lovely things but i see. are you comfy in those chairs?

your tables donot go. are you intent on using them?

same with rug. i see it is special, ewhy not put it on the wall as art. to me art goes with all, we need to do something with the lamps.

is there a monetary issue?

I think for an Asian theme room your rug is too narrow I would say hang it up to but it looks nicer with your beautiful floors. Is there a walkway it can be placed and find a nice blue or orange Asian rug to tie in with it also I think your bench would better at the window. What is the size of that area?

Perhaps place the armless chairs in pairs facing each other - move them away from the wall. The table could sit in front of the couch. A larger rug for sure and some artwork on that wall. Something larger for the corner - either a low light tolerant plant or a floor lamp.

Right now it looks as if the room is a waiting room, not an area where conversations happen. Try moving the divan in front of the window, arrange the chairs at an angle to each other, with a table between them. Hang artwork on the long wall above the chairs - the rug is an excellent example, and move the table now in front of the window to act as a coffee table for the divan.

http://www.atticmag.com/2009/06/art-deco-rug-artistry/

Which items do you want to keep, and which are you willing to let go? Your pieces don't all work together, so knowing which you're most attached to will help others give you better ideas.

Completely agree with rearranging the furniture, but if it is an option to change some pieces, I would -- at a minimum, recover the bench. There is too much of the same fabric. Or repurpose the chairs to go around a table. But the bigger issue I have is that there is no sofa, no arm chairs, no recliner -- no place to sit with arms and a back. It really does look like a waiting room or a place for a support group to talk in a circle rather than a place to relax, read or spend any more time than business dictates. Rearranging the furniture can help, but I don't think it will completely change the way you feel about the room.

So I think that defines the major problem. Now I think you need to look at whether you can go shopping in your own home and change and move some things around or acquire a new piece. A sofa or loveseat would make the biggest difference.

How often do you use this room? Is it functional for people to sit and converse, or is is just a formal spot to glance at as one comes into the home and moves on to the more friendly areas? If you are from an Asian culture, people may be comfortable in those chairs but Westerners would not be. They are too low and are armless. For a culture used to sitting even lower, they may be fine. What are you looking to do? Have you started an ideabook with pictures of living rooms you aspire to?

Can you sell it all and put the proceeds toward some new or a mix of new and Craigslist items?

You need a sofa in there.

I see part of the problem is so many small pieces of furniture. For starters, I would put the 3 armless chairs together, abutting them, on the big wall to make a "sofa" out of them and put your rug in front of that with a coffee table of some sort on it. I'd put the backless bench under the window and then I'd move the other chair to the near right corner in the picture, angled to face the "sofa" and window with a small table and lamp by it. I'd also go for more symmetry by moving the lamp from the upper chest down to the end table so it matches the other lamp better.

If you're willing to invest in a larger rug, great, and then use the one you have in another area as it is pretty.

Then put some art on the big wall.

Like Annie Deighnaugh's suggestions.

I agree that hanging your beautiful rug is a great first step. Hang it horizontally on the wall on the left.

There’s too much little stuff squeezed into that corner. And it’s definitely too small of a wall space to hang anything there.

I can’t tell what the surface of your floors are - they are very shiny. What are they?

Yep make a couch--that was my only thought yesterday and I wondered how odd that suggestion would be. Larger rug or no rug, but I would NEED there to be a rug to ground the room and make it comfy. I would put the upholstered bench in front of the window. Its back less anyway. The window table looks to be a piano bench as it sits now.

Why not try 3 chairs put together as a sofa?

Like this photo: more of your gifted items as a wall display over seating?

Leather and denim hand-made in India - under your rug - angle your rug??

Jute to match....

Solid throw arranged like this?

Idk if this is acceptable look for blanket [but a nice one] over the chairs, to blend with them. Lively art I'd think??

Is the fabric a raised pattern, soft and velvety?

Throw isn't supposed to make it look "busy" --- now that it looks "trim" and nice - why have a huge throw in the center... maybe thrown on the side, better.

Sorry, but I don't 'see' the dotted bright blue lamps....

Also, not the hot color of pillows... if you like them, course it's ok... I'd rather see a blend from rug's colors.

The chairs and bench are pretty, but are the comfortable? If I went into that room, I'd feel like I were about to join a group therapy session (with everyone sitting in a circle and only focusing on the other participants). I prefer the chairs together like a sofa and the bench at the window, but it still doesn't look comfortable. And how stable are the 3 chairs together like a sofa? Do they scoot apart when someone sits/moves? Are there children in the mix? It would be nice to have some color-coordinated poofs/pillows tucked under the bench for them -- or for extra seating for anyone.

Perhaps it's too matchy-matchy for me and my taste, but it seems too constrained, and it reminds me of a parlor set from a couple of generations ago (but definitely better colors/fabric with your pieces).

Final thought: Your walls need something. The room is very bottom-heavy (even though they are small pieces), and needs balance on the wall(s), besides the 3 petite masks. And not a mirror. You need some weight/color on the wall, since the walls, drapes, and floor are all creme.

Looks so much better with the chairs working together. When I first saw the room, my thought was - beautiful things, but uncomfortable. There was no place to sit and no place to put your coffee or tea.

So the joining of the chairs and the addition of the coffee table make a big difference. And I love the bench/chaise in front of the window.

First, you have to decide how many people you want to sit-down at one time. Right now you have 5 (maybe 6) which is quite an achievement for such a small room. If you need that many - I would suggest to dilute the existent fabric (it is pretty - but way too much of the same thing) and reupholster part of your furniture, and purchase a bigger rug to go almost from wall to wall. It can be plain, and you can use your little rug on top of it somewhere too.

It would be ideal though if you would't aim for so many sitting places and change your furniture just a few and much bigger pieces. On this photo [https://www.houzz.com/photos/saying-goodbye-transitional-living-room-seattle-phvw-vp~25704894[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/saying-goodbye-transitional-living-room-seattle-phvw-vp~25704894) the living room is very narrow and no place for the sofa, we had to be creative with furniture, but big pieces compensate in the feeling of the space, everything looks more spacious.

After all that - it would be time to add art/texture/ pillows.

Your beautiful small rug simply doesn't fit color-wise into that room and I would put it in another room. I would suggest a large carpet in yellow and gray (it can also have other colors in it) and another couch if there is room. If not, I would put the couch where you now have the three chairs together, and place one or two chairs across the room, facing the window. Your side tables and coffee table don't do justice to the beautiful upholstery of the furniture. A coffee table with a glass top and metal legs would be very stylish. I would remove the brown narrow piece of furniture by the window in the corner. You do need some art. e-bay has a very good selection of original art.

I would pick up the color from the rug with a throw and some pillows. I also love the three chairs put together with the table in front of them. A genius ideal.

let me see what i have

Wow you did a great job of bringing it all together.

A fabulous piece of art for over the 'sofa'. Love the new arrangement

Sonai, I'll bet you feel happy when you enter that room now. Amazing what a little change in placement makes.

Those chairs are back breakers

I have 2 armless chairs, wider than yours but also low like yours. They are really comfortable chairs! I think people may be surprised (and have been at mine). You’ve had good suggestions and followed them well. The room does look so much better. I’d love to see it again as you make changes.

Thank you Delilah! I too find them very comfortable. They're fantastic reading chairs too. I've had many people look at them and think they'd be uncomfortable and then found them really lovely to sit back and relax in them. They actually provide very good back support. I'll share the progress as I go along.

@homelawn They look like they'd be backbreakers but they're extremely good for posture. I will admit though that they need you to be fit to be able to get up from them with ease :)

did you see? I put smalll amounts of red to bring in the rug. silly me, it is blue not red. here lets try this. Also I would be happy to look them up, i do not know if they ship over seas or not.

replacements with a touch of blue

have a great new year!

Havingfun, I'm in love with that last blue pillow with the bird. Where did you find it? Thanks!

https://www.amazon.com/Fablegent0174-Elegant-Decorative-Pillow-Cushion/dp/B00Q95DVG0/ref=sr_1_46?ie=UTF8&qid=1514935694&sr=8-46&keywords=throw+pillows+bird+on+branch

i noticed while there that there is a link to the maker for larger sizes, if amazon won't ship, i bet the maker will, since it is an individual and not a company.