Do you have a rug for the room? Are you planning to have window treatments in addition to the shades?

Personally, I'd need more variation in the color between the sofa and the chairs. Do you have favorite colors?

no rug or window treatments yet.

For the "permanent" stuff (meaning expensive), I like to go with neutrals and them use color in pillows and accessories. Stuff that is cheap. I learned long ago that if something is too much of a pattern or to much of a color that you'll tire of it before it wears out and then you have the dilemma of replacing a good piece of furniture or continue living with it and hating it. I DO like seeing pictures of rooms with that type of furniture in it -- it's just I don't have (and never did) have the budget to replace whenever I tire of something.

I love the chairs and sofa. It's a classic look. You can add pizzaz with pillows, throw, etc. If you get a loud pattern you may tire of it in a couple of years. Your rug can bring in your accent colors

Any advice on the type of pillows I should put with the chair?

The chairs are great--it won't look boring once you get the rug and some pillows in there.

@fori - Any advice on fabric for the pillows.

IMO the chairs are too tall and narrow to go with the more informal sofa. I'd prefer something more "comfy" and "laid-back" looking. For style only:

The chairs look gray and the sofa looks brown. Each is attractive by itself but I don’t think they work together. However with the right rug, pillows and art you could pull it all together.

I like your chairs. Since you don't know what kind of pillows to get, I would pick a rug before pillows. Then you can purchase pillows that pull accent colors from the rug. Just adding pillows is not going to give you the finished look that I think you are trying to achieve. Which styles of rugs do you like? Have you considered adding curtain panels?

Picture didn't show up. 4th row down, middle picture.

http://www.darvin.com/current/clearance_furniture_living_room.aspx

I love both your sofa and chairs. I would start by picking a rug and then pull colors from it. I think your chairs would look nice with lumbar pillows. I can't suggest a fabric or color as that depends on colors you like and what your rug will look like.

I also think curtain panels would look wonderful.

You have a beautiful room with the great basics (sofa and chairs).

What colors do you like? What kind of pattern and colors do you envision for your rug?

@aktillery9 - I am open when it comes to a rug. We have a rug similar to this style in the front room. In regards to colors I am not a fan of blues or pinks.

The first floors walls are painted variations of gray.

https://www.target.com/p/tan-vintage-distressed-area-rug--7'x10'----threshold%E2%84%A2/-/A-51267663

That is a lovely rug. Are you wanting to keep it monochromatic in your room? Do you live the color red or rust... sage?

Is this up your alley or not your style?

https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Safavieh-Handmade-Anatolia-Oriental-Tan-Ivory-Hand-spun-Wool-Rug-96-x-136/2561856/product.html?refccid=MFBWKP7MNJL3VXSAHRGMM2IGEM&searchidx=165&keywords=&refinement=pattern:Oriental|

I prefer a darker rug due to traffic and kids in the living room. I am fine with red and rust.

The link is something in line with my style.

I've read all the above but, for me, I feel the proportion is off. The back of the chair is covering a little too much of the window and appears to be much higher than the couch. I love the fabric but I feel it doesn't relate enough to the sofa. Just my opinion.

@yayagal - I don't mind the height but I agree that the back of the chair might be too wide. Is something similar to this better proportion. However, I am not sure about comfort.

https://www.arhaus.com/furniture/living-room-furniture/chairs-and-chaises/plazza-28-inch-upholstered-chair-in-plazza-raffia/

or

https://www.arhaus.com/furniture/living-room-furniture/chairs-and-chaises/portsmouth-32-inch-upholstered-chair-in-8402-natural/

I can't figure it out but something is not right.

Sorry, I do not like them either. For me, they don't go with the sofa. and I agree they are too tall and somehow too wide.

I would go with two "fluffy" club chairs.

But, before buying another set of chairs, I would first figure out the rug. There might be a color that you would ordinarily never think about using but then do because it is in the rug.

Right now the chairs are not in the right spot. To have a conversational seating area, you need to pull the chairs away from the corner and closer to the sofa. Also, when you add a rug it won't look right to have the chairs off the rug and in the corner. Try pulling the chairs away from the corner and see if you like them better.

@eld6161 - Are club chairs comfortable?

What would you recommend to go with the sofa....I assumed brown leather is neutral anything goes.

@d_gw - we need a walkway the living room is between two other rooms. if we need additional seating for a party we will pull the chairs away from the corner however.

It is a good size room but I find furniture placement and finding what works for my family a challenge.

below are more pictures to show the flow of the room.

You can still move the chairs and have plenty of room for a walkway. I had a similar set up. I pulled the chairs close and perpendicular to the couch and our walkway was between the chairs and the fireplace.

I added a rug and a coffee table and it was a cozy seating area.

edited to add - If you move the chairs closer to the sofa, I think that will help you decide if you like how they look with the sofa.

Dgw - do you have a picture?

lol, I am actually looking at old real estate photos right now to see if I can find a pic of our old house :) I should be doing homework but this more fun.

This is not my old house but the seating arrangement is similar. I actually had the chairs even closer to the couch. In your situation, you might be able to pull the sofa closer to the fireplace and walk around the back of the sofa. Or, make your walkway between the fireplace and the chairs.

The chairs look ridiculous stuck back in the corners of the room! Pull them out so they are appealing to sit in if there is a fire in the fireplace. Get a lumbar cushion for each in a nice, rich color. Consider an oriental rug to pull it all together. Your lamps and end tables are on the wrong side - pull out the chairs and put them on the outside, not the fireplace side.

You say you need room to walk through - this is not a hotel lobby so just how much room do you need?

d_gw, I adore your living room!!

@ Anglophilia - I have two elementary age children. this room is the TV room so the couch will be used more than the chairs. This room has a lot of back and forth with those two. I want it to look nice but also be functional for my family. Unfortunately we do not have a Den/TV room.

My first thought, too, was that the chairs are pushed too far back. They look awkward, stuffed down into the corners like that.

Atkillery, I wish that was my living room, unfortunately it is not.

selfridge, I think you should at least try the more cohesive furniture arrangement. If everyone hates it, you can always push the chairs back.

When my kids were in elementary school, my house was the neighborhood hang out place. Everyone had to walk between the chairs and the fireplace to get to the pool. No kids complained about having to take a few extra steps around the furniture :)

My vote is for one or two club chairs, moving the TV off the mantel to one of the short side walls, and turning the sofa 90 degrees to face the TV.

I also think the chairs are too tall, but I do like your fabric choice.

Put the chairs closer to the fireplace and put the floor lamp by the wall behind the chair and on the right side put the table/lamp by the wall.

It might be hiding part of the windows but that's ok.

There is nothing ridiculous in this room- that is a harsh/rude statement.

Your home is beautiful! I think the chairs are very handsome and can work in your room. even with the higher backs; with the fireplace and tv placement being a bit high and the taller windows, they kind of stand up to them better than lower ones would. Plus you know they are comfy.

I would try exactly what blfenton suggests for placement, though. It really is a little tweak and might make all the difference. Because the chairs are identical and the lamps/table are not, I think the chairs should flank the fireplace a little closer, thus pushing the table and lamps more into the background (visually). I do think you'll like the look better and it won't change the present functionality for your family.

I would return the chairs while you still can and get club style if you are keeping the couch. (Google club chair to see the style) The fabric also looks like a purpleish gray and your couch looks brown on my monitor. Consider getting a rug first to help you with chair and curtain fabric selection.

I like the chairs, I like the fabric and I think they work well in your room.......agree that you need a rug and maybe some pillows to liven it up but I think the chairs are great.

I put the chairs in my sunroom across from the settee.

Is this a better placement for them or are they too big for this room?

I prefer them in the original room.

They don't look right in your sunroom.

I would turn the sunroom into the children's TV room and reclaim my LR. It's a pretty room with a pretty traditional fireplace, and deserves to have some "adult" decorating. The sunporch could even have french doors put on it to keep down the TV din. The TV and children just don't belong in the LR.

This chair would look great, it's still somewhat formal but has curves instead of boxed corners like your sofa. I also like this rug, sort of terra-cotta and gray. I hope the link works.

scroll down and it shows the rug in a gray toned room. Looks beautiful!

eta: DD has rust highleg recliners with a dark brown more casual sofa and it looks great. You don't have room for recliners but the colors work well.

The rust chair I posted is technically a club chair. In general they are very comfy. Some are more relaxed and puffy. You really need to go try some.

And this is why I stay quiet (mostly) on these forums. I was taught to be kind and polite.

I like your room and your home. I would probably move the chairs close to the fireplace and couch and pick a rug before anything else. And kids belong wherever you want them to belong

All I can say is "if it were my room, I would return the chairs." You feel they're wrong and it will always bug you. Yes, they are beautiful chairs but there are a multitude of nice chairs that will look better. If you do that, then my next step would be the rug. Of course you want your kids to enjoy the room and have it set up to your desires. I would do the same.

Since we're veering OT, my two cents on children and TV: I would never have a TV and children together in a room without an adult. (Unless you need to take a shower or need 30 minutes to park your kids).

With regard to the chairs: Are they comfortable? Do you actually use them wherever you might put them?