No, it is not different dye lots. There are 2 totally different fabric colors, and the stores sell pieces covered in both. The frame is in the correct color "Silver Sage" and the cushions are in "Stone Blue". Before I bought, the salesman gave me samples of each type of fabric b/c there was a different style sofa available for the same price in the "Stone Blue". Somehow the cushions got switched. The difference isn't super noticeable, especially due to the sheen and natural variation of velvet. It is probably more noticeable in the picture. Thing is, the "Stone Blue" is growing on me. Maybe they'll let me keep the extra covers for my trouble and I can change them out for different looks?

Funny thing about paintings.... especially family paintings. There are people who will go to great lengths to keep them in a family and pass them down through the generations. My great uncle was an artist who painted in oils in the late 1800's . He used to be a barber and had them all throughout his barbershop back in the day. He started selling some of them in Chicago to a department store. He used the money to help supplement his income. My grandmother wanted one particular painting of his that was in his home and when he died he left it to her. She also had a few smaller ones that she gave to my mom who eventually passed down to us kids. The large painting my grandma had was recently passed down from my uncle (who had no kids of his own) to my sister. She spent a fortune getting the painting back in shape by a curator. The curator commented that the frame itself was very valuable but not the painting. In spite of that we all have memories of that picture hanging in my grandma's living room. In the meantime, I found several of his paintings for sale on Ebay after deciding to look for them. Apparently they have been coming up from other estate sales. Since we all recognized his signature on the paintings we knew they were his. Since I am one of six sibs we have had to decide who is going to buy each one. Since I found his paintings online, I have been letting my sibs buy them. I havent found one that I really liked yet. And so far the ones that they bought fit their individual homes. Still waiting for one I like!

keep the chairs and slipcover them. buy a new base for the table, in a tone that matches your other furnishings, maybe go to a quirky antique place and think outside the box for what you could use as a base. An old pilaster or something. Otherwise, you could probably just order a base from RH to use.

Furniture is an investment. I would feel more comfortable sitting on the couch that I plan on buying. If it's to hard or soft, you're going to regret the purchase. My friend gets a new couch every few years and spends very little on it. I get a new couch every 20 years and spend a lot (Ethan Allen custom). Depends on where your budget and decor frequency lies. I got a very tightly woven fabric. Have a nice long talk with your furniture person to get the type of fabric you want. It's not only if it's a "performance fabric", it's also how durable it is. If you want something that's indestructible, traditional tweed will do the trick. I used to have a cat, and he couldn't ruin it.