Jessie’s Family Room

My adorable niece Jessie and her husband recently purchased and will soon be moving into her childhood home in Virginia! They want to get a head start on ordering furniture, etc. so that it can all be ready to go when they arrive after their long trip across the country, so Jessie asked if I could help her out. She said, “In my current house, I went very bohemian with lots of colors (think opal house brand meets world market) and I liked the funkiness of it, but it also started to wear on me. I like the clean feel of Joanna farmhouse, but don’t like the lack of color. I’m hoping to stick a balance of bohemian/farmhouse with soothing, airy colors (like sage green, or calming teals/grays) I also want it to feel light and open! I traditionally like mid-century modern furniture (like this sofa https://www.article.com/product/2974/timber-rain-cloud-gray-corner-sectional) but am open to leather, other colors/styles, etc! I’m thinking I’ll need something large scale on the wall to anchor the room, and I don’t want to do a TV over the fireplace. I’m in no rush and I know you’re busy, so don’t feel ANY pressure whatsoever!! I’m just so grateful to get a talented expert helping me!!!” She already had several rugs in mind that she was interested in so I based my design on the rug that I liked best from the options she sent. This is the picture that she sent me:

Here is the design that I created for her, followed by the links and details:

I would probably get two couches and four chairs for your room. You could have the gray couches facing each other with a set of chairs on each end. And possibly a round coffee table in the middle. I would do long floating shelves above your couch on that big open wall and style them with layered art and other decor. Above your fireplace I would set a round mirror like the one pictured. I know that is a corner but I think it would probably work to just set a round mirror on the fireplace and then you could style some greenery or other decor as well. I would keep it very simple though. Another option would be to just remove the fireplace if possible. I have put some examples of artwork, a faux tree, books and other ideas that you could use for styling.