Definitely start with a rug. I don't know what your style is so can't make specific rug suggestion. But, I would take advantage of this neutral palette to choose a rug with a design and colors I love, then add pillows and accessories repeating those colors. Make sure the rug is large enough to be in scale with the sofa. The sofa has pretty hard lines, you might consider a round ottoman out of fabric. Above the sofa you could do artwork in graphic black and white, or color. Don't worry about everything matching. I am a believer that artwork is chosen because you love the piece. It should stand out in the room if you made the decision to invest in something. Check out local colleges the art department has several sales during the year of student art; especially around this time of year. Once you have the rug and ottoman add some chairs for additional seating. Enjoy and have fun.

Hi Douglas, If you are keeping the solid frame and just changing out the cushions then a Warwick Ashanti fabric like this one below would really do justice to the vintage of the piece but also update it beautifully. Any of the Croft Titan range of commercial grade Warwick fabrics below would also be stunning if used all over or just on the cushions. For slightly more feminine and Japanese aesthetic then the Salamanca range is a lovely block print style in different colour-ways. Let me know if I can help you purchase through Warwick as I have trade access to their product range and can easily post required metre-age to you. Happy selecting; the suite is going to look fabulous and deserves a new life. Cheers, Michelle

portland - the first or second swatch. i always tell people keep in neautral as one day people love bold colours but they soon get sick of it and need a change but go light toned and you can change cushions and so on. Personally myself i have a amptons home and i keep it allcream, french beige and then change the accent colour as it is less expensive and easier to update

Do you have a picture of the room? If you get a tan leather to go back with the grey, I would want to see cushions, throws, a rug and artwork that have lots of grey and tan to link the colour palette together. If you go for fabric, then your choices for decorating the space can potentially be broadened to your imagination... depending on what else is already in the space (that's why a photo will help).