Hi! Thanks for all the advice. I went to help her set things up and to look at it in order to decide how to provide privacy. I decided to get ceiling tracks (found some at BBB for $9.99 on sale from $39!). I got 4 tracks of 48" each to cover the 12' span. I'm going to attach to the ceiling and I made 4 blackout curtain panels (bought ready-made panels from Target and added blackout fabric to them) to hang on the tracks. The opening at the staircase will not be covered so light will come in there,but for privacy that will be okay. She'll decide later if she wants something added there. So here's is my final question: The ceiling is 9' tall and the half-wall is 4'. So that leaves a 5' space to fill with the curtains. I am all done making them except to hem to the final length. Should I have them extend beyond the top of the half-wall, so maybe hem them to 65" or so? I was thinking that if the curtains are a little bit longer than the opening, they would stay closed better if there are slight breezes from AC or the nearby ceiling fan. Would about 5" extra inches be sufficient, or should it be more, like 10 or 12"? So far: Ikea bed with drawers, over-bed storage rack form BBB, a soft-sided Ikea wardrobe, Ikea shelf with plastic bins (instead of a wooden dresser), shelf from BBB. Adding soon, a small laptop desk and a swivel chair from Ikea with will fit at te foot of the bed where there are about 4' left. We realize nothing matches but we were going for function and had to choose from what was available.

I had thought about the paint maybe being another need for a change, but the problem I had was the back wall that my desk is at (and can be seen with the two light fixtures) extends all the entire way down the stair case, so I’d have to change the entire color palette. Because my downstairs is Dorian Gray with Tinsmith accent walls. I thought about wall sconces where the desk area was and a ceiling fan in the middle. This has just been a hard project bc I’ve just learned the hard way that I tend to think in present and buy or have built things without really thinking of its purpose. We are just two people living in a house and we’re still in the early stages of marriage where we are always in the same rooms with each other. It’s been a challenge defining spaces for us

Get rid of the two chairs, as you said. Move the printer to the right of the window where there is an outlet. Do you need a special table or center for your crafts or do they happen at the desk? If at the desk, then I would bring the TV back and set it on a credenza where you now have the printer. Then get a nice, comfy pair of swivel, rocker recliners and float them out in front to watch TV, read or relax. Don't let them get too big and bulky or puffy though. Keep a low profile with them.

I'd roll with with a lighting designer suggests I think you could pull off 2 (in the center) or 4 chandeliers here, depends on how the room will be furnished. I'd think about 8 can lights as well, and sconce lights depending on the other finishings. Put everything on dimmers - you can never have too much lighting, but you'll kick yourself if it isn't enough or if there is shadowing. How do you intend to use the room?