Bright is hard to achieve when you have that big brown sofa and hassock. If you're going for "dressy" I think the bath mat style rug will have to go. It is too small for the sofa anyway. Try it under the lower half to 1/3 of your bed. Look for a nice oriental - they can dress up anything, and you'll have pattern and color to boot! It should slip under the front 1/3-1/2 of your sofa and extend past the ends by more than a foot. For now, try your hassock at the window and see if the dog uses it or if it impedes traffic to the chair.

I totally agree with you @decoenthusiaste. The shag rug is much too small for the couch and a lower pile oriental would allow for some pattern, color and would dress things up! Any thoughts about these? If you go with a dramatic rug pattern would be pillows be best solid?

A few rug views:

1 - https://www.roomvo.com/share/fhgm53

2- https://www.roomvo.com/share/e0p7od

3 - https://www.roomvo.com/share/itux9y

4 - https://incrediblerugsanddecor.com/products/oriental-weavers-xanadu-532l6-blue-orange-area-rug

Wasn’t able to put this one in the room, but including it anyway. Nice rug.

5 - https://www.roomvo.com/share/c6lke1

6 - https://www.roomvo.com/share/15m4v2

And you are right, mainly solid pillows would work well with the patterned rugs. Velvet is beautiful and works well with leather.

Also, I think larger/bolder table lamps would look good in your room.

Can you please show me a photo of the tv wall? I'd also like a photo of the current sofa wall, Thanks.

Seems to me the sofa should be placed on the feature wall. That would lessen the impact of the large brown item.

The rug is too small and the cottagy chair is not working with the brown leather sofa (although with a different arrangement, we could lessen the impact).

Thank you @freedomplace1. loved your rug suggestions and velvet pillow ideas. thank you so much. will add that to my list of items to consider

Thank you @CDR Design, LLC. This is a picture of the RH media console. I understand what you mean about lessening the impact with the brown Sofa against the white Wall. we tried it...and it covers so much of the wall that I didn’t like it. There’s a lot of detail near the floor that I didn’t want to cover. Agree that rug is too small and on the hunt for a larger fancier oriental!

Show us the rest of the room. You have a sectional facing a window. Not sure that is the correct layout for this room.

Hi @Theresa Janssen- thanks for input. There’s actually two prints there above the sofa. Sorry that was confusing. There’s a ”twin”to the right (cant get a pic right now , but is symmetrical and no room for more). Other wall is pictured above with media console. Zoey will be very sad when the shag goes..... but that’s ok.

The big problem is that there's no cohesion in the style of the room and furniture. The dark leather sofa and bench don't work with the white TV cabinet and slipcovered chair. I think your first goal should be to minimize the couch. I agree with throw pillows. A friend of mine had a similar couch problem. She planned to replace the couch when she moved but she didn't want to do it yet. Her solution was to mimic the look of couches that have the cushions upholstered in a different fabric from the frame. She hid the back cushions with throw pillows and covered the bottom cushions with a large piece of matching upholstery fabric. It looked really good and help camouflage and update an outdated dark leather sofa.

If you can easily remove the top of the bench and have access to a staple gun, it will be easy to recover it. I'm not handy at all and I've done similar recovering projects.

My pleasure. :)

You have a nice space. I wasn’t able to do room visuals with the rugs you showed above, but I think any of those rugs could work in your room. You have good taste.

Thanks @tcufrog. yea... couch was not my choice. We got married a couple of years ago and it was my husbands. this is a starter home.... So we are Attempting to make it work for now and make other items around it counteract the dark. Like your idea about the pillows hiding the back and the upholstered slips Over the seats. the ottoman actually matches the sofa.... top does not come off. It’s attached by leather. hmmmm

Thanks @BeverlyFLADeziner! here’s the rest of the room

Thanks. My friend didn't slipcover the cushions. She draped a large piece of fabric and tucked it in. I'm not sure how she was able to keep the fabric from moving or wrinkling but she was. I'm not in contact with her anymore so I can't ask her.

I would not have done a feature wall on that wall. That being said, it is okay.

I am being honest: Your goal of not covering up some of the feature wall is making the room feel really awkward. In my opinion, the sectional belongs on the feature wall.

I'd remove the slipcover chair from the space. If you are willing to move the sectional back, you might have room for a couple of smaller chairs facing the sectional.

With a coffee table, are you concerned that Zoey will have not place to lie? Might have room for both with the new configuration.

What about putting your tv on the wall where the couch is now and couch in front of the window. Then move the chair to the opposite side of the couch closer to the front door. Add a console table where the tv is currently for an entry table . Just an idea so you can see the tv better from all furniture and it might feel more balanced. You could then put a couple of fun ottomans in front of the feature wall for additional seating if desired.