If the sofa is beige, Then what color is the carpet?

Armed only with a floor plan of my little house before I moved over here, I knew I'd need to buy new furniture that fit in the room. I set about looking at every sofa in every store both in town and on the internet.

And I came up empty.

I was willing to pay for some nice furniture, just wanted it to be something spectacular and comfortable since I'll likely be sitting on it for the next 15 years. And it had to be pink. or white. or something totally crazy maybe. And it has to be cottage. And modern. all at the same time.

I entertained the notion of futons, loveseats, daybeds, foam furniture, used ones, vintage ones, leather ones, new ones, custom ones and even parts of sectionals. Nothing seemed quite like the right fit.

As moving day got closer and closer, I started really stressing out over it. Because the color of the sofa had to work with the color of the carpet I was about to get installed for more money than I could just do-over if it turned out it wasn't quite right.

Of all the sofas I'd seen, and there were a lot, it was really only this off-white one that spoke to me because of its styling. Totally modern but with enough tufting to make it sort of cottagey. I had no idea how I would make that color work and then all of a sudden I found a pink area rug with beige stripes which pulled all the colors together.

"That's how i make it work!" I thought and ordered the sofa and chair right after I ordered the rug. Turned out the sofa looks awesome with the rug, as I'd expected... but the coffee table was another story. Totally wrong size and shape.

I started looking on craigslist for coffee tables and I got lucky. Within a few days, I managed to somehow find one that was the perfect size and shape and also somehow in-between modern and shabby chic and also grey and beige. The two colors I would have sworn don't work together before I saw 'em doing it in my living room.

The coffee table is spectacular. It is also busy enough, and matches enough that I didn't need the area rug at all. In fact it just seemed to be clutter. The rest of the living room is still a work in progress but it seems the more I take away, the better looking the room is.

I've halted plans to paint all or part of the table white. It seems to be the star of the room and everything else should be adjusted to match it.

That sofa and chair are really comfortable. Also scotchguarded and guaranteed for stains as well as structure for 7 years. I imagine it will become important. I have two cats, an off-white sofa and no dining room.