Carpet Showdown

We need your help. We are making progress on redecorating our living room. Here is a quick before picture...


The blue corduroy chair, coffee table, end table/media center, and wool rug all came as hand-me-downs from Susan (THANKS!). The antique rocker was handed down by Mimi. And the red (faded to a lovely pink) couch was purchased by me just out of college. The green walls were painted by the previous owners and somehow they worked ok (or at least we thought they did) with the rest of our furniture.


But now, we are ready for a change and we are slowly replacing all of the above items. Basically, we want a clean, somewhat modern room with burnt orange, green, and browns as the primary color scheme. Here is a quick description of what we have in mind.

*The blue chair and rocker have been replaced by these chairs purchased at Cost Plus World Market.
*We are looking for a clean-lined, non-overstuffed couch in a neutralish color.
*We are going to paint the wall leading to the dining room a burnt orange and the remaining three walls a darkish khaki.
*The window wall will have a bookcase on the left and a media console on the right.
*And the carpet...this is where you come in. We have brought home three samples of possibilities. Here they are:


1) Diamond:
2) Double Square:

3) Small Square:
We are not carpeting wall to wall - just getting the carpet bound as an area rug. These are all stain resistant carpets - a must with Carter - and are pretty soft to crawl on - another requirement. What do you think? Do you have a favorite? Don't pay attention to the color - these are just the colors on the samples I was able to check out. Which is your favorite pattern?


Please cast a vote in the poll at the top left of the blog. We will leave the poll open until Friday. Thanks in advance for your help!