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[stevieb]

I like both rooms but probably like the first better, where I like more of the individual elements. I would replace the sputnik. I've never liked them and they've become so overdone. I'd replace the coffee table and tub chairs in the second, most of the art and the wall color. It's a pretty shade of blue, but I have no desire for blue walls. I do love the burnt orange velvet sofa.

[skatting44]

I prefer choice # 2, however it is nice to see plum  beside the brown sofa rather than just cream colored furniture.

 Calico Corners  had some very interesting room designs. I  loved  picking out  fabrics for window treatments and  upholstery when I first built my home . I had some summer slip covers made for my sofa and loves seats .

[PINKdogWOOD]

NO

[Judaline]

The shoes are pretty.

[faeriemoon]

I like the first room a lot.  I don't care for the doubled up area rugs, but that's a minor change.  I like the way even the non-neutral pieces feel neutral in the room.

I don't care for the second room.

[Imaoldhippie]

I really like the colors in #1.  I often use purple and green together in the home and my clothing.

I also like the 2nd room.

[RedTop]

NO x 2 for me.  I have stared intently on both pictures for an extended length of time and cannot find a single thing in either room that I can honestly say I like.  I cannot even agree with @Judaline on liking the shoes!   

The pictures are just so different from the plain and basic style I like.  

[Trinity11]

I really enjoy seeing how others decorate their homes. However, I like neutral white walls, minimal furniture and a very streamlined environment with few accessories displayed. So these rooms, although lovely, I cannot appreciate for myself...

[Sooner]

I could never live with that orange rust shade.  

[Oznell]

@kittyloo,  I love your analysis of living room #1!   That's exactly what struck me-- the more personal, individual nature of the color combos suggesting an emotional connection, rather than cookie-cutter.  That's what I'm always looking for also in a room...

It's funny, because that picture at the Ballard's site wasn't even to illustrate color schemes.  They were showing how how you could 'correct' for the mistake of having a rug that was too small, by layering it over a larger one.  But it was the overall "mood" of the room that grabbed me.