I wanted to put the rug right next to your fabric to see how it looks! :-) I like it! All of the rugs that I posted, except for the braided rug, came from www.selectrugs.com. You'll have to go in and use their search feature -- I was searching under floral rugs and traditional rugs in ivory/beige shades. (I have ordered from Select Rugs and have been very pleased with their service.)

You don't have to use a rug. But since your tables are so close in color to your flooring, I do think it would look nice to have one. You have a lot of gray and brown in the room. I would get a rug that has more color to warm up the space. The example above would look great. Look at the deeper blues and reds from your artwork for inspiration. The furniture doesn't need to be 100% on top of the rug, and you want a minimum of 1 foot from all your baseboards. Look at Overstock.com for some really nice affordable options.

@arcy_gw my original post was just wondering if a rug would look good under this area. yes i understand the layout sucks, but as i mentioned in a previous comment i dont want to put our 82” tv in front of the windows (will have to buy a tv stand, fill holes where tv is mounted, paint etc...). I also mentioned in another comment that we plan on rotating the sectional when/if we use the wood burning stove in the winter so the ottoman and edge piece are not next to the fire. the lattice (which we hate lol) in the upper windows was here when we bought the house and we plan on taking it off.

A few ideas: https://www.rugs-direct.com/Details/AmberLewisxLoloi-Billie-BIL01/144892 https://www.rugs-direct.com/Details/AmberLewisxLoloi-Zuma-ZUM02/144945 This in Ivory/Granite: https://www.rugs-direct.com/Details/LoloiRugs-Leigh-LEI06/142547/229451 Or, Ivory: https://www.rugs-direct.com/Details/LoloiRugs-Leigh-LEI06/142547/229452 With most Rugs Direct rugs, you can buy samples to see if the colors work in your room. Even if you’re not interested in any of the above, I just wanted to show that plaid doesn’t necessarily limit other patterns. It can mix well with a wide variety of looks. For curtains, I’d get something solid rather than sheers, in whatever color you’d like.