I've seen green used very nicely in the Fall PB catalog on trim. Maybe it was BM Brookside Moss. Very pretty color. My favorite is BM Baby Turtle - looks like it was plucked from nature as it has a lot of brown (I used it on my walls). I clipped a layout in a magazine from yrs. ago where the walls were a pretty warm white & the trim was done in BM Dill Pickle. Looked gorgeous! Green sets off wood tones so beautifully! Personally I'd go w/ darker ceiling fans but that's just my opinion.

Assuming you couldn't change anything major like flooring etc … How would you decorate these spaces to make them more pretty. :) Thanks

I like the pattern fine, although it is not one I would choose for my home! I am more traditionalist. What I do not like about those two: fringe, especially light fringe, gets noticeably dirty where it is in the walking path. The same goes for the light colored background. This will be in your main space, and in the walk path from front room to kitchen -- I would look for a version that minimizes the light colored areas. Unless, you have no problem with frequently cleaning it - it needs to be colorfast also. I hope you have a couple of days off now to recoup. I used to do eight 12 hour shifts in a row every month (for child care purposes), and often found that I was more prone to coming down with something afterwards. My unit has been converted into the COVID-19 isolation unit for the hospital.

Can your desk go to the left of the fridge where dining table is now? If it’s just you and your son maybe replace current DR table with a smaller and standard height (29”) and round dining room table? If you replaced your current table with a smaller round one, say 30-32” diameter, it could “float” in the space behind the desk (if desk is against wall, left of fridge). Though somewhat unconventional many kitchens do have a built in desk, (this would mimic that) and with small apartments creativity is essential to use space efficiently. If this worked you’d have more breathing room around sofa and could keep fish tank in LR. If replacing DR chairs as small scale as you can that’s still comfortable for adult you.