have you seen the movie "the break up"? not a great movie... but i always loved how they designed the couples living room. your sofa reminded me of it. they paired a button tufted sofa like yours with a leather sofa. i thought it looked amazing. so thinking along those lines, i think a cool leather chair would be fun and make your space a little more eclectic than midcentury... i'd love to see a leather chesterfield in a dark charcoal leather with your sofa. or if that's to bold, just a leather chair in a dark charcoal leather. please CLICK HERE TO REQUEST A QUOTE xoxo eva @ MONARCHSOFAS.COM ***CLICK HERE TO VIEW HUNDREDS OF FINISHED CUSTOM SOFA SECTIONAL PROJECT

@Flo Mangan sorry for the delayed response. I now have the measurements to provide. The room measures roughly 20 feet long and is 17 feet wide at the widest side, where the entrance is. But the rest of the room is slightly more narrow. The patio doors measure 6.5 feet wide. I don’t have the window measurement but I want to say it was about 2 feet wide. I’ve attached the completely amateur measurements I took the last time we were in the house, and also another photo of the room from a different angle.

Hi, Do you have any interior pictures to share? Starting with the front entry. I would paint the door navy blue, to give it some definition. The trim around it should all be white - it looks like some of it is a cream or beige colour right now. The fancy metal post/support for the roof, needs a going over with a metal brush and then some white paint on that too. Or black would work too, but if it is staying, give it some love and a fresh coat of paint. Come summer, power wash the concrete entry when you are working on the siding. Then some colourful flowers in a pot and that space will look great. The back, where it is 2 levels, I'm guessing that is a screened in porch area in the lower level? I'm also guessing those are metal storm doors leading out to ground level. Those aren't doing you any favours. Keep an eye out at Habitat for Humanity restores for some nice looking wood doors that could replace what is there. They often have sliders or french doors that are brand new. Some big box stores donate special orders that were incorrect or returned etc. You might be amazed what you can find for excellent prices. It appears to be red around the doors and windows. I'd paint that white to match the rest of the trim. The back door on the upper level, I'd paint that the same navy as the front door. Looks like metal railings on the upper deck. Do they need some love? Like the metal at the front door, a rub with a metal brush to lift flaking paint or any rust and then some paint. Black or white - either would work. If you can post some interior pictures, you'll get help with that too and maybe an idea of your budget and some inspiration pictures so folks will understand your style and what you envision.

Thank you for all the wonderful suggestions! HU... I plan on a maple tree on the right and dug the hole for it so that the neighbor had a chance to complain about it before I spend money. We shall see! And I have been looking for furniture. Picky me can’t find what I like! Shivece .... great idea! I had also though about that but the winds off the lake are incredible and not sure a trellis could withstand them 😕 Sarah... the documentation is very long... started out with us having a ladder sitting in the side of our garage.... then over a peony and spiraled from there. We got a survey after the flower incident and he went crazy over that! Strung a line, pained orange markers everywhere.... we are legally allowed to have anything we want. But are kind of afraid 😱 I am thinking about a hedge though. I just worry he will kill them... Garden gal... no legal reason I can’t put up a fence. His issue is he only has about 6 inches past his heat pump to bring things to his backyard without coming on ours. I thought fences make good neighbors but can’t with this one. When the fence guy was here he yelled at us in front of him saying “you are going to regret this you mother f’rs”. And went absolutely berserk for 5 hours... And mind you he is 70 years old. Kitasei .. all true about the other kinda of neighbors. We are a small cove, 11 houses. They all know they are crazy but at least he tolerates them. We are the new people... the other neighbors love us and know what they have been doing and hate the war. One who is a judge even tried to mediate the situation but the neighbor would have no part of a mediation when we were more then willing to try. Rachel.... we looked into that but it would require a permit and variance which he would likely fight with the town 😕 Joseph... thank you! Looking into that. Embothrium... you hit the nail on the head. Anything we do is going to bother him. The cops had been called by others in the past but nothing changed. The neighbor who tried to mediate told him he will be the one who ends up with endless lawyer bills and fines if he doesn’t stop his crap. He hasn’t been violent since last year but the staring, giving the finger to our camera everytime he walks by, driving very fast by the house etc etc... is almost as bad. So that’s the situation.. This house was a 100 year old uninsulated shack when we bought it. We have had a lot of construction going on the past 5 years but only to make it better and will definite increase the property values. Thank you again for all of your response! Have a great Tuesday.