Put some art on the walls behind the chairs? A rug?

White lumbar pillows on the chairs, and something of a mid-range height between top of TV and back of chairs. The hieght change is not working in your favor.

I like the idea of the white lumbar pillows. Maybe a rug and some artwork in citrus colors to break it up and make the whole thing less blah? I would actually change the wall color if you can... it's making the chairs fade into the background and making the TV stand out too much.

A picture rail shelf (or shelves at varying heights) and some large pieces of art? A collection of frames and/or photos? A large mirror? An area rug.

There seems to be quite a bit of orange going on here - walls, chairs, floor. I agree, breaking it up with some pillows, a rug, and art would work nicely. Great fridge!

My first reaction is too much orange. Love the wall colors, and love the chair colors, but together the chairs recede, when they should really pop.

If you're set on both, I'd work some more white into the space: for uniformity, toss the throw pillows, and replace them with identical white ones. (Check West Elm, they always have interesting pillows at cheap prics.) And add some artwork -- either one big piece or a cool collection.

The chairs are fab, but they match the wall color. So it should change.

I don't quite understand why you want this particular arrangement, though. You can't watch TV the way the chairs are set up, and if there's another half of the conversation area (a sofa?), I think it would be weird to talk to people with the TV staring you in the face between them. Could you move the chairs both off to one side? That might allow for better TV watching and chatting.

The wall color is too similar to that of the chairs and the chairs are simply getting lost against the wall. Step 1 would be altering this.

Also, matching pillows on the chairs. I like the idea of white lumbar pillows, but a number of things would work, as long as they match. I think it looks haphazard as you have it.

the orange chairs are the exact same color as the wall, paint the wall a much lighter orange so that the wall, the fridge and the chairs are all different colors

I'd paint the walls another color. It would look more balanced if the chairs didn't blend into the wall.

I don't think the chairs should flank the fridge. The fridge is too high in the middle. It doesn't work with the scale of the chairs. I'd put the fridge in the corner and pull the chairs out away from the wall and arrange them together. Getting them away from the wall will also help with the orange-on-orange thing. They're great chairs but they're getting lost.

I'm not a fan of the arrangement in general...there's literally a fridge between you and the person in the other chair. I'd suggest some contrasting art on the sides of the fridge/tv stand, moving the chairs elsewhere and adding some sort of small side table or stool between them.
It also shoot for adding some dark brown/black white (if you want to stick to a more classic route) or else some more bold and saturated colors - right now things are a little homogenous and washed out.

Agree with JulesDC that the chairs are washing out against the walls. As for accents, this isn't a lumbar pillow, but this Inhabit pattern may help tie the chairs and fridge together:

http://www.velocityartanddesign.com/product.php?productid=17419&cat=573&manufacturerid=&page=1

or perhaps this C&B one:

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=1277&f=26022

Maybe also moving the chairs forward away from the walls and anchoring with a rug?

Quickest & simplest & cheapest solution = Give the orange wall a new neutral paint color.

This arrangement cannot be made to work. The height is just all wrong, and that flatscreen TV looks ridiculous on your vintage fridge. You should get a low table for the TV and move the fridge to being an accent piece in the corner. And also consider changing either the wall color or the chair color, which are both too similar to your floor color (though the chairs would be ok if the wall was different). And yes, as suggested before, white pillows in the same shape for the chairs, to pull in the fridge.

Agree about more white. Maybe some other colors, too, like lime green or turquoise.

How about painting chair legs white and getting one of those white cutout cuckoo clocks from Urban Outfitters, or whoever it is that sells them? Something in that funky humorous line.

Also, the TV should be at eye level, no> Have to hand it to poster -- this is a real challenge. Suspect picture is a send up via photo shop. A a fun one, though.

you need blue walls! :)

It's not your fault you're out of ideas--it just doesn't work!

I agree with the general feeling that you need more chair-to-wall color contrast and less chair-to-fridge-to-chair height contrast.

Paint the walls, get some art, put the TV on something lower, and rearrange the furniture.

Okay, one more thing. One of the people in the fall colors contest had a sofa that was almost exactly the same shade as your chairs--she put it against a rich blue wall and it looked amazing.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/fall-colors-2007-midwest/28-jamies-unorthodox-color-palette-034610

If you're not looking to repaint your whole house...

You definitely need a rug. Some inexpensive jute/sisal (white/cream) color would work fine. And then move the chairs away from the wall so that the rug becomes the background and not the wall.

If you have some low-bookcases - they could be moved next to your vintage fridge to balance out the mass... cool fridge - is it actually working?

There are 2 problems with this space: Lack of harmony with color/tone and height issues.

The wall color needs to change. If you love orange, go several shades lighter or go darker with a poppy red. Or choose off white that looks good with the fridge (too white a white will not harmonize with the cream fridge and will make everything look dingy).
Also, the creamy color of the fridge also doesn't look great with the silver of the tv, and the green pillow is too pastel. The floor is the same tone as the chairs, so they are competing. I would use a dark rug, chocolate brown or dark gray.

I would put the chairs side by side with the fridge to one side (probably toward the corner). Hang a reasonably large piece of art behind the chairs. The top of the art should be taller than the fridge. The tv draws the eye up too far. I would find a new spot for the tv or switch the fridge for a lower piece of furniture. Or mount the tv on the wall behind the chairs in place of the art.

That fridge is awesome... but you need something lower.
Find another use in the house for the fridge, its not a good TV stand.

I wonder if it would make a different to shift the entire arrangement as is to the corner? Otherwise I agree with the others: move the fridge from between the chairs.

yeah, I would split apart the chairs from the fridge. Put the fridge in the corner (basically switch it with the chair that's in the corner), angled out and then have the chairs arranged with maybe a small end table between them. Agree with everyone else about the wall color, too similar to the chair color. The chairs are a great color though and a new wall color would really show them off!

Do you find it comfortable to view the TV at that height? I see part of the problem as a matter of comfort -- unless you have a couch at a huge distance in the part of the room we can't see, the TV being on top of the old fridge just wouldn't work from a practical standpoint.

I love your cool chairs and the fridge, but I don't think they work in a grouping -- the height disparity (particularly when you add the TV) just makes everything look off. Find another use for the fridge or move it into the corner, get something low to put your TV on, re-paint your walls -- I'm with the people who say to go with a deeper color like poppy red or dark blue -- and get or make new throw pillows.

I agree with others... the TV is way too high and placed in an awkward location. A new wall color is definitely needed as right now it's almost the same color as the chairs AND floor.

Try placing the two chairs together off to one side and moving the fridge a little more to the corner. It would probably look best to place the TV on a lower surface. I bet the correct accent color will help a great deal. Maybe cobalt blue or a crisp green?

Sometimes the best solution is to realize that there is no good solution (without changing the furniture you have to work with). See if you can swap pieces between other vignettes elsewhere in your space.

I would find a low side table or other lower piece furniture to put the television on and move the fridge elsewhere -- it's a cool piece, but not only is it too tall for that grouping, but that pink is always going to look muddy with all that orange, and vice versa. A couple of bright lime colored throw pillows and a block of lime-colored paint backing the arrangement will brighten the room and unify whatever is in front of it -- then add art or white floating shelves framed inside the block of color to house books or a collection of objects.

Check out the CB2 catalog for ideas on how to break up the orange. They often have monochromatic rooms in their catalog. I agree with the others who say add a rug, add more white and perhaps another neutral (like the deep brown you have going), or variations on the orange. Also, what other textures do you have going on here? it is all very sleek with the chairs being the odd ones out.

There's nothing wrong with the chair/wall combo, and no problem with the wall color itself. Nor was it really the question...

You can TOTALLY make that arrangement work with accessories and art, and potentially, lamps or sconces.

Agree with P2, sconces are a great idea, something 40s to go with the furnishings.

I know a lot of people don't like the permanence of it, but I would mount the tv to the wall.

Also, if you moved the chairs forward a couple feet, the fridge wouldn't be in the way. I would try to enjoy their curvature by giving them breathing room instead of forcing them against the wall.

And, I agree, painting the walls would be a good move. OOOOR maybe you could put up some algues? http://www.bonluxat.com/a/Ronan_and_Erwan_Bouroullec_Algue.html

Well, posting my little living room dilemma has certainly been an interesting experience. Thanks for all of the suggestions. A few clarifications/answers to questions.

Nope, not photo shopped. This is exactly where we left things in frustration. When the chairs are angled forward and pulled a bit out from the wall, they actually are workable for conversations.

The orange on the walls is Sherwin Williams yam. It actually pulls some of the darker tones from the floor -- that didn't come out in the photo. The orange chairs, well, they are all we have right now so I am trying to make it work. Thus my questions.

The fridge is another one of those things that we have and are trying to make work. A larger tv mounted to the wall is in the future plan, but it is what we have right now.

The windows have dark green panels and sullivan mutli panels (a big pattern with white/green/and just enough yellow).

Yup, we need a rug. Any suggestions?

Our room has typical cape cod front-room layout where the entry opens right into the living room. To the right of the door in front of a large window, we have a linen jasper sofa. About six feet into the room parallel to the door we have a green leather chair which is slightly angled to delineate an "entry" area.

The fridge doesn't actually work. It's just housing lots of tv-related gadgets at the moment.

I will try to figure out how to post more photos. Any additional suggestions on how to balance out this arrangement (I realize this isn't easy) for the time being would be awesome.