judithn: You've really peeked our curiosity! It would really help to see this scrumptous rug you describe. From your description, it seems that you would like to rug to be your focal point of the room and the furniture should be a backdrop to that. Trends come and trends go, but ultimately you are the ones that live in your home and should choose what makes you comfortable and enjoy. I've noticed when I post a question on this board, I am hoping for a clear majority (and sometimes there is one), but more often I get two different opinions which seems to be happening here as well. That tells me that either option is fine and you need to cast the deciding vote!

This is the best I could do. Quest for Color Pages 80-83: Residential design and landscape architecture by Morgan Pierce, Grace Street Home Additions, San Francisco, California, www.gracestreet.com or (415) 342-6021; renovations and additions by Scott Ukrop, Grace Street Home Additions, Richmond, Virginia, (804) 232-0120; design by Susan Lankenau, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Lovely colors but you have a lot of visuals going on there with the stripes and florals, etc. I would use the stripe fabric on the dining chairs and personally I would pick a plain fabric for the windows and paint the walls the neutral that you see between the stripes. If you decide on a plain fabric, you might use some of the stripe fabric on the window treatments. Sometimes less is more.

I Still would put Bold abergine pillows behind green euro and add one accent pillow in the drapery color..let that beautiful abergine be the pretty surprise peaking out from behind the luxurious green velvet...adding a tan or brown leather lumbar would look amazing with those gorgeous pine walls Too! Few bedding set up examples...