Lynartist, I love your 1st recommendation but it doesn't swivel and someone recommended that I stay away from leather chairs since I have the leather sofas. :-(

I learned the TV rule on Houzz....such a helpful place! Good luck.

I love the Crate and Barrel black leather swivel chairs...my fav! I honestly think you should start with one large sofa and two swivel chairs ...keep the area next to windows open and move layout towards windows so the sofa is centered with the TV console...

This Restoration Hardware swivel is great industrial look..would be wonderful in black velvet proformance fabric..

Get the sofa and put it in place. Then begin to add. You may discover that some of the chairs will need to be in a smaller scale that anticipated. Not all of them will need to swivel or recline.

Even though you're going for an industrial look, I would urge you to think more along the line of light colors for your furniture, accessories, rugs, pillows etc. You have lighting from only one side for the living room which is never optimal, but you can work against that with the colors you choose. I would stay away from black, brown and dark blues which will make this space look depressing, as it does with your old furniture. The golden/light brown leather couch is fine, and I would urge you to introduce more warm colors such as terra cotta, yellow, a yellowish green, off white etc. I would urge you to get a large rug as soon as possible so you can be sure it's integrated into the color scheme. Plenty of lighting from table and floor lamps will also help to make you and your guests be more comfortable.

Home Interiors with Ease, I love this design board. Can you please tell me where you found those pillows and where you would place those ottomans. Would they be the coffee table?

Lynartist, I love your chair selections... It wasn't until you posted your options that I realized I was picking chairs that were too traditional and big. Thanks for the options that better fit my space. My husband loves the West Elm Palo Bent chair!!

We bought 2 of the Article sofas on Friday before the chairs were suggested. They will be delivered by next Friday. We will post pictures... Worst case scenario, it will just cost us $49 to return the potentially unwanted 2nd sofa.

The cube tufted ottoman stools would be placed along the side of the square coffee table and can be moved around the room as needed....here are the pillows..

Design without ease, i love your edit to my template!! I’m showing the hubby right now!!! can you please tell me where to find the other items too? The rug, ottoman, and painting? I already own a similar throw from pottery barn. Thanks!

Hi Ingrid, I have windows on two walls. Here are the pictures. Thanks.

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I personally give this rug 5 stars..I have it in my home it is high quality plush and cozy! The off white is lighter than the Houzz image...here it is in my home..

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The cubes are 20” square the square or rectangle coffee table needs to be no smaller than 48”

The layout can work with two sofas if you choose to kept them..otherwise I would do 2 chairs...2 ottomans and one sofa...rectangle coffee table is best with the 2 square cube ottomans..here is one from Restoration Hardware to consider...

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Thanks for the recommendations, Home Interiors with Ease and having fun. I bought a few of the pillows suggested (some were already sold out because they just that beautiful) and will post pictures, when my couch is delivered on Friday.

I'm thinking about skipping a traditional tv stand for an electric fireplace, with a a mounted tv above... Can someone please let me know if I'm about to make a huge mistake and about to kill my design. This is the fireplace that I was considering. Thanks.

Oh boy would not add a electric fireplace against the wall....so much more design opportunity with a gorgeous TV console lighting and art....the fireplace is contemporary.

I did notice the second window, thank you, but it really gives very little light for the living area, being in the dining space, so that in actuality you don't have true cross lighting. Many of the pillows being shown are too dark in my opinion, but I'm just one voice here. I hope you can incorporate some art on the walls that has rich and warm tones.

Thanks for your honesty, much appreciated!!!

When left to my own devices, this is what I've come up with...

Please let me know y'all thoughts. I still need to:

1. build my tv stand

2. hang the art above the cabinets

3. add a few more sheer curtains

4. add the charcoal rug under the kitchen counter.

5. decide if I want to keep the 4 backless swivel barstools or add barstools with backs

6. decide if 4 lamps on the wall with abstract art is a good idea

7. decide on the tripod or single stand on top of my cabinets

8. get rid of all of the boxes that I don't need

9. hang the canvas art between the two pieces of abstract art, I'm getting it framed now (pictured here)

Any insight that y'all can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Mstein009, I love the way that both sofas look in my space. I like how the help to define the loving room sitting area and I like that I have couch to sit on to look into the living room or outside. The only con (for me) is that I don't have enough width in my living room for a console table behind sofa.

Home Interiors with Ease, did I bring your vision to life? Everything in this room is still flexible, if something if off. Please let me know your thoughts... I'm still considering your rug and those crate & barrel chairs too!

Hi rfharmon...looking good but the rug is taking over....I would change that out for sure...not crazy about sheers with the style you are trying to achieve...I am out of town until Monday hang in there I really want to help you and work with you to get it perfect!....I will check in on Monday and let’s get it done!:)

If you use those two little tables, use them for plant stands rather than trying to make them work as a coffee table.

Swivel rocker recliners are versatile when it comes to having a sitting area that works both as a tv room and a conversation grouping.

Hi rfharmon...ok fill me in on the art...seems to ultra modern..something with a softer edge..few different sizes would be nice staggered or layered on a floating shelf...what is all the black furniture along the wall?... can you post a image of just that back wall...needs some tweaking...here to help!:)

Home Interiors with Ease, please excuse the delayed repsonse. My life has been a hectic mess lately.

To answer your question, some of the items inside of my house (the 2 black chairs, the dining table, the 2 wood cabinets, the left and right art pieces, the coffee table set) were things that I previously owned that I used as fillers until I could get passed my housewarming party (on 6/2/18). I'm willing to replace any of these items. I painted the center art piece so I'd like to find a home for that one item.

I love the rug that you recommended, do you think it's still a viable option for my living room? I found it online for a good price and I'd like to snag it. I already returned the Ikea Stockholm rug.

Lastly, here are pictures of the two cabinets. I know that they look black on the pictures but they are mahogany wood. One of them is a wine storage cabinet, with a fridge, so it's serves a practical purpose. If it made sense, I would love to replace the non-fridge one with an enclosed bookcase or with something with more storage.

Please let me know your thoughts.

I could put the wine fridge into the garage.

Those pieces look way too refined for an "industrial" look, if that's still your vision. (The dining set ended up more glam than your inspirations, so maybe you're blending styles in that direction.)

Another vote for replacing the rug -- look back at your original inspiration; I think you need something gray with a bit of texture.

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Also, you might want to leaven all the black-and-white modern abstracts with something textual, maybe a bit rustic -- note that that's a common element in the looks you were drawn to as well.

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Anyway, you're off to a great start -- nice-looking room! Just hoping these little bits might help you get the feel you're looking for on the bones you already have.

ACM, thank you for the excellent recommendations!

Great minds think alike! I already added this grey rug to my dining room.

Do you still think I need a similar grey rug to define the living area? I really like the rug recommended by Home Interiors with Ease.

The rug is still my first choice it will really look great! It is so comfy on your feet too!

What have you chosen for under TV?

if the cabinets can be used somewhere else it would be best...I love the metal open wall shelves from RH I can offer my member discount....what painting are you keeping that you did?

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Rug is too skimpy under the dining table. Should be 36-42" wider than the table all around, yet not run into walls, or other furniture. You don't really have room for bar stools and chairs to be used at the same time with a correctly sized rug. See how your chairs will fall off the rug when pulled out and sat in. And the rug will be too close to the bar stools. Being plush means it will be a cleaning nightmare if anyone spills at the table. I would forget a rug under the table and spend the budget for the right one in the living area, where it should slip under the front 1/3 of all the seating to really ground the group.

Home Interiors with Ease, I opted for 3 chairs and returned my 2nd sofa. Here's a current picture of my current living room. Can you please let me know if you like the ottomans in the living room. I'm torn... seems cluttered to me but may husband really likes them and they were super useful during our Michigan vs. Ohio State football party. P.S. I still need to order a rug but I'm stuck choosing between sizes...

Can someone also lend their opinion about my rug size? I'm torn between an 8x10 (having just the front of the sofa, ottoman, and chairs on the rug but not the side tables), an 9 x12 (having the front of the chairs and sofa, half of the side tables (the otter legs would be off the rug), and all of the ottoman on the rug), and 9x12 having all of the furniture on the rug except for the tv stand). I'm torn between the 9x12 and 8x10. I like the idea of the 9x12 but hate that the width wall-to-wall would reduce the walkway between the tv stand and rug to just 3 ft. Should this walkway be larger? Should I get an even bigger rug to go under the tv stand?? My living room size is 16 x 16. Thanks for any input in advance...The holidays are coming and I need the help. :-)

Hey you....it’s been a long time!

Looks very nice and I love the ottomans..they are great I have them too! Use them all the time for extra seating...9x12 I think is best for your room...and get it soon it needs to be lightened up under that table and with the black chairs and ottomans...hope you are thinking of doing this one! We love it...so soft on your feet too!

Here are two rugs I found you may like too! Might be more your style....

I forgot to post pictures of my finished product. It makes me so sad that it's almost time for me to move from this place seeing how hard it was to decorate the space. Thanks again for everyone's support and advice!