I just bought a beautiful home and am trying to decorate the living room. It has and open space concept and the kitchen and living room adjoin. There is a red brick fireplace that is seen upon entering the house. I have Monet picture hanging above. (Monet's wife in a kimono.)
The walls are burgandy and green. I purchased a large Karastan oriental carpet called Emperor's Hunt that is placed on the light wood floor. I cannot settle on a color scheme for my sofa and chairs. I like gold, but I am afraid that this will be too much against a burgandy wall. My husband likes leather, but I'm not convinced about that look. Can a fabric couch be integrated with leather chairs?
Can you help, please?

Try a rust color. That would probably be the best color. Leather chairs are good with fabric.

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Originally Posted by scalab

I just bought a beautiful home and am trying to decorate the living room. It has and open space concept and the kitchen and living room adjoin. There is a red brick fireplace that is seen upon entering the house. I have Monet picture hanging above. (Monet's wife in a kimono.)
The walls are burgandy and green. I purchased a large Karastan oriental carpet called Emperor's Hunt that is placed on the light wood floor. I cannot settle on a color scheme for my sofa and chairs. I like gold, but I am afraid that this will be too much against a burgandy wall. My husband likes leather, but I'm not convinced about that look. Can a fabric couch be integrated with leather chairs?
Can you help, please?

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Mixing and matching different textures is quite acceptable and very pleasing to the eye. Go to the paint store and get some paint chips, I know they aren't very big, but may give you an idea of colour matches. Red and gold go very nicely together, and you are right the burgundy is a little too strong for the gold.

I am a stainled glass artisan and have to be very careful of colour coordination (and texture because stained glass comes in many textures) at times, not wanting to make a stained glass panel too strong or too subtle, but inevitably I decide quite quickly what will work.

Good luck, your ideas sound just lovely.