Bestyears, I'm glad you liked the link! I was actually looking for supplies when I run across that site on google and was surprised at all their fabrics. Les, Outdoor fabric is a really good idea! They seem to lend themselves to being more graphic and colorful. I did come across some outdoor fabric by Robert Allen .. I think it was in his Beacon Hill group. It looks like it might only be open to the trades though, although I'm still trying to trace a source. Sally, I have thought about going solid on the sofa and then bringing in patterens with pillows. I've also thought about mixing solids and patterns on the sofa in a way that it would make matching the fabrics easier for me. Since I'm going for a kind of funky, cottage look I think I could get away with that okay. Clt3 .. thank you for the link and help!

Well, I'm not sure which way to go, but I REALLY do appreciate all the responses. It seems like 'the vote' is leaning toward NOT putting fabric behind the glass, which was the majority opinion in the first place!!! Like I said, I just had to satisfy my curiosity. I may play around with putting the fabric I puchased inside the cabinet on the back. As with most any project, there are quite a few options and no ONE right way to do it. BTW, sharon, I just wanted to clarify that I'm using this cabinet in the office/sewing room to store my sewing supplies.

Macumber, those are cute pillows, as is the rug Tibbrix posted. The only thought in my mind is that it is hard to match or mix oranges. I have this problem in my family room. Some oranges are pinky-coral-orange, some a bright yellow-orange, and others a browned down rust or clay. The small pillows are not hard to use as accents with navy with cording edge behind them. They are also easy to return if the colors don't work. The orange in Tibb's rug seems to be multicolored which is easier to work with the a solid. But colors on monitors are notoriously hard to match. Take it a step at a time, then order a smaller rug, perhaps, to see the colors. Here is a link to Ballard Designs outdoor rugs for some more ideas. I Do love the rug, (and also the first bird pillow in HD link). The mixed patterns in the pretty pictures work because the colors are spot on. http://www.ballarddesigns.com/rugs-drapery/rugs/indoor-outdoor/#w=*&af=cat2:rugsampdrapery_indooroutdoorrugs cat1:rugsampdrapery pagetype:products

Just found this on a design blog; they paired the Sven sofa with traditional style chairs. I think it works. They even used the exact same media console I was looking at, and the fireplace looks very similar to what I'm aiming for with the remodel.