Modern+Farmhouse+Coastal? Need help with living room design!

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Hello, I saw a couch and chair from Article.com and wondering if they're too modern for the space. I already bought a rug from Pottery Barn long ago and a pair of barstools for the kitchen island. Wondering if the couch and pair of chairs from Article would be a good complement or would it clash too much? If the couch complements, would the space look better with an off white couch or gray?

Attached are also photos of the living room and kitchen to give the Houzz community a good context.

Thanks!

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Susan Davis

4 years ago

I do like what you have but beware of 'matching' everything for fear it will not work together.....get some contrast here and there in the room.

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Beth H. :
4 years ago
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very nice room. The rug and that chair work, the sofa in the white is meh. (definite no in that gray color). but I think you can do better.

I would have gone w/crisper whites and blacks and warmer grays. Maybe that PB rug is nicer in person, but in the photo the color looks really muddy. I like the ones in this pic,,,deep charcoal, whites, grays, touch of light aqua..

and this table

For rug, I'd do a coloring like this one, or some of the others in the pics

I love your floors and thing you should bring in some wood in your sofa, even if it is on the modern side. Like this:
A walnut, style sofa like this, in a navy, charcoal, very light gray,,,would be perfect

more blacks/charcoal, crisp whites, some texture,

don't know what the plans are for the sides of the fireplace, but here are some ideas
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R P
Original Author
4 years ago
Thanks for the great ideas!! Have any good suggestions for places I should look for good couches and armchairs and especially good for dogs? Thanks!
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Beth H. :
4 years ago
Good sofas aren't cheap. is the dog heavy? then for sure you'll want something that's firm. cheap sofas have cheap foam that will sag, droop and wrinkle within a year. those are your $800 sofas.

You want a material with a high rub. 100,000 rubs is better than 15,000 rubs. That's the durability of the fabric. You'll want something you can spot clean.

You could always look on Craigslist for an mcm type of sofa and have it reupholstered. they certainly don't make like they used to, which was good and sturdy!

(can you get the dog his own bed? if not, get a throw and have the dog lay on that, instead of the actual fabric. you can wash a throw.

as for where to buy them, you could go custom. There is a company on here that does custom work called Monarch. they are here in SoCal.
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R P
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4 years ago
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Two dogs 50 lbs each. They do shed, and it's usually hard to remove their hair from our current sofa. Dogs are like family, so they have full reign of the sofa and furniture. Budget is $3000 max for great room seating (either sofa and 2 chairs, sectional plus chair, sofa and chaise, or whatever combination). Kind of regretting now buying those rug and stools as as they do not match seatings that I like, as I'm leaning towards modern ones. Any ideas for more traditional farmhouse style sofas and chairs? Ones with more square arms that are lower to the seating, so dogs can rest their necks/head on them would be appreciated! Seats that can look great with that rug and barstools would be awesome.
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Beth H. :
4 years ago
then just get a washable throw so they can lay on that.

why don't you look at pictures of 'modern farmhouse sofa' or 'living rooms? check Pinterest. tons of pictures, and they will have links to the furniture.

have you tried Living Spaces or similar? they may have something in your budget that works.
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qam999
4 years ago
Also consider Sunbrella for indoor upholstery that is bulletproof to stains.
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