I really like the fabrics you picked. I'd do some research, though, into Flexsteel sofas. It is SO hard now to get a quality sofa that doesn't cost a fortune. I regret buying a new sofa (Hickory Chair) and wish I'd bought a used antique sofa and had it redone. I love the HC frame, but the cushion is not good, and when I have the money, I have to have yet another cushion made. Very frustrating because I paid a fortune for the sofa. New stuff just isn't what it used to be.

I would keep the sofa and chair fabrics plain and bring pattern in with pillows.....easier to change the look with pillows. If you tire of the plaid fabric on the sofa in a few years you're stuck. Or maybe just do one chair in an accent fabric. Order the plaid fabric and have pillows made.

Agree 100% with joaniepoanie. Too much of a good thing is...well...too much.

I would go with the solid fabric. Then you can add in pillows with some red in them to carry the color from the kitchen.

Yep, me too: do a solid color sofa, or choose a fabric that has a very subtle mix of colors, like a tweed. Use pillows in vintage fabrics. The fabric in your picture doesn't read particularly vintage to me.
Diane

Although your choices are very pretty, I cast another vote for a solid, muted pattern, or lightly textured fabric. Solid may be less expensive grade also. For pattern in accessories like pillows, take a look at bark cloth prints- they are vintage but I am not sure of the era.

About the hutch and table - I like the style very much. I would advise living with it for awhile before fussing with the finish. The maple tone is part of what makes the piece reflective of the time period and classic. It looks good to me in the photo- I do not find it orange. I would just give it a gentle cleaning- I would not lift the finish.

Another vote for a different fabric for the sofa. It is a plaid and somehow it will always look out of sorts, with children moving the pillows and fabric just enough that the plaid doesn't align. Also, there is a lot of white in the fabric for young kids.

I absolutely love the kitchen wallpaper, and your ideas for the kitchen.

Okay, I just can't do a solid for the sofa. Especially since it would be tan (boring) or blue (would end up looking like an 80's cornflower blue). How about the pottery barn basic slipcovered sofa in a navy blue ticking stripe. It wouldn't be solid, but not as busy as most other prints. Plus, washable slipcovers with kids would probably be good.

riverhouse: I don't plan to do anything to the furniture yet. I still have to move it 800 miles so there's no point now. Part of me really likes the original finish, especially on the chairs and table. I'm torn. I do like a few painted pieces. I'll probably wait until I see how the floors and maybe trim turn out.

Definitely like the PB sofa better than the first option. I agree with little or no pattern on the sofa, but I like a chair with a pattern. If you get the PB sofa, you could get chairs in a solid blue and then bring other colors (and pattern) in with pillows and other accessories.

I don't have any advice just wanted to say that I love your inspiration pics (especially the blue & white one). I am drawn to 1940s as well, so I'm really hoping you'll post pics when you're done. Good luck.

I love the wallpaper. I love the wallpaper. I love the wallpaper.
I don't know about the fabric for the sofa; I agree it does seem homey cozy but I am not sure if it looks at all "fresh" so to speak. I am not feeling it. But I LOVE that wallpaper.

I'm sorry but I have to be honest, I don't like that plaid at all. Why not just a nice plaid or buffalo check without the little doo dads.

I do like that wallpaper and like where you're going with it. Sort of an English country look.

I love the blue ticking sofa, and I think you could really achieve that 1940's feel with a few assorted vintage floral barkcloth pillows. This one has some red in it that would pull in the red from your kitchen and and maybe a few other accessories. A soft cream on the walls, maybe something like SW Jersey Cream, or a shade lighter.

Here is a link that might be useful: [1940's floral barkcloth pillow, Houzz[(https://www.houzz.com/products/1940s-floral-barkcloth-pillow-prvw-vr~5857706)

The plaid looks very early nineteen-eighties to me. I think you could achieve a forties look better with a tweedy fabric, as someone else suggested. I love the blue ticking. I also like the wallpaper.

Good luck whatever you choose.

Oh, and don't forget a pair of botanical prints, fairly large, paired on a living room wall. And if you haven't seen this blog it's pretty interesting, especially the part about using red, white and blue. Post-war brought a great deal of patriotism. I thought of your beautiful kitchen wallpaper. It doesn't strike me as patriotic, but this explains the color combinations and possibly the cherries!

Here is a link that might be useful: 1940's Decorating Style

Ticking is always a good choice.

When our kids were little, we had a blue and white striped linen-like fabric on our sofa. It quickly started looking like a public health hazard. So, yes to washable slip covers, or better yet, some Kryptonite/outdoor fabric.

I didn't love the PB Basic sofa we had for a short time. I sold it on ebay. It was always sloppy, disheveled looking. I love the way fitted slipcovered furniture looks, but this was too much. Didn't look like the catalog pictures. This was a few years ago, so maybe they're made different now. I like the Bungalow Flexsteel one better than the first one.

The stripes remind me of beachy. I like the solid as well.

I have 3 different sofas in all price ranges.
Family room, we have IKEA slipcovered furniture. I have 2 sets of covers and it gets washed frequently. I did not like the sloppy look so I bought more foam and added another layer to the back of each.

In our living room I have a bernhardt franco with a grey tweed. 2 years old and crap. Will not buy anything bernhardt again.

Most used and oldest is a flex steel sectional in our loft. It was used and old when I bought it so I don't even know how hold it is now. This sofa gets used every single day. Usually lots of kids piled on it playing video games. Have had it professionally cleaned a few times and it looks like new again. Even the cushions are fine, never had to have them replaced.

If you buy a Flex steel sofa you may still have it when your kids go off to college so pick a color you can live with that long. If you go with PB.. you are probably going to have it less than 3-4 years so go with trendy.

I too have heard wonderful things about Flexsteel quality, but- I am not sure if it is still the way it was.
Melly says hers is older, which reinforces my questioning on this. Not trying to be too much of a skeptic but I was in the market for family room furniture and su:rfed the web tirelessly- and found all sorts of conflicting opinions..........

I have had Broyhill which I know is a very moderate line, and I also know that might not be an option now as they have had a good deal of financial woes but the furniture was great. (also very old so not sure of what is made now)

I had Thomasville which I believe is supposed to be a better quality than Broyhill and is more $. It was ok but it was not any better than the others.
I ended up buying Rowe, which I believe is probably comparable to Broyhill- anyway it's only a few months old but it seems great and it is made in USA.
I didn't spend a lot, as that was what the moral of the story seemed to be- there was no longer a correlation between quality and price. This may still be valid for much higher end lines but for what I was considering.... that's my 2 cents.

I still do love your wallpaper though:)