Thanks oakleyok and sweeby. I'm just not a braided rug fan. I love rag rugs, but not braided for some reason. Yep we do have scorpions that come in which is no different than any other bug. Not as bad of a problem as at our old house, but I found one sorting our laundry in the middle of the pile I pulled out of the cabinet we use to put dirty stuff in. Luckily I didn't get stung as they hurt a lot and for hours. Also a few others just running around on the floor. I don't want somewhere simple for them to hide that I can't easily see. We only saw 5 this past year, which is a lot better than at my old house where during the summer I usually found one a week, but it could easily change too.

tallgrass,, don't you think that when the baby is in the crib, it won't have all the decor elements. after all, do you sleep in your bed like they decorate in pictures? no. you remove all the big shams and decorative pillows, and pull down the huge comforter. I'm sure the poster doesn't need advice on how to place her infant in a crib. good lord.

I agree about removing the curtains. They will block the radiator when closed (which they will need to be during naps, at night, etc.), and that seems like a bad idea. Replace them with shutters, cellular shades, or roman shades. If there is room, I would rotate the crib. I think a rotated crib will help with the asymmetry issue. I would put a low bookshelf (roughly the height of the radiator) in between the radiator and the crib, and a piece of art in between the windows. A chair next to the radiator would finish off the room. I like your plan for the left wall, and the rug and furniture you picked out. Good luck!

if you take a pic of the room showing the floor I can try rugs on for you from rugsusa. Or, you could also go to rugsusa and try rugs on