Show me your couch.....

I'm on a hunt....for a new couch/sofa/whatever you call it. A Canadian friend calls it a divan. But we are in desperate need of one. The thomasville one we bought probably 16 years ago, has needed to be replaced about five or more years...but other things got done instead....yep, you know how that goes. It's been a great piece of furniture for the "bones" of it are still doing ok for an old girl. But the fabric, well, now it's faded, and the piping is worn. I'm almost embarrassed to have not done anything about it. So I am finally going to focus and get something else. Besides, it is not the right scale for my living area anyway. With the high ceilings in there, I really need something with a taller back. I'm not sure about replacing the wing back chairs in there, but I'd like to. They are in good shape, too, but a little out-dated. I'd really like some club chairs and a new ottoman. Hmm, yes, in a perfect world, and if my husband were given a nice, fat pay raise....well, maybe. So for now, I'm thinking "use the chairs and just replace the sofa". So that means maybe doing away with the red accents and going a little more subtle. The chairs are blue, but at least blue is a little more in vogue again.....I found a nice chocolate fabric with blue accents in it I might could use.....Will the Mister like it??? I have my doubts. He's not much into browns.....so we will work around that, too.

Here are three styles I saw this morning that I liked. Some fabrics I chose are the brown with small blue dots....another is a paisley with blue, green and red. ( Will I tire of a paisley couch????) And then a chenille that has a raised damask like pattern in it. It comes in a taupe, but there is also a beautiful red in that fabric. If I got the red, it would be necessary to at least recover the existing chairs.

Styles:
You'll note that I like curves......which is good, because I've got lots of curves in my life! :)
So tell me what you like in a sofa, how you chose the one you have, what you would replace it with if you could, and would you try to use what you have or would you do the whole room over at the same time....????

So to recap, I know I want a taller back than the sofa I have now......and something that won't be radically different and will go with the living/dining area as it is. Take a look at the styles I saw today....please show me or tell me about yours and help me talk myself thru this decision. I woudl be eternally grateful......well, as grateful as furniture decisions can make one.......kwim????