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olldbobbi Navy blue, white and gray are a beautiful, crisp color combination. For the bookshelves, instead of putting something between them, move the left unit to the right and the right unit to the left. Leave 3 equal amounts of space between them and on either side of them.

Jessica olldbob-thanks that's good advice about moving the book shelves.

Carolina Photo To Go LLC As oldbob says, your color combo are great!. You might want to select some photography for your walls before deciding though. High def photography is almost as good as being there. Once you have chosen what you want on your wall, you can pull colors from it to use for an accent color. Look at Etsy.com they have unique items from the US and all over the world really. The artisans and craftsman on there can freq. customize what you like. I have a photography shop, nancyhehman. Etsy has lots of diff home decor (and other things that would make great Christmas gifts - jewelry, purses) Just use the search engine to input what you need.

I love the ocean so I am looking at The Tybee Island Lighthouse right now and I awaken to St Thomas every morning. Can't get any better than that. But, I also love animals too. Have fun.

Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design I would not add navy. Dark chocolate and whipped cream come to mind, along with a little of the blue from the other room. I think slipper chairs such as the one shown below would be nice by the window. I also like the second chair below.I'd like to see you replace your PB bookshelves with a wall of Ikea Billy bookcases in the black/brown finish with the added height pieces. I'd probably do them without the doors that are shown.

Dar Eckert Will you be placing a tv in the room? If so put it between the book shelves.

houssaon I don't think I would do navy, especially with the rug. How about some warm colors like orange, apricot or coral? Elegant Historical Building Condominium Family Room - Home Office :: green residence ::

Also, like the advice on moving the shelves together and looking for art work first before getting pillows. What are you going to do for window treatments?

Jessica Carolina Photo To Go LLC- thanks for the advice about doing a photography print art piece. When trying to marry my taste with my husbands we have very different taste in art. He is very literal and I am a bit more abstract. However, I LOVE the ocean and the beach so perhaps finding something in that area would fit us both.

I moved the book cases closer together and it looks a lot better. Dar Eckert-no there will not be a TV in the room.

Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design- The bookcases will not be going anywhere anytime soon. We just purchased them a year ago, but that you for the advice. I do love the blue and chocolate chairs you mentioned, but I was trying to steer away from my habit of loving everything that is brown and blue. Although, grey and navy are not a very big stretch!

houssaon-while I also love orange, it sometimes feels a bit modern to me and I like more traditional, transitional, cottage look (if you can have all of those in one house)! However, I do have a Georgia O'keefe print hanging above the bar in that room that I love. You can see it on the floor in the second pic. Maybe I should try to pull some of those colors.

Right now we are without curtains :( I know it would warm the room up nicely but I have been waiting on picking furniture an deciding on accent colors first. Maybe this spring we can get curtains. Here are some curtain styles I like for this room:

judyg Converted Carriage House

Creamy white and yellow!
Ribbon Damask Pillow Cover, Yellow By Celine And Kate

movethisnotthat linen, monoco blue are big colors in the pantone color forecast, check them out I think you are on the right track with the blue. There may be other colors in the forecast that will inspire you as well, love the couch!

msslynne Grey is my favorite nuetral! I love how you can so easily change the feel and temperature of a room by changing accents once you have a good base. I do love blue and brown both. But lavender and pastels also look great. Your colors already look good, you could even use pillows or a throw blanket in a deep burnt orange for a pop of color with what you have now. Looks like you already have a wonderful start on a relaxing and tasteful space-trust your own instincts and play around a bit with maybe prints and textures-you have great style and it shows very well.

Sharyn I LOVE your sofa (gray fan here too). May I ask where you purchased it? I'm from the far northwest burbs of Chicago. On a side note off topic: Would this fabric match this sofa? I'm currently using it with BM Wedgewood gray but like you, I don't want too much blue used through the space - so I was considering Grey for the formal living room.

Annette I just ordered this exact same sofa from Ashley! I am painting the walls the tan color from the pillows and keeping the rest of the accents in blue, black and gray accents. I also purchased the striped uttoman and 2 of the striped chairs to put at the head of my dining room table since it is in a great room. I'll post pics when I am done... please post your completed room also so we can see how they both turned out!!

Sharyn Ashley ? Yay, I have one 5 minutes from me.....heading off to the store to check it out. Thanks!

Jessica Sharyn, yes we got it from Ashley Furniture. They had it on sale around veterans day for $488.

Jessica Here is the living room now with the couch...and christmas decor...still need some art work and of course curtains down the line. I actually moved the pillows that came with the couch to my tan (more causal) family room couches and brought out these blue velvet pillows from pottery barn

olldbobbi Very nice!

Dar Eckert Love the new couch. Try turning it to face the Christmas tree and add a couple of small chairs where the sofa is now.

orangecamera I found this on allposters.com. Look how nice a very large seascape looks over a gray sofa! This one is Item #: 2825866 in case you're interested.

Sharyn Your room is coming together nicely. Do you have a Gordmans or HomeGoods store near you? They have some awesome accessories and artwork for a great price. The wall behind the couch is screaming for a huge piece of artwork, big like 36x36 or bigger. Also, check out JCP.com clearance for window treatments. Great deals to be found there. (I just ordered sliding panels for my patio doors for $50!)

Annette My new furniture just arrived! I got the loveseat and 2 chairs that match your sofa. LOVE IT!! Unfortunately, one of the chairs was damaged and had to return it, so we are waiting for the replacement. We went with a gray wall color since we have the tan carpet. I ordered 2 striped pillows that are being shipped as well. I am still working on my art wall behind. Ordered some family pics in black and white. I still need lighting and another side table. Thinking it would be nice to add some bling?? Either silver lamps and a tray on the table? (I like your lamps) Or I really love mercury glass, so I am thinking apothacary jars on the tables? I like the pillows you had on the couch that were solid... in the pic they look like they match the patterned pillow teal blue color?? Love the chairs that Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design posted above! That would be a great color to pull into your room also. I went with solid white curtains since I have solid white dining chairs and my living & dining rooms are open to eachother. The puppy is trying to claim the ottoman as his bed... NOT going to happen! lol

Annette Can't get my pic to upload. Will try to put it on my own page.

Jessica I need opinions. Got this new painting. What do u think of it in this room?

Terri Maines_Theisen I love the original pillows with the sofa they made the sofa look so much richer. I don't like the pillows above on the sofa at all. I like the picture but not in this room.

Dar Eckert The picture behind the sofa is lovely. I think I would get pillow or throw with the purple color from the print.

Jessica Here is the room now. As you can see we went with a different painting(don't ask, it's not my favorite piece of art but...) and new chairs that are light blue. Now we need to do something about the rug. Found some at Home Goods...what do you guys think?

bocadog Where did you find the large pictures? looking for a big picture myself! Thanks

Jessica Kirklands. Also Home Goods usually has some nice large sizes.

Ann I'm new to this discussion. Your room looks very nice and I like the chairs and artwork you chose. The rug you already have isn't bad - what makes you want to replace it? It's picky but I think the artwork is just slightly too high - is it more than 5" above the back of the sofa?

decoenthusiaste I don't like any of the rugs better than the one you already have. Agree for moving the picture 5" above the sofa back. This one is much better than the previous one. You might decide to frame it later. Only when they hang alone do you put the center at 60" above the floor. From the first posting I have wanted to suggest moving the ladder shelves to the loft above and making a reading nook there. I'm not a fan of them or clocks as legitimate decor. Sorry, just me. Wherever they go, style with 1/3 books, 1/3 substantial decor and 1/3 open space.

Dar Eckert The striped rug is better but could be a little larger.