New custom purchase Rowe Sofa 2 chairs and ottoman... I posted earlier, about the sectional that I've had for 22 years that I loved. It held up really well. I was hesitant to go with Rowe again because of all the negative reviews. But, I've been searching for so long, and I really like their styles and th sales rep, said they have been selling the Rowe for many years and the quality is great and they don't have any issues.... I did some digging,... Markor acquired Rowe in 2018...Markor, founded in 1990 by Richard Feng, chairman and CEO, owns four U.S. subsidiaries — A.R.T. Furniture, Caracole, Jonathan Charles, and Rowe Furniture — and operates 10 advanced manufacturing facilities in China. Rowe is still made and manufactured in NC. So after a lot of research and shopping, I caved and ordered from Rowe...took 3 months to receive...not bad at all. The furniture is beautiful and comfy so far. ***Here is what you should know, if you decide to from Rowe. The specs on their website are completely off. Someone mentioned this in a post, that the height of their sofa was 3" lower than it was supposed to be, I was hopeful that was just a on off. *Sofa specs from Rowe: L 110" D 46" H35" seat H 21" seat D 27" Arm H 24" between cushions 96" ***What I received....L 105" D 42" H 32" seat H 19" seat D 27" Arm H 24" between cushions 96" my chairs were off as well seat H 19 instead of 21, and W .is off by 2" and H is 32" instead of 35" I'm most bummed about the Height of the back of the sofa and chairs, 3" is a lot when you want to lean your head back, the seat height is off but still a good height...the back coushions on my sofa are sorter than pic on website...by probably 3 inches.... Soooo having said this...I'm really happy with the look and quality, I've only had it for a week now, so I will give updates...it's beautiful and looks to be made well... I didn't do the down wrap, because I don't like the slouchy messy look...in one showroom they told me that use the luxe, faux down which bounces back and doesn't get flat looking holds up better.., so that is what I did, it's very comfortable I might ask to get taller cushions for that back of the sofa, I think that would help, but not sure if they will do that. if you purchase just be prepared for the specs to not be exact...I don't mind about it much except for the height... that makes a huge difference in my opinion.

les - That's a great idea to put pictures or a sconce in the middle. I'm not sure I would have ever thought of that. sallymo - Thank you for the mockup. It makes such a difference in the room. I was wondering if the 8" on the left would throw things off. The main reason I was thinking of putting one panel on each end is I hate to cover more of the window than I have to, but I do want what looks best. Is there any way you can remove the two inside panels so I can see what one on each end would look like? Here's a picture of the fireplace wall and I have a similar issue there, because there's only 6" to the left of the window. I was thinking about putting one panel on the left side and if this will work, I thought about leaving the end cap off and having the curtain go all the way to the wall on the left. What do you think? Several people in my neighborhood have a similar setup with the windows and I haven't seen any of them hang curtains. Now I know why. lukkiirish - If I go with all covers, that would make it much easier to store the ones I'm not using. The blue ones I posted above don't give me the option of covers...just the pillows. Now, if I strictly buy pillow covers from PB that would work.

Brutuses, I'll try to answer this as an interested consumer. I am by no means a scientist, and I can't vouch for the veracity of the tests/reports quoted in the articles I've read and linked to. If you google this, you can find a lot of alarmist type reports, which I tried to sort through and not include here. I am a fan of natural and organic, just because it makes sense. I don't want to unnecessarily alarm anyone with this info, and urge you all to do your own research on this topic. Basically, the chemical that kept stains from adhering which was used in Scotchguard in until several years ago was found to contaminate human blood and wildlife. Over 90% of the population in the late'90's had the chemical in their blood (also used in Teflon, etc). Testing revealed it to be lethal in high doses to animals, however Scotchguard, Teflon, etc used much smaller doses. The new formula does not contain those chemicals, though it has been criticized for not working as well. Furthermore, the company hadn't revealed the test results for the current chemicals, though they will say that these new chemicals do not stay in the body as long as the old ones and that the new chemicals are safe. There is some uproar over why these chemicals do not have to be proven safe before they are used and just who is responsible, if anyone, for monitoring companies like the makers of Scotchguard. The EPA concluded around 2000 (? not sure of date) the chemical was toxic and was linked to birth defects. It is no longer used in Scotchguard. These chemicals are in carpet, clothes, etc and have entered the food chain to the point of being found in baby eagle's blood (who have never left the nest, thereby leading researchers to conclude that the chemical has entered the food chain). They are not sure yet HOW these chemicals enter our bloodstreams (water, air, etc). Given this info, I'm not sure how much impact it has to choose to not use these items in our homes. Clearly, there is so much we do not have control over and therefore can't impact through our choices. But for me, it makes sense to opt out of stain/water/oil repellants whenever possible. links: http://www.enviroblog.org/2007/06/ask_ewg_why_is_there_teflon_in.htm http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/2005/02/toxictraces/ http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/02/22_edgerlym_3mscience/ http://www.ewg.org/reports/pfcworld/ http://www.protectingourhealth.org/press/2003/2003-0622-SJMN-scotchgard.htm Here is a link that might be useful: stain/water etc replellants

This post helped me in my decision for my dinette set. Thanks Mag. You made some really good points. I couldn't decide for 4 years. I ended up picking something very similar to what you mocked up here. What you said about contrasts helped me conclude that I needed a shape very similar to what you drew. I was going for Parsons, but they would have been yet another rectangle in my space. I was also able to convince DH that a plywood seat would have enough flex to be comfortable, so he was set up for a win when he sat in the chair to try it out. Because I have very dark floors I went with a honey color chaiir. My elements are very similar to the OP's. Metal bar stools, and amber /orange pendants. Dark cabinets and floors. This was a really helpful post. Check out this sexy chair I picked. My table will be an ellipse. Here is a link that might be useful: My choice based on Mag's advice here