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Open Floor Plan -Should Sofas/Sectionals in adjacent rooms coordinate

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I have a sunroom adjacent to my living room. Quite an open floor plan - I already have a sofa with track arms and chairs w/ track arms in my sunroom. Should I buy a sectional with very similar track arms but a different fabric for the living room or is it more desirable to mix it up and use a different style? I keep going back and forth with this -my sunroom couch is off white/beige performance fabric and high quality ( Ethan Allen- Arcata) very comfortable and clean lines.

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HALLETT & Co.

last month

I think track, tuxedo, and modified track (like your chair, curve that ends in a track, I don't really know what its called) all work well together. The rolled arm looks are trickier to blend in successfully.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last month
Can you post pics of the pieces you are referring to/ Post the pics in a comment here do not start another post
susan graves
Original Author
last month
Yes, I will do that when I get back home. I’m traveling for next 24 hours. Thanks for your interest in helping!
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susan graves
Original Author
last month
Here are some pics from sunroom and living room. You will notice the large gray couch that I am replacing. The leather chair in the living room may be getting moved to our bedroom.
littlebug Zone 5 Missouri
last month
I must be ignorant. What’s a track arm?
chispa
last month
last modified: last month
I think OP is asking about the arm rest design/style.
susan graves
Original Author
last month
Yes- a track arm is modern without any curves in contrast to a rolled arm or sock arm style.
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Sabrina Alfin Interiors
last month
Ideally, an open floor plan should be designed holistically. Pick a palette and use one color for as the dominant color in one room, and another as the dominant color in the other. Whichever colors you didn't use as the dominant one, you can use as accents, e.g. paint, pillows, rugs, etc.
susan graves
Original Author
last month
So Sabrina, would my dominant color in the sunroom be off white because of my sofa? Brown walls seem to overtake and dominate in my opinion. The color was here when I moved in- I might swap it out for something else. When I replace the sofa in living room would another gray sofa or a dark beige work better… or neither?
susan graves
Original Author
last month
Thank you all for your advice!

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