Sokel
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Plus one about the exposed drivers.I've not read the whole thread so someone might have suggested this already.
Take Mrs Sparky round to some hifi dealers just to look at speakers - not to consider sound at all - just to find out what sort of style she would be happy to welcome into your living room. (EDIT - and possibly more importanlly what she would not - for example, there is a big difference in looks between a foil wrapped speaker and a veneered one, which may not show up in pictures)
Consider floor standers which can often look more attractive than stand mouts. Also consider that covered drivers will usually be less intrusive. And look less like a machine you stick your arm into. If it were me I'd be thinking of something a little more sculpted than the average monkey coffin. Say the R5 Meta, or Something a bit understated like JBL HDI-3600
Once you know the type of looks she can live with, you can sort out which speakers have those looks - combined with the audio performance you are looking for.
Wife's and friends votes for our living room was 100% about something like Uniwersum MK 4 hORNS (probably because they don't look like speakers and the color is as flexible as it gets.
OP has a bigger problem in his hands than the Gens I think and I also think that his wife's underline intention is not "what speakers" but rather "no speakers" or even beyond that,remodeling (I'm with her with the later,I can't think of something blending in there)
So as others have mentioned,what has to go first is the wallpaper.I know it shouts "Britain",I know they are everywhere,I know (some) people like them.
But the time they were made they were no flashy flat TVs,they were no clean cut electronics,etc.
My vote is remodeling and then decide.Half of audio stuff fun is about the eyes strangely,whether we admit it or not.
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