My furniture is 18th century reproductions (Queen Anne, Chippendale) and this is the sofa I'm going to get. Though I'm sure it's not an 18th century sofa, I like the style and think it goes well. I'm not sure if our modern day sofas really are anything like the sofas or fainting counches from back then. Here is a link that might be useful: Stickley Cambridge sofa

I live in a town with a Shaker Village which I've visited many times. My memory is that the dwelling areas didn't have electric lights, but that some or all of the work areas did. In the post linked below, there's a photo most of the way down the page with the schoolhouse interior that includes a pendant lamp. In the same blog, the "Moses Johnson, master builder" entry has a photo of the round hanging candelabras in one of the meeting houses (not Canterbury.) Here is a photo of the lamps in the Canterbury meeting house: http://blog.lakesregionhome.com/files/2014/02/DSC_0321_tonemapped.jpg Many of the lights are hanging bare bulbs in work areas such as the syrup shop: http://blog.lakesregionhome.com/files/2014/02/DSC_0276_tonemapped-Copy.jpg flat steel light shade in another work area (with a bare hanging bulb by the door) and in the laundry: http://blog.lakesregionhome.com/files/2014/02/DSC_0291_tonemapped-Copy.jpg http://blog.lakesregionhome.com/files/2014/02/DSC_0252_tonemapped-Copy.jpg deeper metal shade (dark green) in the room with the knitting machines: http://blog.lakesregionhome.com/files/2014/02/DSC_0235_tonemapped-Copy.jpg Hope this is helpful. Here is a link that might be useful: Canterbury, NH Shaker Village

Sorry, my crystal ball is in the shop at the moment. You’ll need to post pictures.

the floor plan is to scale for your room, sofa and (from web) a baby grand piano. Without other measurements of the two openings, it’s just a guesstimate. I see the rug as the biggest problem. I like it, understand why you want to keep it, but it just doesn’t fit properly in that space. I see other seating behind the French doors. Could you use the rug there? Two sofas will not work. The piano must be kept away from the windows. I was able to get two swivel chairs into a seating arrangement with the leather sofa and the (great) coffee table. I put a wing chair in the other corner. As you can see, I just couldn’t fit another sofa into the room. The rug…if it were centered on the fireplace and windows, would all legs of the piano be on it? If you give me the rug measurements, I will put it into the floor plan. As for swivel chairs which would look good with the sofa, I think these, from Target (good reviews) would work nicely. With all the big pieces in the room, don’t do smalls. Get a large oil painting (or good repro canvas) in deep colors. Not quite the sofa tone…just a place holder.