Update on sofa and my whereabouts

So we might be nearing a compromise on the sofa saga. I have found something modern that looks comfortable and at 89" long has a good size. Ladies, I present the Loring by Room and Board:

When I return from LA we will have to go and do the comfort test to see if I can order the sofa and get on with my life. Speaking of which, for the first in 7 years that I have been travelling for business DH has decided that he actually wants to come with me! I usually have somebody to come with me on my trips but usually not him so I am hoping he enjoys the one perk of my job. Ok, I gotta go because I promised to post my Columbia pictures on Facebook two months after the fact. I know, I am horrible at keeping up with my pics and my postings but I am trying to do better.

A change of scenary...rugs!

So if you haven't been to my home in a while...here is a picture of my living room when we first moved in:




Here is a more recent picture



since this picture was taken, i have painted the walls with the same color in flat to remove the gloss and moved the couch to the wall. I am now looking to replace all the furniture plus the accesorize...cause I want it to make me happy when I walk in :o)

Since I cannot bring myself to order a sofa yet...I have been looking at rugs. As you know, we are not the neatest people...we spill stuff so I need something safe ;-)

If you find other picks, please post the link by all means! On a side note, I finally got some 8x10 wedding pictures that I ordered to put somewhere in the house. Do you think its tacky to put wedding pictures in the living room? or should I reserve them for my bedroom and hallway upstairs?

The Sofa Situation

have been driven to start blogging again because I am trying to decorate and it promises to be an adventure. So I am trying to buy a new sofa and matching chairs to pull my living room together. I will post a picture of my living room in its current state tonight. So here is the dilema:

My version of a nice sofa

DH's Version

So as you can see we are worlds apart...I like contemporary/mid-century while he likes just comfortable...that's it, no particular style or era. So I am trying to find compromises such as:

Orson, by Room & Board

Kendall, by Room & Board

Cameron by Room & Board

Axis, by Crate and Barrel

Lounge, by Crate and Barrel

What do you think?