Redecorating... Part 1.

I bought my old sofa prior to moving into a new apartment in like 2007. It sits really low and is hard to get out of sometimes, so we decided to get a new sofa when we moved into our new house in Texas.

Old Sofa - Don't mind all the boxes and stuff everywhere. This was when we first were moving in.

After searching for quite awhile, I finally found a sofa that I really liked at a furniture store in Clear Lake. It was a completely different color and scheme but it was a good price and what I was looking for.

We ended up moving the older sofa into the master bedroom because we had room for it, and wanted sort of a sitting area near the tv in there. Might try selling it later. I felt like the rug really didn't match the color of the sofa, too much black. I was going for kind of a black and white theme with subtle cream and what not tied in when we lived in our apartment in Kansas.

We were talking about colors, and thought maybe a rust orange and other browns would fit well with this sofa. The wall is a weird tan/brown color. We found some pillows that were pretty.

Also bought a new rug to match a little better. I realize that the coffee tables don't match well - but that's another shopping trip. We're looking for an espresso colored leather ottoman. Maybe one that you can flip the top to be trays. I haven't really found one that I like yet. There was one at Target but it sits lower and was too small. This project has been ongoing... eventually we'll get there.

I also bought a new bedset at Anna's Linens. (Where I also got the smaller solid colored pillows. Got the bigger one at Big Lots). I am working on the bedroom. We finished the dining room... but those will have to be posts for later. Since, I got the new bedset and they were running a deal for light blocking curtains at Anna's - I bought chocolate colored curtains for the Master bedroom. The curtains I had in there were also light blocking curtains, that I am positive - must be defective. They don't block anything! I work overnights, so I sleep during the day. These curtains left the room bright. The new ones I got from Anna's Linens were about half the price of one panel that I got at Wal-Mart. They make the room almost pitch black. I love it! Anyway, so I thought since we're going for a browns/oranges type theme, that the older ones might work in the living room. Especially, since there were only mini blinds there. So I hung those up. Bought a double rod set and rust colored sheers to go behind with a dark brown swag. The cream is too bright. It just doesn't go. Also, we think it makes the living room too dark. I like sunshine in the common areas when I'm awake! So, here are the curtains... I know the swag looks a little weird - I am going to take it back and see if they have a longer one. I thought this would work, but it's too short.

I need some help with the curtains! I will move a set of the cream ones into the guestroom. Probably will purchase new ones. Was thinking maybe a blue (like the blue in the rug) or chocolate brown sheers. What do you think? Keep the rust sheers behind a maybe the blue or chocolate? And should I keep the swag, or leave it off?