door1, I was also thinking about maybe doing a glass shelf to hold something. I will look into that. htnspz, I think my DH agrees with you in regards to the wall cabinet. I do love the mirror and vanity both are new so changing that is not possible (may be I should have posted here before selecting not really good with this stuff). I can surely look into changing the bulbs in the light fixture. I also agree about the paint color in the bathroom but don't have time to do this before holidays. Thanks again for all the feedback.

Everdebz, to answer your questions... I don't know how big my dining table is (I haven't seen it in 1.5 years). It seats 6 comfortably or 8 if you crowd the ends. I prefer to keep it to 6. Yes, I am still looking for large scale, abstract, minimalistic art in any colors except red and yellow. I especially like black (if there was a darker color it would be my favorite), grey, dark to medium purple, and dark or rust orange. I'm not a huge fan of whimsical or fantasy. I wouldn't do 3 paintings to make 1 or have something that yells modern cliche to me. I would say I have a thousand dollar taste on a five hundred dollar budget, every time I see some thing I love, I wish it were about half the price. I do understand artists and art dealers need to make a buck but I think my expectations thus far exceed my pocketbook's depth. :)

https://www.greatbigcanvas.com/ and https://fineartamerica.com/ Both are really great sites to find prints and is easy to search by color, size and/or keyword. I love New Orleans and it's where I found canvas prints from a great artist.

I love a lot of these ideas and would consider built in seating here but the trim is extensive and pretty, don’t really wanna touch that plus I have air ducts there too. The windows are so close to the fileplace mantle, not sure anything but a single drape falling to the outside is appropriate. Agree...this are thin and wimpy looking LOL. I’m leaning towards nothing at all on the windows now. Great idea on the lamp shades, in fact I was online looking at new floor lamps last night. (One lamp broke during the move so is a bit wonky anyway). I love Uttermost lighting but know there are other great lamps out there. I’ll work on repositioning the chairs and lamps a bit, and think about new pillows during my next step (furniture rearrangements and maybe a new chair or two). ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS have been helpful and I’ll send up more pics along the way. Other walls in this room dictate furniture placement, unless I can get real creative and that’s never happened before. I’ll post better picture of windows next