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the green rug is from pottery barn, I have the same one in orange and I love it!!

Coffee table is from West Elm.

The green rug is Pottery Barn.
The white table and brown rug are West Elm (Both Discontinued)

(Kinda sad that a $1.4MM house is filled w/ low-end catalog furniture)

That said: Why would anyone want the exact same things that someone else has? Using a room for inspiration is one thing, but to copy item-for-item is just sad.

Just love the plasma screen above the pseudo "Tudor" fireplace. Kinda like the "Flintstones". Granite tires. Paleolithic credit cards.
Does one need a ladder to view it?

the end table in the top pic is similar to a silver and marble topped table i got from the company store.

Are you sure it's the furniture you love and not the architectural details of the house? The furniture itself does not seem very remarkable to me; similar stuff can be found at just about any chain furniture store. If you don't have lots of windows, high ceilings, fireplace, etc, you might not be able to get the look you're going for.

I think it's better to start by figuring out what elements you have in your own home, then look for inspiration from photos of homes with similar elements.

There is nothing wrong with someone seeing a room, falling in love, and wanting to replicate it to the best of their abilities in their own space. Adapting what we see to our own space is what makes it unique.

Being "sad" is being insulting just for the sake of it.

I understand bepsf's point. Assembling a room "by numbers" with no consideration for the actual space can be a formula for (expensive) disaster. It's like buying your entire middle aged wardrobe at Abercrombie or Forever 21. You may LOVE the way those youthful models look in those clothes, but it may have an entirely different effect when you squeeze those trendy rags on to a 48 year old body that hasn't seen a gym in half a decade.

I've always been unsure about having a TV above a fireplace. Wouldn't the fire get distracting?

"Kinda sad that a $1.4MM house is filled w/ low-end catalog furniture"

I suspect the reason for that is staging -- this is inexpensive furniture that's been brought in to help sell the house, which is probably unoccupied.

There's something very Toll Brothers-ish (home construction builder in the DC area) about this house that I really don't like.

Fireplace style looks out of place with window style.

I think the style of the room could work well, even better, in a smaller space. In fact, to me, the windows kind of dwarf the small scale furniture. The neutrals with great pops of color are what most small rooms need, where as a room the size of the photo could benefit from more intricate/taller pieces.

No idea where any of the furniture came from - but the green cabinet could likely be replicated with paint.

I am guessing you like the colorways in the furniture and can use that as inspiration. In a smaller space be careful of scale. The generously stuffed and rounded furniture will look huge if shoved up against the walls of a tiny room.

I agree with the others. Copying this room exactly could be a recipe for disaster. Make sure that you are paying careful attention to scale when you are translating this room in a smaller space.

One comment you made I am a little confused by. You said: "Also instead of the 2 chairs I would need either a large arm chair or maybe a small love seat. My room is much smaller than the one shown and the love seat or chair would need to sit next to the side table perpendicular to the couch rather than across from it."

It seems to me that in a small space 2 slipper chairs would be much more appropriate than a sofa and love seat combo. If the space truly is small, I would consider doing a loveseat and slipper chairs, and leaving the sofa out all together. One of my pet peeves is a giant sofa crammed into a small space.

Richard in LA - Best analogy ever. I heart you.

dang but you are a mean, opiniated bunch of people!! poor katya only asked if we knew where she could find the pieces in the room - and the next thing you know, her taste is being lambasted. why not let her decide what will and will not work in her space? while you may feel above "low-end catalog furniture," or your personal taste may differ from hers, i believe what we have here is a lot of un-asked-for (and often obnoxious) opinions. get over yourselves!

no one asked you if you like the rooms in question! and no one asked how you think she can make these looks work in her space!! sheesh people!!

apologies to those posters with good intentions, it's just that pretentious, unkind, unconstructive posts really rub me the wrong way.

ebwill,

She didn't ask where she could find the pieces. She asked how she could copy the room.

Unless she has a room of similar dimensions, she can't.