I love your home and your furnishings! I could happily move right in. I have some thoughts about what I might do in the space, so I am going to throw them out at ya. Keep in mind that of course how things appear on a computer screen might be very different than how they are in real life, and most importantly, it is YOUR home and you have to live in it the way it works for you. What I see now is a living room in which almost everything furniture-wise is on the same 'horizon', except for the one secretary(?) or cabinet. All the color, all the warmth, all the interest, is pretty much at the level of the back of the seating or below. The room doesn't feel warm because from about waist height up, you have plain white walls and white drapery. The second thing is that you have all kinds of interesting chests and cabinets around this room, in your hallways, and in your other rooms that we get a glimpse of in this thread. But they are just stuck one per wall section around the room - no connection, no relationship, and no real sense of purpose. The third thing is that the arched window that you say you love, that has a good view, instead of being featured, is blocked by the largest seating piece you have. So, here we go. I would like to see the couch facing the arched window. Opposite it, centered on the arched window, the mission chair and ottoman by the fireplace, the butler table moved in between, and the rocker on the other side. Or, face the couch to the fireplace, and put the rocker on one side of the fireplace, the chair and ottoman on the other. If you do that, consider turning the rug so the long side runs parallel to the fireplace. In fact, you could try that with either seating arrangement. I would love to see an iron coffeetable, or something with a copper hammered top, and round, if you still want a coffee table. I think the butler table could sit nicely with all sides up or down by the chair near the piano, if you don't use it between the chairs in front of the arched window. I would move the piano to the end wall opposite the fireplace. Place the upholstered doggie chair next to the piano, on the side closer to the corner. Put the floor lamp between the chair and the piano so both can benefit from the light, and you can create a nice reading space there, removed a bit from the central seating. Since you have so many cool chests and cabinets, I am wondering if you have two that would fit in the arched window niches on either side of the fireplace? They don't have to match, just compliment one another. A pair of low bookcases would work, too, but you seem to have chests around that could work and not cost a dime. I would think about getting rid of the curtains in those niches, and replacing them with wood blinds or woven woods that compliment the wood tones in the room. The white panels don't do anything to make those charming window niches an asset, imo. If you had a chest or table that would work behind the mission couch, that would be great. A lamp there, a pretty plant, or a great piece of pottery. I would think about moving the secretary/cabinet to the entry or another spot. I don't think it works well in the space, and doesn't let that nice piece shine as it should. The white drapery wouldn't be my first choice, but it isn't bad on the arched window and the one opposite. Personally, I would rather have something with more color to bring the eye up in the room. Or, working-louvered shutters in a warm wood stain that could close over the windows or swing back against the walls on each side. The fireplace wall. I know the little niche is fun, but I am not sure it really works there. I would be inclined to add a thick wood mantel, at the height the shelf of the niche is, perhaps that could sit over that shelf lip and hide it. Then put a big piece of art or a mirror (which would bounce light around the room) that would hide the niche. That way, it would always be there down the road if you decided to use it. I would love to then see the area below the mantel in a tile, something with an Arts and Crafts design in some of the tiles, the rest just in colors. Be sure to leave the stairstep design around the firebox, tho. Then paint the area above the mantel in the same wall color as the rest of the space. As for the wall color, I would be inclined to keep it light. Something like SW Interactive Cream, perhaps. Then start looking for artwork to use over the piano, on the mantel, on the now empty wall spaces where the secretary and the chest on the opposite wall once sat, as well as where the piano was.

The last picture in the first post is probably the best picture I can get of the wall with the misplaced sconces - the one that has to move is open hole, with blue tape to the left of it where it was supposed to be. The other is behind one of the chandy lights at this angle. Unfortunately, once I saw the room with furniture in it, I realized that a picture hanging b/t the sconces would also be obscured by the chandy (unless maybe you're sitting at the table). I'll try to stand at the foot of the table tomorrow and take another picture so you can see both sconce locations. I can't believe I never caught this on the plans! Question is not could I move the sconce, but should I? Since I compounded the builder's error by laying the floor in a pattern centered on the room, should I leave the sconces centered and move the chandy (whenever we repaint the ceilings - maybe a medallion would hide the current hole and we could move it now?), which would mean moving the table closer to the windows than it is to the china cabinet, and maybe even moving the small buffet server to b/t the windows since it is the same depth as the china cabinet? That would just make it harder to move around the table and pull out chairs, since the room is only 13 ft wide. Thank you for the compliments on my great-grandmother. Now we know where we all got our blue eyes from (except DD - she got some hazel combo from my blue and DH's green)!

You could start with a professional colorist or start at a BM or SW store; I have met some paint folks who were genius with color. Our local Lowe's had a guy; really miss him. You can work with a color wheel, but I think that will confuse you by providing too much info. If you look through a paint store's color cards that feature colors you like and varying shades of them on the same card, you can take them home where the LED lighting will give you a better feel for how each works in situ. I suggest you each go to the store separately and select your paint color cards. Sit down and discuss, justifying your choices and see if you can narrow the cards down to 2-3 for each of you. Then you can order larger samples from www.samplize.com so you can see them on different walls in each room, in different lighting and weather conditions (sunrise, sunset, nighttime, mid-day, raining, sunny, gray) to nail down how they will work in your room, with your lighting. You can also acquire info on other colors, not on the cards, that are designed to work with them in a complimentary way. Now, part of selecting color (really the last step in most decor projects) is to consider your fabrics/textiles, which can't be changed as easily as paint can be. If you have your rugs, upholstery, art already it will be easier to do. If starting from scratch, you'll need to start mood boards for the furniture you plan to purchase. Do you have samples of the flooring you've chosen? That's part of your "board" too. It will be easier to make decisions on the individual rooms if the flooring is already installed. Placing the color cards with the board will help focus in on the best color for your place, and it may not be the one you have in mind right now. Be sure to take a cushion or matching pillow from the navy sofa with you as you shop for color and other fabrics/textiles. Big job but worth taking your time!

The bookcase next to the bed is only as long as the bed - 72"-78" wide x 10"-12"deep x 78" high. The dresser is at the foot of the bed. The TV is on the wall in the center of moulding and about 6" from the top of the dresser to the bottom of the TV. Mount the TV on a swing arm so that you can view from bed and sofa. Here's an elevation of that wall. You are looking at the side of the bed, the kitchen entry and the side of the dresser at the foot of the bed. Note that the bookcase is just the length of the bed.