Thanks, lazygardens. Haven't had any luck finding the specific pieces yet, but more similar things are showing up now that I have the general terms to go on.

I agree with everyting above, with the exception of the comment about staples. They are much maligned and misunderstood and several friends of mine who reupholster swear by them. In our marine climate stainless staples outlast even the best quality tacks and there is no rusting. The holes they create are smaller and the load is spread more evenly. A properly adjusted staple gun and the proper size staple can be set much more efficiently with no damage to the frame. I've had 5 pieces reupholstered over the years, the youngest in the 50-60 yr. old range (in original upholstery!). All were completely "ripped down", the frames checked for "racking" and the "wobbles" and tightened. All the webbing was removed and replaced, the springs reused and re-tied. Any horsehair (on the really old pieces) was cleaned and reused, fluffed up and secured with bridle ties. All the foam in the cushions of the newer pieces was replaced (I sampled the density of the foam before deciding which one to use), and wrapped in batting with a non-woven cover. Every piece came home looking wonderful and I've never regretted having them redone. Reupholstery is labor instensive. You are paying someone who lives locally to take the time to fuss over your furniture. They have worked hard to amass and perfect their skills, they have overhead, and they pay taxes, too. Personally? I would rather pay a tradesman/craftsman in my own country to breathe new life into something I find pleasing and works in my home. I agree than many of new particle board pieces are not worth the time required, but any good upholsterer will tell you that at the time the estimate is given.

Nope, you wrote it, I just missed it. :) I actually didn't mean to move the TV. What I was trying to explain, and didn't do a good job I guess, is to leave the TV and components where they are but put the armed chair you have now directly under the TV facing into the room. If someone is sitting in that chair the TV will be right behind their head. That's why I asked if the TV was the focal point when all the chairs are in use. I thought it could provide the extra seating you need when friends come over. You could always move that chair temporarily if your room is full of people while the TV is on. Then you can focus on getting just one comfy, regular sized chair to put where the armed chair currently is. Also, about the wires, I meant if they were a little longer, they could go straight down the wall to the floor and then along the baseboard to the current cabinet. The chair would hide them better that way instead of how they are stretched across the wall currently.

Funny, I do actually have two leather chairs in there now. It looks great as a formal lr, but I can't seem to make the arrangement work for watching tv. Right now the tv is against the wall behind the two chairs. So you have to view the tv between the chairs. It isn't horrible, but because the sofa is so small only 2 people can really watch the tv at a time. The chairs aren't really that comfy anyway for tv watching. So I was thinking of rearranging the room so that the tv could be seem from either the couch or new loveseat and move one of those chairs into the bedroom and leave the other one. I've written about my strange lr arrangement problem before. Here is a link to that posting. My lr has been rearranged since that last post. Now the couch is centered in front of the window (but away from it, not against) and the chairs are on the other side of the fireplace facing the couch. Let me know what you think. I've been thinking about this problem for a good 6 months now! Here is a link that might be useful: Last Post