Thanks very much for your input egbar, however, I must clarify; I included the picture of my family room because I want to a develop a color scheme for the LIVING ROOM that flows from the family room. I would like THE LIVING ROOM to be different from the family room but for it all to work together. The rooms are on either side of the house, separated by the kitchen. (I will use your suggestion of colors for the FR couch pillows. I have yet to do that and that will brighten family room space). Your advise about staying away from printed fabric is very useful. Todays prints seem a little too bold for me. Perhaps if I am able to find a texture fabric that could work for my accent chairs and club chair. For anyone else who would like to comment, I would like to use some color in the family room, to keep it interesting. It is a light and airy room with tall ceilings. It is a long room, each end opens to windows that look out onto the garden. ( one end is the dining room---another project!) Ideally the living room couch will be one color with coordinating fabrics on the club and wood frame chairs. If I am brave enough I might consider a cream color couch, but would be concerned if my cat or guest got something on it. The room does not get used much, but to be safe would prefer a couch with color that is not too strong. Thanks again everyone for any input you can provide.

With the budget in mind, I would continue with the cream drapes you have on the other window, cream slip covers for the sofas. If the cream patterned pillows match the green chair, use them as accent pillows throughout. I'm thinking you might be able to move the furniture around for a better fit, but I don't have it all clear in my head. Current thoughts - move patterned sofa so the back is to the door, place half circle table behind sofa to make entry space. Move TV to wall where the elephant art is. Hang elephant lower wherever it ends up. Bring green chair in to the group. Move cabinet out of corner

The word here is INTENT Jinx, Beth has no intent but to help the op.. . When you post multiple threads on the very same topic, it is no different than a "dupe" . Your answers become confusing, you have to check all your posts ! Another reader, whether gen pop or Pro, has no clue there are two OTHER posts! If you started another because your thread was getting no more replies? All you have to do to revive it is post another COMMENT. On that same thread! I like, I don;t like, etc. Is there a law that prevents starting a new thread? Of course not, but it defeats your intent..........which is to get help. . Intent: Design involves intent. A point of view, and purpose. When an OP says: : "I cannot decide how I want to do my living room." they are simply saying'" I'm LOST" They are saying they haven't got a clear intent in style, color , feel.....anything. In this case, the op has a sofa and cocktail table. End story. Why blue curtains, and that rug? I don't know why. The op probably doesn't know either. Rather than police comments? Break down the process for the OP. Suggest a pecking order for the lost. Take DOWN the blue curtains. Please. The room is not yet ready for them. In any color. Find an 8 x 10 rug that acknowledges the sofa/sectional in some way. A bit of that tone in the rug. .......it has to be something you really like. Come back to THIS thread, and post what you found. YOU have to decide......and you must begin somewhere, You don't begin with paint. You don't begin with curtains. You give yourself a road map to follow. The rug you have relates to nothing in tone, it is too small. Start with a rug. Come back.

Regarding the rug, the color is great but a touch too traditional in design. No matter what you choose, you‘ll be tied to It. If it has more colors, you can go bold or use more subdued shades when you tire of a look.