupe, AND charcoal with it. Let me Greige is a better color for it than true gray! In fact, I'd say that color you selected is PERFECT. Here is what I've done with the rest of the room. This is far from complete--it's been tweaked several times, in fact, since I took these pictures because it's a work in progress. :) But this is a general idea of what else you can do. I'm not sold on the abstract, BTW, and there's more art coming. Also, you can dress it up more or down. This is the old, horrible gray wall. And ancient carpet. LOL. And I didn't make the kids pick up the cruft of the day before taking the photos, either. This is also before the throw (yellow, gray, and white chevrons) came in that I cover the center section of the sofa with to give the younger kids something safe to sit on. I've already had to wash it once!

Hi Laura- I am not sure why you are showing us the bird pictures. Is it because you want us to see the shades of red you like? Are those the pictures you want on the wall? I too favor light curtains, especially as your room is painted that darker gray and the sofa is that same gray. If you want red as an accent color, you can add a vertical red band to the edge of the curtain panel. See below. You can buy a light-colored curtain and have a red band sewn on by the person who does your tailoring. As for art work above the sofa, the horizontal dimension should be 75% of the width of your sofa. You could get one piece that is that width, or get two pieces whose combined width including the separation between them adds up to that. If red is your accent, have some red in your art, and have some red in your throw pillows. But don't have them necessarily solid red. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. You can use a print or stripe or textural weave with red and gray (is gray the color of your sofa? or whatever the color of your sofas, that color plus red). I would not have the coffee and side tables from the same set, that is too matchy-matchy. If your end tables are round, then the coffee table can be square. If your coffee table is square, then your end tables should be round. In any event, you do not need or have room for end tables on both end of that sectional. The side near the door has no room or need for an end table, people at that end can use the coffee table. You can use a smaller end table at the end with the lounger, and please carefully measure that space (maybe move the sectional a bit closer to the door?) before you purchase an end table. Another thing to think about (and what do you think Houzzers?) since that far corner is so tight, instead of having that floor lamp there, what about a wall mounted sconce? You would get two, one for either end of the sofa. They come in many styles, and some even are adjustable to slide up and down. You could get one that is a plug-in so that you don't have to pay an electrician. You can also get a plug in hanging ceiling fixture. I love this contemporary fixture by Torre and Tagus which is pricey, but you probably can find a less expensive version that is plug in or can be converted to plug in. I can't tell how dark a gray your walls really are. I would favor a lighter shade of gray for the walls. If red is your accent color, then I would consider a red ottoman as shown in the photo above which is also shown with a sectional. You can have a lovely large wood tray to put on top for serving, and the ottoman can serve as extra seating, and you can even find an ottoman with storage inside. As for rugs, it depends what your tastes are. If you want to go contemporary, you can get a swirl design in red, black and white and gray. Or a handmade Oriental in either a Persian or nomadic style.

You should choose your colors based upon what you want to live with year-round, and not concern yourself with seasonal decorating. I think blues and greens would be pretty, or perhaps purples and greens. I even like a terra cotta / rust color with those shades.

To clarify, you get 4 pillows with your purchase but only intend to used 2 at any given time, is that right? You want to use the 2nd set to swap out for seasonal decorating? I tend to want to have pillows make a statement rather than blend in, and I think the stripe and the two trellis patterns are too subtle. I like the one labeled Caviar, and the Hollyann Tangelo (though the tangelo doesn't say fall/winter to me, despite the color). What about a plain (or tone-on-tone) red?