I feel like the love seats are blocking the flow of traffic to the stairs. Is there an entry door at the bottom of the steps? I would remove the floor lamp and floor plants,many see how the love seats work on an L-shape, with the one that backs to the window turned 90 degrees to back to the wall. I think an oval rug would help foot traffic flow through. Two love seats make the space a bit tight, a love seat against the wall and maybe an accent chair at either end would still seat four and give you a bit more space. What kind of art do you like? Your furniture is neutral enough to go in numerous directions. It’s a nice space!

I totally get your your suggestions. This space is so rectangular. Couch against the wall with accent chairs was my original design but the problem is that the depth of the couch (and these are not that big) make the room look really small. There is an entry door at the bottom of the stairs and it is more welcoming with the couch against the wall. But after trying it out I don’t think I will do that again. However I know this can still be better I considered removing the couch with back to windows and placing two accent chairs there instead. It would open up the room a bit.

As to art, I like landscapes

So pretty and soothing. I would move the sofa that is backed to the DR to the wall. That makes an L then put the floor lamp in the corner by the windows. Move the coffee table closer to the sofas (18"). Take the orchids off the DR table let the chandy be the star.

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Is there space to rotate the dining room table so you can have more space in the living room area? Or better yet, switch the dining room with the living room. That would surely open up the walk way. It would be helpful if you would draw up your room with dimensions listed, size of windows, etc.

Agree with above. Can you try the sofa near DR on the wall to create L-shape? Flip the coffee table the other way. I think it will make coming into front door to sitting area to DR more pleasing. And then floor lamp in window corner? That would also pull the brass/gold accents across both rooms. And then find some large pieces of art that you love (no rush) for over the sofa and by the stairs. You could stay neutral or play off the salmon-y color of your pillows/throw. Or introduce a new color once you find the right art.

I noticed that you currently have some nice, easy-to-grow houseplants (I also love orchids!), so I'll add in these 2 suggestions, that I have had wild success with:

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus australis)

Mine do *not* appreciate direct Southern or Western sun on a windowsill (I'm in central Texas). They fade and struggle, regardless of watering. I can put them on a sheltered southern windowsill (my next door neighbor has a two story house that shields a bit of the sun's intensity), and they're fine. :-) They really like shaded corners of the room where windows are on both sides.

Propagation is super easy. My spider plant flowers and produces off-shoot babies, that I stick into soil nearby, let them form roots where the bottom touches the soil, and snip them off the mothers when they're at least half the size of the original plant. With my Swedish ivy, every other time I water it -- because it's so huge and I water everything in the kitchen sink -- I inevitably end up accidentally breaking off a small stalk of leaves. I remove the leaves toward the broken end, leaving at least 4 leaves on the plant, then stick it in water until it forms white roots around 1/2" long (anywhere from 3 to 10 days).

IMO you do not have space for more furniture , I love the floor lamp and I love the art in the DR and would use the colors from that for pillows and only 2 per sofa and I think you need another big piece of art on the wall where the plants are. If your entry door is at the bottom of the stairs then I agree move the sofas but if no entry there IMO they are fine where they are since the only people using the stairs I assume will be your family.

I like the suggestion to switch the dining room with the living room. I think it would feel much more welcoming, like the living room would be calling you to come all the way in.
By the way, I think your loveseats are great. They look really comfy. And your chandelier is absolutely gorgeous!!!

Thank you all. I really wish the L shape look would work on this space but really I tried it. Switching up the dining room to where the living room is would work but that chandelier was centered around that table. Thank you for the plants recommendations. I recently got in to plants and art work. I love plants and I named mine the the one on the floor is Arya, I have one named Theon, both named after the Game of Thrones Characters because one is. Survivor and the other just want to give up

Hi all, thank you for the comments. The L shape move would definitely not work. I tried it. I wish I had the dimensions to share the depth of the couch leaves very little space. Definitely two accent chairs and one sofa would open up the room and switching the DR to where the living room is could really work. The problem with that is that we centered our chandelier around that table placement. And the living room is currently not set up with overhead lighting. I love the plants and art work suggestions. I name my plants lol

Man on Floreat. I love all these suggestions. I have been pondering what the best place would be for my plant too.