If you and your DH like the blue one, then that's the keeper. But I would remove the sofa, too, and add a round table as suggested above. I'd love a large entry space like that! But the sofa seems out of place--and will seem even more out of place with a table in the center of the room (like you had no where else to put the sofa, or you cannot decide if it's an entry or a living area).

Blue. I don't like the sofa in there. I think I'd prefer a wonderful round entry table in the center with a nice sculpture or flowers on it.

I like both rugs, but do think the blue seems a bit large for the space. The sofa is definitely the issue imho, both its location opposite the front door and its pattern. I like the idea of a circular entry table with a couple of upholstered chairs that could be used to sit at said table to watch the wildlife, if Kippy is correct and that's how you use the space, Ingrid :)

Ingrid, imo the pink rug although the right size, looks more like a bedroom rug. While the blue rug looks nice, I think it's too big. I don't 'get' why you need the loveseat in the foyer. I'm sorry to say walking in and seeing, I would think it odd....or strange, especially with a sofa so close by. Do you make use of it there? A chair/table would be more appropriate imo.

As an aside, I don't feel putting a slipcover on will make it any more appropriate for the space. Just my 2 cents.

Kippy is right, we do use the loveseat to look at the hill straight across where our half-tame squirrels and rabbits spend much of their time. I agree that the rug is too large but am tired of the other one. My husband won't agree to take out the love seat or change its position with the secretary. The round table is only 26 inches high and will serve more as a coffee table than a center table to the room. I'm at an impasse right now, but did change the pillows and feel there is a slight improvement. Our new kitty loves to sit on the top of the love seat to scope everything out.

I prefer the blue, makes for a good size for that room. I dont care for the sofa there. If it is an entrance perhaps something like this would be a better fit for an entrance.

Kitty votes for the sofa to stay! What a great spot for him to enjoy the outdoors too. This makes for a great sitting room even if it is a foyer.

I don't think the rug looks too big. There seems to be a good sized border of flooring around the perimeter. The additional table will fill the expanse of rug in the middle of the room. The round one looks good there.

That wall looks wonderful, Ingrid!

I'm glad you like it, IdaClaire.

It sounds like you and DH have made all your decisions. The gallery wall looks very nice. Let us see the new table when it arrives.

The gallery wall and round table were suggestions made here that I wouldn't have thought of which really help to finish off the room.

Is a solid colored slipcover a no-go?

peaches, I lean toward the English country house look where you would easily see these patterns together. I've had bad experiences with slip covers and they seem like a lot of trouble.

Ingrid, you have some lovely art!

Your gallery wall is beautiful! I like the art and it's a very pleasing arrangement.

Thanks so much aktillery and Bluebell. The duck pictures on the bottom were done by my husband and the bottom middle one is a circa 1900 French landscape.

I love your gallery wall Ingrid. Haven't had time to join in, but just wanted to say how pleasing it looks. The blue rug might be just a bit big but I think it's a nice change.

So glad you like the picture group and don't disapprove of the rug. I'm hoping that the 26-inch diameter table with books piled on top will take up enough space to visually "shrink" the rug. We shall see.

How lucky you are to have such an artistic talented husband!!!!

Thank you for the nice complement, I'll pass it on.

The table for the entry room arrived today and I spent a few minutes trying to arrange something on the top. The dog is a late 19th century Austrian porcelain pug, one of my few non-Chinese pieces. For some reason I've always wanted one. I would say the table does add some interest. I think it needs to be moved a little more to the middle of the carpet, though.

I bought this table on the advice of several people here, and I'm terribly crushed that no one has commented on it. I think I'll live, or so I've been assured by my doctors, but still.......

I didn't even see this until just now. It seems like sometimes older threads don't "rise back to the top" when they are updated.

I like the table - it has very nice lines. Please don't hate me for saying I think it's a tad bit small to truly function as a foyer table. It seems more like it would be better suited to being a side table. I envisioned a slightly larger round table there, but then again it might look better in your room than it's appearing on my screen. That said, I think you need a taller item on the table instead of the short treasures. Maybe that's what is throwing the look off to my eyes.

Just saw this as well. I never get the way GW posts threads!

Anyway, table is pretty but too small. Look at the pics I posted earlier in the thread, the table should be a focal point. I would have thought a minimum size of 36" diameter and at least 29-30" tall. I don't see the dimensions for the room or the rug in the thread anywhere, that may help determine a good size for the space.

Agree that the table is too small to act as an entry table. I also think a darker table would work better.

Gosh, I just saw this too. Hate to say I agree that it is too small and would better in a darker wood. It is a lovely table though.

I agree about the size being too small. If you want it centered on the rug, I think you need at least double the size of that table. A dark wood finish would look best imo.

Since the area is used as a sitting room and you like to look outside, I would use a lower coffee table. Having a round foyer table for display in front of a sofa doesn't make sense visually or functionally. I also think the finish is too bright for the rest of the room but maybe you are going to slipcover to something lighter.

It's not uncommon to walk right into a living space, although the furniture arrangement here might be unusual in that it's in close proximity to the door. I guess it depends how often you have company to entertain, whether it matters if people might be thrown for a minute when they walk in. For you, dh and your kitty, it's perfect.

You have a knack for trying things and then when they don't quite work, you figure out how to get it just right. This one will be no different.

ETA: I think an oval table would look good there. Or maybe a soft bench to put your feet up on.

I think it would be worth a try centered on the smaller pink rug if you intend to use it as a foyer table w/ the rug centered in the room. Centered on the sofa as a coffee table would be on the larger darker rug isn't a winner.

I only just saw this too, Ingrid as our internet was down for the past 36 hours. I'm afraid to say I also think your new table - whilst very pretty in itself - is too small for the space/to function as a hall/foyer table, however I do wonder if Peaches is right and it may look better on your smaller, previous rug......

It's certainly worth a try!

With perseverance I'm sure you'll find a way to make it work x

I do think a stained table would look better. The white just makes it stand out. Would you consider softening the white by antiquing or glazing it? It looks incongruous with the other items in your lovely foyer.

I love the little table but I don't believe it works where it is. To me it looks more like an end table. Who said that you needed this table? Everyone has opinions, maybe they had a different shape of a table in mind, more like a coffee table?

My thought was the lighter pink rug with the light floral sofa might make the white table look better in the room.

I would coverslip the sofa and then reassess the rugs. I really like the gallery wall. I am not a fan of the table. It looks too small for the space.

Thank you very much for your opinions. I shall now either shoot myself or try it with the pink rug. Still pondering......

Sorry for your disappointment, Ingrid. No guns allowed here! The important thing is that you have the room the way YOU like it and if you're happy with the large rug/white table that's what matters. When you said you had already ordered a 26" round table I knew it would be too small for a foyer table. My round cherry sofa end table is 26".

LOL Ingrid, you're such a good sport. :)

I discovered my husband's vintage rifle does not work for this purpose. Here we are with the pink carpet. Much too busy for me although color-wise it does work better. I do feel this rug is also too small for this space. We constantly walk across this space since it leads from the TV room (where we hang out most of the time) and my office to the kitchen and the rest of the house. If the table were much bigger it would feel like an obstruction that had to be negotiated. Fifteen of you did not like the table with the blue rug and two, my husband and I, like the larger, darker rug much better and are fine with the table. Guess who wins? It shows very little in the picture, but this table was described as "distressed" and indeed it is, although I'll try to increase that effect. Ladies, you'll forget about all this shortly but we have to live with it, so I plead your indulgence as I ignore your advice. At the same time, thank you kindly for the many responses which I really appreciate.

Ingrid, you are a sweetheart!

LOL. I'm glad you are ignoring advice and going with what you two like! Plus, you have the advantage of actually being in the room and using the room, so you know what looks best, and what works best, in real life and not from gazing at 2-D pictures. Many people adviced me not to buy my yellow credenza, but I did anyway, and I LOVE it! It looks amazing in the room in real life, better than pics portray.

Holly-Kay, you're the sweetheart for saying that!

rockybird, you've said it in a nutshell. Pictures can give you an idea of what something looks like, but it's never like the real thing. There's also the way you use a house, not just the way it looks, and that's equally important. Good for you for knowing what you wanted and going for it, and having it work out so well. It's really satisfying when it works out that way.

Glad you are picking what you like. Sure a bigger taller table might look better but it would be in your way every time you walked through the room and it would block the view of the bunnies. I think I would use the blue rug and if you wanted the tabled centered, move some more of the rug under the love seat. (I still would look for a light colored slip cover and let your pretty blue vase and rug be the stars

Thanks, Kippy. I do agree that a solid slipcover would be a great idea. Do you know of a place where I might look? It would put more of a focus on the paintings and vase, and integrate the table more.

Ingrid, I like the space overall and wish I had something like it. Can you post the dimensions of the room? Just for fun, I always like a layout plan to make me think.

The blue rug works, especially if you and DH prefer it!

I absolutely love the gallery wall.

Annette, the room is approximately 12 x 15. We're fortunate that all the rooms in this house have a generous size, including two large bedrooms with en suite bathrooms. You don't often find that in a 1980 rather ordinary house. There's also a good-sized TV room and office. What we don't have is a garage! However there's a second 900 squ. ft. house on the property that we're considering turning into a garage. I'm so glad you like the gallery wall; I also think it really adds something to the room.

I am sorry I did not reply sooner Ingrid, my granddaughter arrived at 4am on Thursday and I have had my grandson to watch!

I usually make my own slip covers so I am not a lot of help. But I would measure the love seat and seat cushions and see if any of the companies you already buy from offer them. (penny's etc). I think some times it is a toss up on buying a new love seat or a slip cover for the price. But if it as quality seat and you like it, a nicer cover much be a good investment. I think my Craigslist has posts from a company in Carpinteria that makes custom covers but I am not sure the name of the company or how big of a company they are

No worries, Kippy, family comes first. This is not an expensive love seat, and with this carpet it looks all right, so I'll keep it for another year or two before I buy a new one which will most likely have a solid color.