Is there a reason why you can't paint?

yes, get two smaller sized gray nightstands. you don't have a lot of room, so make sure they aren't too wide.

(put on crystal knobs if you want a little bling)

you could also do white (if you repaint the walls),,,ditto mirrored.

find a taller table lamp than what you currently have.

laura, you can't paint walls? watch a few videos on DIY or HGTV site,,,,be careful w/you tube because any yahoo can post videos.

call some friends over on your day off. order Pizza and wine and have a painting party. Someone you know must know how to paint.

as for the nightstands,,,just google, "gray nightstands". Wayfair, Overstock, Home Goods, Craigslist, ZGallerie, etc,,,,,

you could also do wood (craigslist for mcm nightstands) or west elm, pottery barn, all modern, cb2, etc

the white ones look like they're vintage (60's or so) and have been painted. look on craigslist or Etsy, or Chairish for something like that.

I wouldn't. looks too 'thick'. I'd freshen up that paint! lol. and maybe do a runner and some artwork for the wall. or something to hang coats or whatever.

Will have to check size if these would fit or maybe have to have another complimentary one that is smaller if this interest you.

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Might be too big.

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I remember this house, I think. It was the one with the dark red walls, yes?

You've bought a house; time to learn to do stuff. You can paint and hang your own shelf and mirror...

...and I'll bet you could even install your own vinyl slate-look tiles:

Painting is easy. Way more easy than being a nurse. You and a girlfriend could knock that room out in a long day with mucho downtime. Time when you can eat pizza while watching paint dry!

The easiest thing is to ask a couple folks at work. "Ever have a painter come in your home?" What is "ripped off" ? If it's a result of hiring the cheapest of any potential trade? Getting ripped off is almost a guarantee! You don't nurse for free, and painting IS a skill unless you'd like to take your own time and energy to learn, to prep, to paint, etc. A decent painter can take those dreary and tomb like walls out of your life in a single day, to a wisp pf gray. Get cracking. Because the room won't feel great until it is done. Paint is first, clutter stowed, bed made, curtains parted to let some light in. Now.......................about those side table and lamps. : ) Paint the one on the left a bright white and corral that visible junk with a basket!!!. Get a pair of lamps.........

You don't. It's a faux look alike on the side table. I realize we are all repeating ourselves. Splurge on a painter the rest will be easy. With the caveat to make certain you love your bedding, and all of this is not simply to go with walls that can be CHANGED

Wow- 2 tv's right next to each other. One for you and one for the dog?? No TV arguments going on at your place-lol...

I am prepared to be beaten senseless and I care not. If you can live in this type of chaos, and I care not from "busy", night shifts, or dogs.......nothing you buy will make a single speck of difference. Don't waste your money. Or the generously donated time of any Houzzer. Grow up, clean it up, , and then come back.

There are no mind or "situation " readers here. When in doubt, post pictures of the most or all of the time situation. Or EXPLAIN the current situation. : ( Look at the photo.......and sorry to say, there must be a million of these that say "sorry, ignore mess, just moved in.....whatever. I, or anyone would know a roomie moved.......how from............

"In shouldn’t get you started on the way to lay out this room (minus elliptical and clutter"

Laural- why don't you wait to deal with the livingroom until your roommate is all moved out and we know what we are actually dealing with. Plus, it would be better if you focused on one area at a time as once you start going room to room and nothing has really been accomplished, it really makes it not worth our time or yours to help you. Should we circle back to the bedroom or the entrance and you give us your thoughts on one of them and what has been suggested.

Ok. Now it looks by the heating vent that the wall has turned brown. Is that the case?

laural9, on behalf of this forum comprised mostly of considerate people, I apologize for the fact that you were told to grow up/clean up by one of our so-called "pros". That was inexcusable. Certainly there are no "mind or situation readers" here, but there is no excuse for concluding that a poster is immature and slovenly and then choosing to SAY SO with a ridiculous caveat of not caring how it comes across.

Is this entrance a main entrance or the back door? Guess you probably should see if that brown wipes off if it is there so we know if it needs to be addressed or not.

For a space as narrow as your entry, I prefer the smaller pieces of art. With larger ones, you need room to stand back. That being said, do you LOVE those pieces? Don't make the mistake I and lots of others have.....that is, don't buy stuff to just fill the space. Take your time and find something you love. I do echo what someone else said - it'll be easier for us to help you if you have separate threads for each design dilemma. One for your bedroom, one for entry and one for living room.

Her livingroom thread.. I feel that we are just going in circles..

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5447071/red-walls-in-open-living-room

Yes! Many times! For many reasons and often emotional ones . In the end, someone wants a result or they do not. A lot of BS can happen in process. ....

Same exact space below. ....

The goal is a shared one, no matter the circumstances . Sometimes you drag the client. Literally. To what they want, despite a thousand road blocks in your way.

Jan, is that the same room? If so, someone got serious about their New Years Resolutions!

It is the EXACT same room. Just a tiny fraction of what was dealt with in an entire home re do and representative of the state of every space within it. It is an ONGOING battle. : )And I will let you guess who got serious. Yours truly, and you can bet there was some major league screaming and shouting along the way. It's a clients MONEY. I am not going to spend it, lie that anyone can take you where you want to go, if "those" shall be your habits. It's my habit to hound you until I leave it the way I would like to find it. You want to trash what we accomplished? Welllllllllllllllll that is up to you.

I wonder what this looks like today? Could be bad.......so I'll try not to think on that!!!

Houzz isn't exactly a "free app" that does stuff for you and yet doesn't cost anything. This site essentially depends on the generosity of strangers to take time out of their day and offer free advice that may be helpful. Not all advice may be delivered in a manner you like or find helpful. And the beauty of that is, no one is forced to post here at all.

It's a highway of information, opinion and whatever you want, hon. Even truth, occasionally.