So, I'm going through a bit of, not buyer's remorse necessarily, but more of buyer's "did I do the right thing?"
We are planning on spending very little decorating the VT house--with only 700 square feet, there's not much to buy. But we do need a bed, and a new couch. I'm buying the couch new because there are specific things I'm looking for--a smaller size, an ability to convert it into additional sleeping. Also, it's the one piece of furniture that will be a focal point. You walk in the door and that's the only thing you're going to see. There's no room for any armchairs or anything else. So I plan on one good piece of new furniture and then buy accent tables, etc. from flea markets/craigslist.
So on the way home from Burlington we stopped off at a furniture store. I don't know what happened, but DH and I walked directly over to one piece of furniture that seemed perfect. It checked all the boxes. It especially checked the box I have in my mind for "fun" and "whimsical" as the decorating tone I'm looking to achieve.
But now I look at it and I'm saying to myself "egad." Is it too much?? I'm going to keep everything else in the place understated to balance it out. The colors are bright, but the hues are slightly off--I was thinking red v orange-red and sage green v olive green. But I'm flexible on that.
You guys who are artists and who have a great visual sense--what do you think? I'm posting the link to the sofa as well as to pictures of my living room. Can you envision this sofa in a room with an artsy bohemian vibe, or do you think it's going to scream at people?
http://futonland.com/index/page/prod...xoCQmMQAvD_BwE
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Here is a picture of the same room, different angle: it's one of the listing pictures, so the couch is a picture of the previous owner's.
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Not sure why one came out right-size up and the other's upside down.