Everything you've chosen looks nice together, except that I agree a chrome and glass coffee table would be much preferable, and will show more of your beautiful rug. Art does not have to match the furniture, although something with a little more aesthetic impact would be preferable, unless this one really appeals to you deeply. It should be more than just decoration; it should speak to you at a personal level.

Wow this is great! This is my first post on Houzz so I wasn't sure if I would get any replies at all. Thanks for the input. Some extra context and replies:

1. My primary goal with this decor refresh is to brighten/lighten up the space. The space feels pretty dark right now. There is very little natural light, the floors are dark wood, and the ceiling isn't particularly high. The fireplace is IMO hideous with huge dark tiles. I want to bring in lots of lighter colors, hence the tan sofa and white fireplace. I currently have an enormous dark blue IKEA sectional on top of a dark blue enormous Persian rug and light blue-gray walls and it's just too much dark/cool colors for the space. I have since added white curtains, which helps. I'm at work now but when I get home I'll post photos of the actual space.

2. Message received about the coffee table. I've seen it at friend's houses and just fell in love with it, but it was usually paired with a cream upholstered sofa and maybe one leather chair. I honestly hate the look of most mid-century modern coffee tables, but I'll start looking for something that will be smaller and lighter while still appealing to me.

3. The art doesn't have to be pink! I just went in that direction since I'm trying to warm up a very cool/dark room. I haven't bought it yet and have been browsing Minted and Art.com. I'm wide open to suggestions.

4. I do appreciate the balance and beauty of pairing a sofa with chairs instead of a sofa with a loveseat. However, I need a lot of comfortable seating in this room, as it's our main gathering space and we have two kids, two large dogs (yes they are allowed on the sofas), and frequently have in-laws, grandparents, and friends over. We easily fill up the enormous sectional most of the time. But, as I'm sure you can guess, the sectional totally overwhelms the room. So the switch to a sofa + loveseat should give the room a little less clunky feel than it currently has. Also, we have a TV on the wall above the fireplace, so we need all seating to be facing in that direction so everybody has a viewing angle; meaning we can't spread chairs around facing the opposite way.

5. I'm pretty much set on the Article Sven tan leather for the sofa, since the reviews are great, the price is right, it's gorgeous, and I really want leather to hold up to our dogs and kids. I got a swatch from Article and the leather held up well when my daughter and my dogs raked their fingernails/claws across it.

Here's the existing fireplace:

You've already gotten a lot of great input, but just wanted to chime in that I love the mix of styles of everything except that big heavy coffee table. That seems to be the oddball, and will not help the brighter/lighter look you're going for.

I'm on the fence about the art, and I wonder if framing it in a darker wood frame might help it to mesh a bit better with your other choices?

Darcy, seriously rethink the loveseat. You'll get a lot more mileage out of two small chairs. And if they're swivel chairs, you can put them pretty much anywhere without worrying if they can see the TV.

Before you makeover your fireplace decide on the style you want. I love the sofa, rug and the more sparse natural feeling of those elements. If you want a more eclectic look, I might rethink how you are going to design your fireplace. Just a thought.

Look through these images and see if you like any of the fireplaces

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If nothing else you can simplify the molding.

Darcy, look forward to seeing your space and I'm certain more pictures will get you great advice. I better understand now why you want a 72" bench seat piece ( call it a loveseat or apartment size sofa,still smells as sweet) to go with the 88" sofa. One thought though is that these pieces are Pirelli webbed,so as Article states,will go slouchy quickly. Is that your preference?

Here's a photo of the space that I found on my hard drive; this is from the way the previous owners staged the home for sale (not the way we currently have it set up).

And here's an extremely rough floorplan, please excuse my lack of skills here.

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groveraxle, I'm just not sure where I would put two swivel chairs. Even if we remove the piano, a chair in that spot would be directly under the TV and so that person wouldn't be able to see it. And I can't imagine putting two chairs side-by-side in the space where I currently have the loveseat? Or is there a way to make that work, do you think? [EDIT] Ok now I'm imagining maybe it wouldn't be so weird to have two swivel chairs side-by-side there, maybe this could work.

Here's an inspiration photo from YHL that I have been loving, I like the plentiful comfortable seating, the rug, and the fireplace. And the brightness/warmth.

hollybar - I guess that depends on how slouchy? :) I don't mind a bit of a softer look. Can you educate me a little on Pirelli webbing?

The TV belongs on the wall where you have the piano.

groveraxle - There's a hallway in the middle of that wall, so the TV cannot go there. The TV is above the fireplace. See:

Flo Mangan - thank you, that is so nice of you. I'll take a crack at the floorplan including windows etc and upload soon. We could move the piano somewhere else entirely if that's better - there's a nook at the back of the house where it could fit. Nobody plays piano (at least it's been a very long time for me) but I'm planning to introduce my daughter and son to lessons in a couple of years. Possibly we could also find a space in the basement for it.

Coffee table idea? Could look nice and still let your rug shine...

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Pirelli webbing has been around forever,especially common in Europe and in sofas with a modern profile that does not allow room for deeper spring systems. Now,it can be a system that will last forever or it be done on the cheap (i.e., probably not Pirelli just a cheaper webbing) and last just a few years. From time to time,here on Houzz,this comes up and I'd say the loooove my Pirelli webbed sofa folks far outnumber the folks who own one that don't like it. I also know that over at Quora,the Sven love is strong.

Is this helpful? The room width is 13 feet, the length is 14 feet.

My husband is at home today and I just asked him to send me a couple photos of the room; I'll upload those shortly.

hollybar - thanks that is helpful. Yes I've seen a ton of love for the Sven in the reviews I've seen, I think I'm set on it.

Photos of the actual space. Yes it's a mess currently. So life goes. I'm also planning to replace the overhead light, probably with a white drum.

The white console table with wood top is currently in the spot where I hope to put the piano.

The big diptych landscape art is going to move to a different room. I want to buy a single framed piece of art to go on that wall.

Are these better options for a coffee table? These are all West Elm.

I'm also not opposed to doing an ottoman instead, if I could figure out a way to let people set their drinks down on it (like adding a tray).

This is the Reeve, it might be my favorite among these:

If I do go for swivel chairs, what color should they be? Fabric or leather?

If you've got room for the piano on that wall, you've got room for the TV.

Okay, we'll just set up a system of angled mirrors that people on the sofa can use to actually view the TV screen. :D

Look I know TVs aren't pretty, but I'm not someone who's willing to watch Netflix on my laptop in order to preserve the beauty of the room. People gather at our house all the time to watch sports and movies, and we watch Netflix or Hulu before bed every single night. The TV needs to be legitimately viewable.

[EDIT] I could maybe see this working if we bought one of those big articulating wall mounts, so the TV could swing out at an angle when viewing.

What does everyone think of this fireplace?

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Do you actually use the fireplace? If you don't, you could close it up and make better use of that wall with TV at a lower angle, etc. Another question/thought: Could you switch the dining room which looks large, and the living room? Who plays the piano?

It seems to me the TV would be more viewable if it were on the wall where the diptych is now.

I would probably then put the piano over by the kitchen where you currently have a bench.

Wonderful idea, Grover!

Moving the piano is definitely a plus. Just getting ready to do that layout. bbl

OK, as you know, the space is limited. But here is scale layout with specific sizes for sofa and love seat, ottoman, and swivel chair. I had to move piano to nook beside kitchen. You might have to put it on the wall where that bench is but I can't see what else is in that space.

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Flo, this is so helpful, thank you very much!

The piano - let's forget it entirely, we can put it in our multi-purpose room at the back of the house, or in the finished basement.

grover - you have just about convinced me to totally change my mind on all of your ideas. My husband and I are now on board with moving the TV to the side wall on an articulating mount. And I'm warming up to the idea of having the long sofa lengthwise along the left wall, with two chairs facing the fireplace. I do think I want recliner chairs instead of swivel chairs, something like below.

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My remaining questions:

1. What are my color options for the chairs? Is it best that they be blue? Can they be colored leather, or do they need to be fabric for contrast with the sofa?

2. Can anyone give me thoughts on the fireplace idea below? Is it better than the one I posted in the original post?

3. Now I'm in need of art to go above the fireplace! What should I look for? What kind of frame, what main colors? Large format framed art on the wall in addition to knick-knacks on top of the mantel? Or just the wall art?

4. Flo - do you agree that the layout would be improved by ditching the loveseat and switching to a pair of chairs?

5. And I still need to pick out a coffee table and end table... will update.

Do we put art above the TV, if we're mounting the TV much lower on the wall?

Wow thank you Grover!

I haven't read all of the replies, but, if possible, I'd try to fit 2 sofas rather than a sofa and 2 chairs, especially with the dogs that like to join you on the furniture. It wouldn't be possible with a chair.

For the overhead light, have you consider one of the more modern ceiling fans with lights.

The relocation of the tv and the wood mantel added in the mock-up pic by groveraxle gets an upvote from me.

Flo, it's 38" but that may increase after the remodel. I think if you meant to include a photo it didn't attach?

suezbell do you have an example of a ceiling fan? I hadn't considered it but it might be nice since we don't have A/C

Oaktonmom thanks but I think you're in the minority! Everyone seems to think that a sofa plus loveseat is too much for the room. It seems we'll have to choose between a more comfortable room versus a more beautiful room.

Actually, I’m not a fan of loveseats. I meant 2 full size sofas.

Nice art, Flo. However, I think it's a little too large, especially too long.

A wood mantle would make your fireplace. If you can mount one in a way that it sits lower, over the brick, rather than an block of wood on top, than would visually lower the whole thing. Love your sofa and rug choices and the teal/blue chair ideas suggested.