Here's a little more of the carpet. I have 4 side chairs, 2 arm chairs and 2 all fabric chairs.

So you want to choose one curtain, blue or tan, and one upholstery fabric for the chairs? Sorry for being dense. Also, it looks like there are more blue fabric swatches in pic 2 than in pic 1. Are they all on the table, or is pic 1 the narrowed-down field?

I like the blue herringbone upholstery (swatch 3 in pic 1) with the ivory and blue curtains.

The photographs of the neutral upholsteries are not doing them any favors. I think the one on the right is another herringbone, but the light washes it out so much that it is hard to tell.

Thanks, cawaps for your comments! Yes, one curtain if the blue or tan could work. I could do all the chairs the same, or the all fabric chairs something different. You're right that I have a bunch of swatches on the table. I have narrowed them down, but have lots more depending on direction! I just want to end up with something that looks updated and not busy.

Cawaps, are you talking about the herringbone that is on the right front of the chair? It's the same as the one next to it, but slightly darker.

How about a daylight picture of the entire room so the style becomes evident.....is the rug staying and is the paint above and below the chair rail the same color, and what color is it.....I want to see the curtains presses and not dragging the floor and framing the windows. It would seem they will need to coordinate with the chairs and the while curtain will help if we can see it?

I like the solid dark teal in the first photo, the solid navy in the second photo, or the light zigzag in the third photo. I think the tweeds look too heavy with your drapes, and the solids or very subtle small patterns are better for contrast with both your drapes and your rug. I think a solid green taken from the green in your rug would also look great with the wood on the chairs.

There is also a version of this drape that's ivory where the design is less noticeable. It's just that I've put that version of drape up and it's pretty bland. If I keep any of these panels, I'll hem and press them, etc. I can even make panels, but I haven't seen fabric that I like any better. I did just take off gold and taupe slipcovers for the fabric chairs and seat covers for the other chairs in the same fabric. Maybe I should try them back on the fabric chairs and do something else for the others? And this is me continuing to go in circles!!!

I know that area rug, and I really don't see any of those fabrics working well with it. It's a beautiful "Floral Kirman" with lots of bright saturated colors. Except for the teal velour/velvet, your fabrics are very toned down grays/blues/tans, which to my eye don't go.

In addition, the only fabric that looks to be a curtain fabric is the ivory/aqua one. The others look to be much heavier upholstery weight. The geometric patterns look more modern/transitional, and I don't think they work with the rug either.

In short, if you love the colors and patterns of the fabrics, you should get a different rug. A seagrass with a blue/gray border would work well. Then reupholster the chairs with the herringbone or the greek key pattern.

But if you're set on keeping the rug, maybe try simple off-white linen curtain panels with a gimp trim on the leading edge. Then reupholster the chairs with the teal velvet.

Here's the slipcover that I have had. Always felt the pattern was busy with the rug.

I'm also not loving the gray/blue color on the wall with the rug. It needs a warmer color.

The wall color is Sherwin Williams Intellectual Gray, which I thought was a warmer gray as grays go. Diana Bier Interiors, you make some great points making it more clear why I'm struggling. Thank you!

I made panels for my master bath that are a synthetic linen look and are unlined. I've hung them in my dining room with rings to see that option. Are they too white for the rug? Maybe an off-white is better here? Do they need to be lined?

Glad to help, J. Applebaum.

Regarding the linen curtains, it's very difficult to discern the color from your photo--it's very dark. My general opinion on very white curtains, trim, furniture, paint, etc. is that it goes well with bright light colors. Anything muted seems to go better with an off-white.

And you are aware that those curtains are too short, right?

You need to stop and get someone with some decorating sense to help you. Nothing that you're showing is working. So don't waste money, and get someone to help you fix that space and put it together.

Just hung white linen curtains and love the simplicity of them. Not completely sure about the length of the panels. I want to do both all fabric chairs in a teal or peacock blue chenille, but not sure if I need to do all the chairs the same. Maybe just the end chairs in the teal?

I like that blue, and would use it on all the chairs to tie them together, especially since the styles are different. The solid is nice with your rug. I liked the structure of the first drapes better in the room, but if you decide to keep the linen drapes, it would help to have them hemmed so they just reach the floor.

The metal sculpture on the wall has no place in your dining room. Nothing says metal industrial in your room especially the china cabinet.

No grommet drapes in your traditional room. They should be outlawed except in the most modern settings.

redsilver might have it with a nice and simple rhubarb color, juicy-red and much less oatmeal and gray.... Your rug is fine, and then curtains too [with simple pattern you have].

Ended up with white linen panels using the back tabs. No grommets!

I'm hoping to use a teal color for the chairs. I can see the pink, cranberry color with the rug also.

Leelee, those are pretty fabrics. How are you thinking to use those?

I think the biggest favor you could do this room would be to paint the walls in that teal green from the rug. The rug is beautiful and is being neglected via your other choices. Use it to select fabrics. Leelee's blue cheetah would look great on the chairs seats if it matches the blue in the carpet. I don't care for the slipcovered chairs and would eliminate them and put the original chairs back at the table. The white drapes and white trim aren't exactly helping each other look their best. Unless there is a privacy issue, I would prefer the beautiful windows to be bare.

Leelee, who makes the blue cheetah fabric? I like that fabric. Thank you so much!

But will you keep the curtains with bit of pattern.... why can't art have the touch of wild, if you love it?

I think I like the off white linen panels for their simplicity. I'm looking for some trim for the lead edges for some detail. I like your art work idea, everdebz!

I agree that the gray wall color does nothing for the room. The ivory and teal and cranberry are all in the rug and would look great. The gray not so much.

Diana Bier Interiors, my house is pretty open so I've tried to keep the background colors pretty neutral. I have a lot of Accessible Beige in the entry, family room, kitchen, bathroom and hallways. My living room opposite the dining room from the entryway is Aloof Gray, a very blue green gray. What would be a good color for the dining room?

I like B. Moore Linen White for classic decor. It's a very creamy off-white, soft and warm, and would go great with your rug, the curtains and the teal and cranberry. If you don't want off-white, then maybe a green/blue, like B. Moore Stratton Blue or Woodlawn Blue. Saybrook Sage (green) would also go well. Try them out using large samples.

I will definitely look into these colors. Would these be a problem with teal color chairs?

Seat covers for the wood chairs out of the blue leopard...the patterned fabric for the upholstered chairs. There's also this look a combination of two fabrics on the same chair.

To J. Appelbaum--You'd have to see them together in your room to determine whether they would work.

The teal fabric laying at top of chair - looks nice to me with current paint, which looks nice with the solid panels. Do you have lamp plans? color there..

Are you redoing everything or just the fabrics? Asking because I don't want to give advice that isn't wanted of course. Your rug is very pretty by the way:)

I just have an off white lamp shade on my buffet.

JD, I'm trying to update and freshen up my dining room. I'm not generally planning to change the furniture. I could do something different other than recover the parsons chairs if it would make sense. I know that china cabinets are not "in", but I've redone what I'm displaying in mine and like it so much better!

The reason i ask is because it feels this room may be a bit crowded. if it were me, id get rid of the two arm chairs next to the china cabinet and the small cabinet in the corner. What do you and others on here think of that?

Also the current end chairs seem a bit farmhouse? Often getting chairs reupholstered costs as much as buying new chairs, unless you do it yourself. So I would think about getting new chairs too, something more transitional

JD, I like your different thoughts! I could take the fabric chairs out all together and put the arm chairs back at the table. I would be making the slipcovers like I did previously, so I already have a pattern to do that. I'm not sure I'd want to remove the buffet at this stage.

That's absolutely fine! This is helping me to step back and see my room though different eyes, so no issue there. If I were to buy 2 fabric chairs, what would you recommend, JD?

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