This is the tv cabinet in duck egg blue. The inside back is now navy. The exposure on the pictures is TERRIBLE. The room lacks good lighting. This picture shows the mantle and wall behind the tv better, but the cabinets have been painted. This picture shows a fairly true depiction of the flooring. It will be replaced next summer. The stair railing has changed from the white wood spindles to iron. The wall color and rug have changed from all the above pictures. The older paint was Navajo white...now kilim biege. I'm having issues with the latest version of iphoto/photos and I can't seem to upload new pics and I am beyond frustrated. The family room is off the kitchen. We have a large slider with 108" curtains...as of now they are pottery barn silk dupioni drapes in red. *craziness right? When I look at the sofa and rug depicted in the picture above and read the description and pictures I am posted, I think...I'm nuts, but the floor, rug, and cabinet look great together...it's just the sofa and curtains that must go. We have a white butcher block kitchen island that seats six looking into this room. Two of these lights separate the rooms and hang above the island... The flooring looks a little yellower and lighter here than it does in the room. All the pictures are yellow-ish. We were originally considering the sofa in ale, taupe, or charcoal. The truffle fabric is a possibility, but the lack of light in the room might be an issue. I suppose since we will replace the flooring a darker sofa might work. The help is SO appreciated!!!

with sofas, one really needs to sit on them, and be prepared that almost everything new deemed "affordable" (whhich is not cheap at all btw) will be of worse quality than it was say even 20 years ago so I'd say -either be prepared to pay more, but also go to stores and try to sit first and see whether works for you since seating is very personal..depends on one's height etc..you might also be lucky and they'll have sale, or even better- floor models they want to get rid of, etc. Check Room and Board, Design Within Reach(can't get over the name lol..but the quality's nice), different stores carrying good imports from Europe..Cantoni for example..will be very different price yet who knows, one might get lucky. Or even very lucky. or. If you're inclined to invest your time rather than money(which is what I usually prefer to do)-go to vintage stores, even flea markets if you have good ones in the area..some sellers refurbish vintage mcm, and happen to do it quite well. Then you'll be at West Elm price, even lower maybe, but much more superior quality yet another option -your local Craigslist. Saw amazing mcm couches there many times ..pity that I don't have where to put them lol. actually any site that will have option for local pick up is worth checking, but one needs to search by area. these would be Etsy, Chairish, Everything But The House.. I'd take my time in searching for the right sofa. and I might go for a different one-say fabric as opposed to leather. So it'll be purposeful, interrsting mismatch, yet within same sensibility, and with propotions that will have similarity. I spent my childhood with mostly mcm furniture and it's just as comfy as other furniture..when made well. Again sit on it first. Otherwise you play sort of roulette-will it be comfy? will it be not? Whatever's good for hundred reviewers might have absolutely no relation to me when it comes to seating.

UPDATE I just received this Fornasetti pillow from Etsy -- it's an outdoor pillow and I intended for use on our deck. However, I kind of like it in my office. What do you think? Perhaps it can live here during the off season.

@Anne Smith they are both comfortable to me (i had heard ery good things from axis owners) - for the 88" length the Metro deep is a little deeper - 43" vs 41"i think on axis overall and the "interior" depth from back cushioin to front edge of seat cushion is like 28/29" whereas i think it's more like 25 on axis. Metro seat cushions feel a little more "cushiony"/"springy" (but not soft) than axis which felt "firmer" - i think becausethe seat cushions on Metro (deep version only) are spring down (so coils in them) vs pure foam wrapped with down i . Also i think the back frame on Axis is taller and i think feels like it sits a bit more "upright" (the back of Metro feels more like C&B lounge sofa than Axis). Although the douglas fabric on Axis is very durable, the look was a little too "suedey" for me, and i couldn't use the ice or white color - I needed more of an ivory (so i would have gotten Icon pearl) . The ivory sumner fabric on the Metro is really nice (100% polypropylene)