Ooh, Mary, is it really purple? You DID it! Do you love it? I think you need a green pillow on the sofa, same hue as the chairs.

Maybe a side table that's just shorter than the sofa arm, matching the ottoman legs if you're keeping them there, with glass top. Can you give me a photo with better lighting?

Some ideas for you to see in context:

Nice... :) Merry Christmas 2 U! :)

What a difference those Pax doors make, Mary. Looking from this angle, I think you should look for some kind of funky end table that picks up the vibe of your other end table, maybe something round and a little low and red.

Or something you find on craigslist and paint yourself:

I’m so happy to see all the COLOR! Kudos!

Wait a minute. You had a Christmas party and I wasn't invited? I am bereft, Mary. I am, however, glad you are getting compliments on your house. You are awesomely adventurous and I'll bet your parties rock!

I'm late and have nothing to add to any of this, but Mary I just want you to know this room is absolutely wonderful! Great job! Going to add it to my inspiration board, hope you don't mind!

Piping up, to say yes also...and nice spool-type lamps! :)

gee how the rug's colors straddle the table.... etc.....

This one could be tough, Mary. My initial reaction is that I don't like the wall color with the red bedding. Problem is that could be a function of my monitor and in real life, it might look fine. It could also be the lighting. On my monitor, the paint seems to have a pink undertone that fights with the red.

Love the MCM dresser. The existing nightstands actually look perfect with it. I'd keep them.

Let me play with colors a bit and get back to you.

Here's a first pass. I kept the red bedding and toned down the walls. This color has less pink and is less saturated than your original color.

And the rust bedding with the desaturated walls:

If headboard is creamy, I like warmer, rust bedding.... the peaches and cream idea....

Mary, I know the bedding is actually a deep crimson. I changed it to rust because I think it looks better with the wall color and lighting. That deep red feels discordant to me. Here's your current wall color with tealish/green bedding:

I went back and looked at some of my previous renderings of this room. Here is one I did with Revere Pewter on the walls. What color did you end up using?

The rug, the art, and the lamp are the first three photos in the ideabook I made for you. If you click on each image to enlarge it, it gives you the link to the website.

https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/49462421/thumbs/maryb

Doggie not included, but I can get you one just like her. ;-)

Love your home, just finished reading everything... If I can ask, where you got green chairs in the tv room and how comfortable they are?

Soooo Grover.....what about a boho look? Not to make you work any harder, but I like that look too! Ps my hubband said we can get a dog when we are too old to travel!

Also...love the rug.....are there other less expensive options?? Plus for the price it's an assemble style.....oh my lol

I'll look for a similar rug. Though the small size is $400 something.

I do think the black lamps are awesome and work well with your black chandelier. However, be sure to measure because I had to guess on their relative height. We've been down the too-tall lamp road before.

I think the rendering above is somewhere between mcm and boho. But let me play around with it a bit more.

You can still travel with dogs. Last time I went to Europe, dog sitting cost me $520. I may go again this summer, but I plan to find someone who boards dogs in her home.

Brighter art and over-the-top rugs:

Looks like Hubby's getting into the MCM look, too. I'm not loving the renderings I just posted. I think the rug needs more black. I'll look some more.

I love your fireplace. I say no, but you have to live with it.

Say, how are the newlyweds?

Nice of you to ask! That particular house fell through as they found too many issues that needed resolved....so they bought a cookie cutter small home and will close on Friday. My daughter unfortunately has inherited my “getter done“ quality and has purchased a few MCM things. I also picked up some for her from an antique store that she approved! She had to negotiate with hubby on MCM. So after they move in I will post pics for you to fine tune. She also adores your style!

PS you don’t live close to Palm Springs do you? We are going there in a couple of weeks!

Butting in

;-) to say I read that MCM can be a very versatile style.

No, not close to Palm Springs, but when you go, pay attention to all the wonderful MCM houses there. Also make time for the art museum, if you can.