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you can order this sofa through buildasofa.com on 9th Street in SF, and it can all be customized to your specifications.
We bought sofas there and were very happy with quality/service, etc
http://www.buildasofa.com/structure-sofa-sizing.html

it's true, the purple chair is just there temporarily while we hunt for new furniture... a work in progress!
http://hueconsulting.blogspot.com

So, the walls were left white/beige?!
How about some color!

For entertainment rooms, the key is low contrast. You don't want to have whatever is happening on-screen competing with brightness around the tv. Think of movie theaters- you'd never see white walls because they would distract from the screen. So, a deep tone would focus your attention, while decreasing the emphasis of the set's bulkiness.

I second Freecycle. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. You sign up for your city's local group (free) and then simply send an e-mail offering it to members of that local Freecycle group. After that, it's up to the giver to decide who receives the gift and to set up a pickup time for passing on the treasure. Their main rule: Everything posted must be free, legal, and appropriate for all ages.

It's a fantastic service, and I am constantly amazed by how eager people are to retrieve what I would otherwise throw out or donate to Salvation Army.

I think it's important to note that colors will look quite different in various spaces, depending upon the light source (northern/southern exposure), indoor lighting (fluorescents, incandescent, full-spectrum), and what color you have adjacent to it. So, a color that might look just fabulous in one person's house could completely fall flat in yours. You can order larger paint chips from both BM and SW to get a better idea of the colors. As a color consultant, I always suggest my clients paint a 2x2' test board with the color before committing to it for their room. That way, they can see how the color changes throughout the day, as the lighting changes.

Brown tends get a bad reputation-dirty, homely, frumpy, or just out-dated. But it doesn't have to be... Check out clothing and hip furniture stores for the latest chic color combinations, and you'll find bright, spunky color paired with brown: turquoise, purple, bubble gum pink, or bright blue... Embrace brown by giving it an updated look- it's all about context.

Thank you so much for including my post on art hotels- I'm delighted to be included!

I agree, in order to break down the stereotypes of gender specific colors, we have to stop referring to them in terms of having any association with gender.

I'll have to check out Peter Pan now!