"Congratulations on your first apartment! I like the clean lines of your sofa. The pillow picture comes up as error - are they the ones in the picture?" -Thank you! Its the same one as the photobucket links I posted. "All of your rugs are basically black or black/gray. I think you should look for a rug with some color, or else the entire room will be black and gray (for the most part) and whatever accessories you have in the room." -This is what I was trying to avoid. I would love to bring some more color into the room. Just am unsure what would help do that. I was under the impression I should pick a rug that matches, but do want to stay away from over blending everything to avoid a room full of black/gray. "Would you consider a modern rug with a little black/gray but red, blue, green, yellow, multicolor, teal, orange - what other colors would you consider? Almost any color(s) would go." -I'm very open to modern rugs, just not sure as to what I should pick. I don't want something that will stand out as an eye sore. Would like it to have some pop and look good but not a first impression of "what was he thinking when he picked that :/ ". "Do you have any artwork selected or already owned? Can pulls colors from it." -None yet. Figured I would start looking for artwork/wall decor when I got the basics all picked out. So basically its like a blank canvas minus the sofa and coffee table.

If you go the custom route, do you have a design in mind? A Persian style is quite detailed so I am not sure if that is what you want and would be cost prohibitive. Here are some styles to consider...

A picture or two would help greatly, if you can post some.

I’d tape or measure an area where the front legs of your furniture would rest on the rug. I can’t say from the picture what size that would be, just guessing either 6x9 or 8x10. This looks nice, I think, but I’d get different pillows with it: https://www.rugs-direct.com/Details/Karastan-Touchstone-Moy/127650 I love this one in there, but it’s probably more color and pattern than you prefer. Just wanted to show it anyway. :) https://www.rugs-direct.com/Details/OrientalWeavers-Juliette-205/140614