Not chairs. I like the chairs you picked just fabrics. Any of those fabrics then do a more daring fabric on the bench. Maybe a leopard or zebra. Something that brings a smile since the other pieces are very serious. Lovely, but a bit too perfect.

Out of curiousity... have you considered using a color other than beige/off white for your chairs?

Funny you should ask, ak. Just last night, as I was pondering this decision - again - I thought maybe some kind of green might work well in the room. I am off to the furniture store again today to look at more samples and will look at some greens.

Bac, I love green. Are you thinking of a muted sort of green or more of a dark green or true green?

Do you have any inspiration photos? I typically search rooms similiar to mine and see what others have used and kind of go from there.

I think I'd be looking for more of muted green. Most of the inspiration photos I've found show a totally neutral room, but I'm beginning to think it's going to be easier to find a completely different color to use with the sofa.

I think that is a good idea. A muted green will look lovely!

YES! Green. I'd look at your painting for inspiration. You've already pulled the pink from there, i think green would be perfect.

You seem to be moving away from what seemed your initial vision of neutral background with color in accessories. I wouldnt give up on that vision if that is truly what you want. I know this may not be popular, but I think looking for chair fabrics and broadloom at the same time may be the ticket. I say that so you can see a more complete vision. You could get a bunch of different samples of both broadloom and chair fabrics and see how they work together with your sofa. By just looking at one and then trying to envision what the other could be may be making it confusing. If you think about a design idea board, everything is on one page so you can see how things look together. This is just the idea, but by having a vision with more of the pieces together could be helpful. Right now you are looking at just the sofa with either chair fabric or broadloom. I would say expand what you look at including other furniture pieces in the room, your art, pillows, even wall color.

Flo suggested green two days ago but maybe her message was too subliminal. ;)

Not sure if this helps, but thought I would create a collage with other possible elements of the room, keeping furniture and rug neutral.

I've been away from home all afternoon and early evening, which included a short trip to the furniture store. Of the samples I brought home, I have 2 that I think are contenders. One is a green, but may be too dark and the other is another neutral. I'm going to wait until tomorrow to take pictures in the daylight. One of the challenges I'm having is choosing a fabric from those offered by the manufacturer of the chair we like. I could choose something from another manufacturer, but that will add to the already more than I thought I'd spend cost of the chairs. But then again, if it's finally what I want, it could be worth the extra.

Theresa - how did you create the collage? I'd love to put together a mood board, but have no idea how to do that. I do not have Photoshop.

I just use the collage function available on my phone, I don't have a special program, but I wish I did too. There are free apps that could help but not sure what they are, heres a list to look into perhaps, I'm going to do the same

Re: moodboards, do you have powerpoint? If so, you can add the images to a blank slide to create a moodboard.

Here are 2 more fabrics.

Neutral

And green - I like the idea of using a green, but I think this one is a little too dark. Also, ignore the slight color difference down the center. It's fading on the sample from the fold exposed to the light over the years.

Now I'm going to play around with power point to see what kind of a moon board I might be able to put together.

I love love love this fabric for the chairs, or something.

Love both those fabrics, but have loved everything you have picked. its going to be a matter of look you want, so the mood board in power point will help, maybe make a couple different options for yourself. I bet your blush pillows look gorgeous with the green fabric. It looks perfect with your art. Try putting the squiggly pattern with the green swatch with your pink pillow and sofa and art all together in a grouping to see how it all looks together in your room. Just trying to get the whole look, also do you have any of the broadloom samples at home to put with it? Basically creating a live mood board in your room.

just_terri - I like that fabric. Maybe not for chairs, but could be great on the bench! Do you have a name for it?

Theresa - Thank you for the collages you are putting together. Do you have the sources for the pillow, lamp and rug you've shown in them?

I'm not getting very far with my power point.

Etsy shop for pillow, overstock for lamps, rug at sisalrugs.com.

Etsy shop for pillow, overstock for lamps, rug at sisalrugs.com.

Bac, here you go…KRAVET 34715 13 FABRIC

https://www.decoratorsbest.com/products/kravet-34715-13-fabric?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1bmNptG78QIVgfOzCh1SXw0pEAQYASABEgLY5_D_BwE

Love Theresa's stuff. J

terri, I love that fabric too. Funny, a chair with a similar but bolder version of it (zebra), in olive and white, was at the Home Sense near me in Maine. I have no place for it but loved it.

Thank you, Theresa and thank you, just_terri for all the info!!!

I really should be changing the title of this thread to "options for LR chair fabric".

Here are 2 new options.

If I go with either of these, I would want to find a fabric for some pillows that would have the salmon color and the greens.

I have not totally ruled out this one for chairs, tho.

Its a process for sure. Of the 2, I like the more solid one, the stripe seems a bit outdated perhaps, but you can tell better. Just to clarify, am I correct that you are looking for chair fabric, a rug, fabric for a bench, and pillows? Do you by chance still have this fabric swatch still to see how it looks with the options you just brought home?

All three together

Gee, I just looked at the pictures I added of the new choices and they are really washed out. Maybe it's just my monitor.

Yes, I have the "honeycomb" fabric at home, along with the 2 greens. I would not use the "stripe"(I think it's more of a strié) with the honeycomb, but the other green could work with it.

For the chair I like the daker color (not the striped one). I love it!

Is the honeycomb a salmon color or more pink, I ask because if the strie also has salmon, it could work with the honeycomb too, just a thought...

I like the darker green and the honeycomb. How does the honeycomb play with your pink velvet pillows tho, 'cause i love those.

These are nice choices if you want to go in a green direction. I like them much more than the solid green velvet, but it's because velvet has always seemed "old lady parlor" to me and you are going more contemporary--much more contemporary if you select a sisal-look rug. I don't know if the striped is dated but it is a nice neutral that goes very well with the sofa, and it will read as a solid. I love the colors in the stripes.

Does the solid green have a corduroy texture?

The honeycomb is more of a salmon color. The strie does not have any salmon in it , so I would not use them together.

The honeycomb works very well with the salmon pillows.

I guess the green does have a corduroy texture. Too casual/informal for the room?

Close-ups of the 2 greens.

The second one has a much lighter feel to it in the room, but would totally rule out the honeycomb and as I mentioned before, I'd need to find a nice print to use on a pillow with the greens and the salmon in order to tie it all together.

Do you have a favorite? Like one that said...this is it? It did seem at the beginning you wanted a lighter feel in the room so the strie sounds like its lighter based on your comment. Can you take a pic further away from the strie so you see from a broader perspective with the sofa and art in the pic.

I don't like the fabrics as much up close. One puts you solidly in the green camp and the other...I don't know...seems utilitarian? Maybe both are, while the honeycomb is more stylish.

Have you found any fabric with a touch of the salmon color besides the honeycomb?

Also bear in mind that this painting that you're basing a color palette on isn't a major focal point in the room so you don't really need to add more salmon besides the pillow.

Yes, start a new thread to get some fabric experts' opinions. But I'd pull some more fabrics so the choice isn't between two or three fabrics.

Theresa, I keep coming back to the honeycomb, but now, after reading Eileen's thoughts about not necessarily adding any more salmon to the room, I'm wondering if I'm going in the right direction.

Eileen, should I not be so focused on the colors in the art? I know art doesn't have to "match" the room, but how far can I go with using different colors?

In my view, the reason to focus on the art was to move away from a color scheme that was just, essentially, variations on ivory. Since you had it, liked it, and it was already in the room, i was a natural place from which to pull a palette. It could have come from anywhere.

That art isn't so bold that you have to plan a whole room around it if you don't want to. It's a small vignette and off to the side of the LR.

Could you take a photo of the honeycomb fabric on the back of the sofa with the art behind it like you did with the green fabrics?

I'm thinking I should look again at fabrics, without focusing so much on the colors in the art and see what I come up with.

Here's the honeycomb with the art.

I still go back to the original idea i thought you wanted...neutral pieces with a bit of color in accents. This pic was in your ideabook and to me reflects that idea. You love herringbone and you have gotten away from that it seems.

This might help...

https://blog.annieselke.com/interiors-101-decorating-with-neutrals/

If I use the honeycomb on the chairs, I think the room will still feel pretty neutral. I could then add the herringbone in the rug, paint the small buffet cabinet that sits between the bookcases and the dining room the muted green I was considering for chairs and then add a fun print with salmon and green on the bench. Just a few of my thoughts.

Agree the honeycomb is quite neutral, your vision sounds lovely. Glad you haven't given up on the herringbone.

Been following and wasn't sold on the honeycomb other than you seem to really like it. But once you paired it with the pillow a few posts above, I understand the appeal. It complements nicely. The colors are quite versatile on that pink/salmon spectrum. And I really liked your original herringbone idea, too, for subtle texture in the room.

I think when you have so many options for everything, having an inspiration piece like your art is a good starting point. It's ok to keep returning to it to keep a general focus for the room. I'm saying this because about 10 years ago, I had to choose carpet, sofa fabric, and wall paint color for a family room and was so overwhelmed until I found a vase I liked. It alone served as my "inspiration" piece, and my choices were centered around it. The room came together wonderfully as a result.

Theresa, thank you for sharing that Annie Selke blog link--great advice.

Just thought I'd check in and see how its going?

Thanks for checking in, Theresa. After all the back and forth, I have decided on the honeycomb. It still keeps the room feeling light, but has a little pattern to add interest. Anything lighter made the room feel so blah and anything darker didn't feel right to me. I am now hoping to bring in the herringbone in an area rug (bound broadloom). I have been meaning to give an update, but just this week, I've had to focus on my 98 year old mom whose health has been declining. It's been decided that she needs to move from assisted living to skilled nursing. The facility where she's been living for a long time, no longer offers skilled nursing, thus the need for the move. We will look at our first option tomorrow and hope to complete the move by the end of the month. So, for now, continuing with this project is on hold.

Best of luck with your Mom, BAC

Wow, how wonderful to be able enjoy your mom at 98. Good luck with the move and glad you decided on the honeycomb, but of course that can wait. Take care.

Bac, I'm sorry to hear about your Mom's declining health. May you find the right skilled nursing facility for her. Will be thinking of you both (my Mom is 98 also).

Sending warm wishes to your Mom, Bac. Take care.