Ottoman Wishes Do Come True!

You may remember my most recent post in which I lamented over the search for the perfect cocktail ottoman to utilize as a coffee table in our family room...

Well, I'm excited to finally share that I found THE one. Here it is sitting pretty in the designer showroom where I discovered the answer to my ottoman prayers:

As you can see, it fulfills about 65% of my initial list of requirements for this specific piece of furniture - and 100% of my new list. The fabulous, carved wooden base is only topped by the perfect "built in" tray! Not to mention the quality - North Carolina-made, honey! Truly, angels began singing in the background... Or, perhaps it was my sister in the background yacking away about a blue headboard she needed so badly. Forget it! This shopping trip wasn't about a headboard - I'd found the ottoman!

I was ready to take the plunge then and there and order up one of these bad boys, in my choice of custom upholstery, of course, when the super friendly design consultant I'd been working with shared a secret - they'd be holding their annual clearance sale in about two weeks. Apparently everything is 10-70% off during this time, but you have to take the floor model. Which is a-ok by me, now that I'm well skilled in the area of {very} amateur re-upholstery, as evidenced here, here and here.

Always up for a good deal, I surprised myself with an extraordinary level of patience and faith as I waited out those two weeks, and keeping my fingers crossed that this gem hadn't been picked up by some other savvy home decorator. Luckily, when I called on the morning the sale began, I found that this piece was still available and that the floor model was 30% off!!! I paid for it over the phone and the Hubs helped pick it up and bring it home the next day. Here it is in our family room:

 

I think the muted(ish) zebra print upholstery is super cute, alas, it's not to be for our home. Although I do want something that will add a pop of color and fun! Enter the amazing array of ottoman fabric possibilities...

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As you can see they (almost) all have similar blue-orange/reddish characteristics. Like I said - I want something fun and maybe even young and modern :-) I think it will be a perfect offset to the otherwise traditional lines of the piece. Also, I'd love to bring in a fabric which will tie together our blue kitchen with the orange/reddish/rust colored accent walls facing our family room (you can see a peek of them behind the sofa in the pic above). 


So - the BIG question is - which should I go with?!? Pretend they're all the same price point and all as easy to get, even if that isn't entirely true... And give me your gut reaction.


Thanks for your help and have a wonderful week!!!