all of yours are based on tan and red. i think we should be doing red and gray.

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Out of the three I like the cream one

as I see it you can..

-go with colors that "support" you cooler, blue-ish grays. They either have such grays in their pattern, or are cleaner white, or blueish-green, or blue, or yes, indigo would work as well. This choice can be more accentuating or more soft and blending, depending on what you choose.

-you can go with cooler cranberry red as in your picture-here, you're going for more of a contrast but as I said the temperature of color is similar to your grays. They can be good partners, because they're similar in their temperature. You do need to incorporate this cranberry red somewhere else in the room-as on your moodboard. But I'd prefer to see similar tones in the pattern of such rug as well.."cleaner" colors rather than "muddier" ones. Maybe stronger contrast between these, need to think.

-you can go with strong contrasting colors like marigold or fuchsia too. Certain purples would look very cool. More than that, you can go for combo of all of them as your accent colors. Then you get a more vibrant, "fast paced" room as opposed to a calmer one.

The question here is, I guess-what is the mood you're seeking for yourself in this room? Because all the approaches will work-they'll just make your room feel and live a bit differently,

It's very personal choice

Once you make it you work toward the desired feel.

But whatever components you choose should be strong enough and clean enough to play well with your sofa. It'd be different games-but all will be fair and can end up looking good. I'm really not sure I'm great on trying to explain my thoughts, so I apologize in advance for that lack of clarity.

I'll try to look up some examples to illustrate my thoughts, if circumstances will permit me.

(keeping in mind you prefer soft traditional lines)

okay..let's try to play..i didn't take into account neither materials(but you should, depending on your needs etc), nor prices ..not all of them are fluid floral designs you seem to prefer..I was looking strictly at colors

I could get them wrong too-so I'll put them here, that'll make these easier to see next to your room. Hard to jump between the tabs.

(the one I like the best. you have your florals, grays and blues..not exctly indigo but close. yes it is one of the most expensive ones if I remember correctly. here, you blend rather than contrast-resulting in intersting but queiter look)

(very pronounced contrast-good strong partner to your sofa. "warm" color" in "cool" shade)

(had to:) tribute to your love of birds which I happen to share. Softer cleaner colors)

(obvious contrast. gold is great to pair with gray. Pattern is not floral-but as an example.)

(strong pattern, cleaner colors, background is borrowing from your walls and sofa in terms of color. lots of colors inside to hint on future accents.)

(totally different pattern-yet you get your indigo. the background is clean enough, not murky. sharper contrast-more fast paced room so to say. the pattern is still trafitionsl, just of different tradition obviously)

(very strong contrast between colors. texture brings interest..PITA to clean as I suspect lol..yet the point is-all of these colors will play great with your sofa.)

couple more

it's a bit like playing matchmaker..))

(here you have your grays plus a bit of contrasting colors to liven them up. it's a contemporary take on traditional I'd say)

(that's kinda closer to perfection in terms of colors..soft supportive pattern.quieter look. can read as "expected"-which can be a very good thing because it becomes a very nice background to the rest of things you want to do in the room)

oh, i did gray and red because all else looks gray and you do everything with red in it. we could pretty much ignore the gray if you like. so no red?

This is one of my current inspirations that have red and gray:

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So I vote for the red rug.

Laura, you said above, " I don't really like gray tho. but your prob right. I was also thinking gray and indigo? "

Is the gray sofa yours, and is your wall color gray? Would you consider changing your wall color, if you don't like gray?

oh my

it loks like a totally different gray on these last pictures. it reads much. much warmer. is it lighting, or am I off from the very beginning?

(it's very hard to shoot interiors, so I'm usually ready for surprizes like that. each time though I'm astonished once again)

orange will work with both

indig will too-but the background for indigo has to correspond with your gray

your last rug-great match. for the warmer gray. and maybe for cooler too..do they allow to get swatches first? in the store?

Art looks good. Art is very personal, you see-it needs to be loved, or adored, or influencing you in some way-it can be very calmong, or joyful, or reminescent of things, or inspiring..or I have some art that sent me into crisis too lol. In short has to be meaningful.

obviously there are rules on how and why to hang it-and it's nice to know these, because then when you decide to break them you know damn well why you did it))

"dullness" of pilows is kinda personal too. what's dull to me is not dull to others, and vise versa.

say, I'm not a person of solid colors on pillows at all-I think I don't have one in my house. But it doesn't mean that solid color pillows are dull.

What I'd do though, if I decided to go for solid color pillow-I'd ensure its texture (besides being pleasant to touch. I'm a lounging person-I expect my pillows to be comfy pillows)..so, I'd ensure its texture varies somehow-because different fabrics reflect light differently. Thus creating feeling of more depth even if they're one color.

So if I have several pillows for example-I'll make sure that some of them are velvet. Or have embroidery (as you did). Or are textured, or faux fur, or felt, or are knitted, or..endless possibilities.

Especially jewel deep tones like indigo or deep plum or emerald-they'll come alive more on more textured or maybe more refined and sleek material...they have this depth about them, you know, when you look into a precious stone?..so they like this interplay with light. They like being stones, or blown glass or silk or velvet, because every hit of light will make them then a tad different, and will give out this amazing feeling of depth, like a precious stone does.

So yes, if you choose a color like that-you kinda indulge it ..you help it being as complex as it strives to be. By choosing the material that'll let it shine more.

The pillows are not bad at all. But you can make them even better.

What is the fabric? Of the blue ones?

after sofa color shock, I'm prepared for everything:)

it's easy to miss things, from computer image

okay, after another illegible post..I'll wait for your pictures. It's really important to understand what is the color of the sofa. Most time of the day

because if your very first picture showed this much warmer color-my answer would be very different.

Love your table

PS make sure 5 by 7 rug is enough, in your space

woah this place is getting full. how about these, i love blues.

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