I had planned on this colour scheme for my sitting room - until my friend remarked on the similarity of the colour of the suite to baby poo

[Renlay]

And now I'm having second thoughts! I see gold, she sees breastfed baby poo. Please can I have your opinions?!

I'm sticking with the navy and white wall colours, it's just the sofa I'm dithering about. If you agree with my friend, what alternative colour sofa do you think would look good?

I don't see it. It looks like an antique gold to me. Nice.

I don't mind it, but as an alternative maybe look out a peacock blue/teal kind of colour? Always looks good in a velvet - really opulent!

If you want to go bright and funky I think a hot pink would look excellent but I do love the gold/bronze and think anything in a yellow to orange palette will also compliment the walls quite well!

It’s lovely. Is she obsessed with the contents of nappies or something?

I mean, it’s as much the colour of mustard, autumn leaves etc.

I agree it's dire. Go for a darker brown.

I really like it. I'd buy it.

I think the chair / sofa colour is a bit old hat and with a navy and white background, you can use so many other colours for your soft furnishings - what are your favourite colours? You could have a velvet sofa and one or more accent chairs in different colours/fabric?

That color is usually considered harvest gold (at least in America back in the 1950-1970’s )

I never felt it is considered baby poo color. It look nice

I really like the sofa but its a no from me on the navy and white walls. Just too stark and cold. And unless you have a massive room, it will bring it right in.

It's gorgeous. She might be a bit jealous.

It’s fine. Buy what makes you happy.

Doesn't look baby poo colour to me. Immature thing to say anyway. I wouldn't see something red and think 'ew looks like blood'

It looks lovely and as a bonus, won't show the stains!

Looks fine to me. Jade Green or hot pink would look fantastic with that wall colour, but might be a bit of a bold choice?

Its beautiful, very classy.

Also - get a few navy testers, as they will all look quite different in different rooms with different light qualities

It looks like gold to me. If you like it go for it

This is a house screen shotted from Instagram

It's gorgeous, ignore your friend

Love it.

We’ve got the same colour scheme - I think it looks fab but to be honest I slightly regret it because it is so crazy popular at the moment - I think it’s going to date quite quickly.

We have at least got a more neutral coloured sofa (with gold velvet cushions / throws) so we can repaint and get new cushions when we get bored of it. I’d maybe think twice about a sofa in that colour as its more of an investment.

It’s not baby poo, it’s a sofa. Two very different things and that won’t even cross most people’s minds!

I absolutely love it and I think that shade goes perfectly with the rest of the colour scheme

Oh - I got distracted by a dispute between dc involving pancakes! Sorry, will read replies now.

Sounds like your friend is jealous of your fantastic taste!
You should join the “Rockett St George Interior advice forum” group on Facebook.
It’s full of people sharing their home interiors and asking for advice, all in this style! Gorgeous, go for it!