I realize this would mean moving the connections, but we did it in our house, and the cable company charge was minimal, and because they were able to go through the crawl space, it was not a big deal. I agree that the armoire and the mirror on the other side are both fighting with the fireplace for attention. I would be inclined to move the armoire to the wall where the console table and round mirror are now. That area isn't really great for much else, because you have the doorway to the outside right there, so your traffic pattern has to stay open. That wall is large enough to handle the armoire flat against it, without overwhelming the wall space. It is hard to play with layouts, because depth and size can be hard to judge in a flat picture. I have a couple of options once the tv is moved. The first would be to place the couch on a diagonal from the fireplace to the window wall. I am not crazy about the couch against that half wall - it feels kind of like looking a someone who has on an overcoat and shorts - you don't really know what behind the couch because it is completely hidden, and takes away from the interest that the half-wall creates. Coffee table in front of the couch, and a great floor lamp behind it. The demilune cabinet might be nice on the wall to the right of the fireplace, with an art grouping over it and a small lamp. I would then put the two matching chairs on the half wall with a table between them and a lamp. The beige chair and ottoman could then be angled with the back of the chair to the corner where the small demilune cabinet is now. Move the console table and the arched mirror to the wall to the left of the doorway at the end of the room opposite the fireplace, which will balance the armoire on the other side. I did think about the option of filling in the half wall, and honestly I think that would be a great place for the tv. But that becomes a much more expensive alternative. What you could do there, rather than filling it in with a wall, is to put in a grid that creates a feeling of a window matching the opposite wall of windows. Putting the armoire up against that would work, as it would break up the view of the back of the armoire. One other alternative, tho I don't know how viable it is, would be to buy a flatscreen tv and have a lift installed in that half-wall, so that you could bring the tv up to watch when desired, and then lower it the rest of the time. Then the armoire could still go on that end wall, but the placement of the furniture in the room wouldn't have to be in relation to the piece. Once you rearrange the room, you may want to turn the rug 90 degrees to match the furniture layout. It is a lovely home - enjoy it, and don't let it drive you too crazy.

After all the above suggestions there one tha often works for me. Two actually, come to think of it. Sometimes, just unplug the mouse (assuming it's USB), wait a minute or two. Use the keyboard and alt+tab or type something or use keyboard shortcuts to do something, then plug the mouse back in. Often it'll re-sense it and clear up troubles. Could even try a different USB port. The other thing that helps me often is go into the control panel, under mouse. Check that the correct mouse is selected. Change the speed or something, click ok and often that takes care of the issue. OK, that's more like three but anyway, Windows is funky so it's strange what will work. When I clean my optical mouse, I just rum my thumb from bottom to top and it usually cleans it out.

You say that you sense the smell mostly in the air. Is it possible that this particular area is just an area where other household odors accumulate? We have two such areas in our house, where odors will collect and linger- one is in a central area in the entryway, the other is in a bathroom that is in a back corner. One of those I can see having limited air circulation, but the first seems like odors would move through quickly, yet they don't and odors from other parts of the house will essentially leave those parts of the house and collect in these. I was just wondering if it was possible that the smell is coming from elsewhere (say a nearby bathroom or laundry room?) and is hanging there? What happens if you put a small fan in that area later in the day? Would the smell still be in that area with the fan on or off? The other thing that comes to my mind is bed linens- particularly any down or feather product. I've had issues on occasion with these getting funny/smelly odors that come and go, and it's very hard to pinpoint the issue, even when smelling the comforter or pillow directly. It's only by removing the item from the area/house for a little while, that we were able to pinpoint exactly what it was. I've noticed this problem more when the humidity is higher and it was worse later in the day when temperatures in the house had increased, and like I said, it smells fine some of the time and then other times there is a weird funk. I hope you can find the source. It sounds very annoying.

Beautiful wall color! The lack of symmetry wouldn't bother me but since it does you, here is a trick I read about years ago. I'll try to find an example and post a pic. It's hard to see from the pics you posted whether you have equal space on either side of the bed (can't tell how wide the window is). But if the spaces are relatively equal, you can hang a mirror the same size as the window on the right of the bed, just like it was another window. Cover both the window and mirror with sheer draperies, then hang regular drapery panels at the sides of the windows. If you need light control on the window, put a pull down shade under the sheers that you would pull down at night. You don't have to buy an expensive large mirror...look for inexpensive unframed mirrors like those that go on the back of a door - you can put 2 of them side by side; the sheers will hide any seams. Make sure the sheers are full enough with lots of folds. You are creating a second 'faux' window under the sheers. The mirror reflects just enough to make it look like a window. The draperies fool the eye even further to believe there are two windows. Then put your storage chests or end tables on either side of the bed with lamps on them and hang something other than a mirror over the head of the bed - a large painting would look great. eta: I couldn't find the pics that I saw originally of this idea; I'll look some more later. I did find these...they don't use sheers over the dining room mirror because they are not trying to match it to another window. This is a mirror, not a window: this shows how to create an inexpensive faux window using peel and stick mirrors. For yours, I would just skip the trim between the squares.