I had never heard of sapele either, the cabinetmaker insisted I see it because I was going on and on about walnut grain. he thought I'd love this, which I do. and I think it is also referred to as African Mohogany, so you're right about that. I have samples stained in cherry, dark walnut and a shade lighter than dark walnut. the colors are nice, but the wood is so much more beautiful in its natural color. this room is a challenge, its long and narrow, lots of windows on the end with southern light, but no natural light anywhere else. and in the corner is a brick wall with fireplace. not sure what to do there

This is what the living room looks like

We Recently transformed our kitchen in our raised ranch home. Took out a small wall. Kitchen is now open to living room/great room. We have natural cherry shaker cabinets & doors now. I have always loved natural cherry wood. Granite counters. I do Love what we have so far!! I thought I wanted to go for gray paint throughout: living room, entry, & hallway. Blue/Gray with a accent red wall. But not sure I’m loving it now looking at some of my picks so far. My husband & I disagree on color likes for the most part. I don’t like pastels, especially pink tones. And won’t do white. Recommendations welcome. Please and thank you.

I love green sofas, that one is fab. If you have your heart set on it, and decide to explore other paint colors, the Farrow & Ball IG account always has great inspiration. I don’t know what the other sides of the room look like, or connecting rooms, so can’t advise for sure what would work. And F & B is pricey, but maybe similar colors could be found in other brands. These aren’t the exact color of your sofa, but I think could still work with it — This one is Setting Plaster, one of my fav F & B colors: This is Jitney: Treron: Hague Blue (notice how the lighting makes it look darker than the one above): Cornforth White: Green with DeNimes: Obviously, the styles of some of these are very different, but again, just color ideas. If you have an IG account, look up hashtags such as ’green velvet couch’ … ’green couch’ … ’green sofa’ … etc. ETA: Cawaps’ second mock-up looks good. A bold and eclectic look that could work.