I am probably the last person to get this right for you. But here goes. I do think a celery green on the walls would be wonderful because I am partial to greens. The rug couch and cubes are all good together. I would pull the couch up over the edge of the rug to ground the couch or pull the rug back to the couch which ever fits the space best. The front of the couch needs to be on the rug. It looks like too much space between the couch and cubes. Might just be an illusion so if they really are that far away to be used as ottomans move them closer to the couch. The red pillow is not the right red for your room. Maybe go more on a burgundy or green. What glares at me is the dark hole of the TV set up. Can you set the TV on a small wood dresser or something other then what it is on? Or hang it on the wall? Spread out the components some and make a better living space for the VCR or DVD , game, or whatever it is. And move the stereo. If that is impossible can you cover the base of the stand with something cloth? Now crazy me. If you do not need the long curtains to cover the windows for privacy and warmth. I might move the whole rod off to one side and let curtains just hang on one side. .In your dinning room area do it one on left side of window one on right. But then I am a virgo and need to see balance. Some one else will have a better idea. I can not help you at all with art. I have very little and what I have certainly will not be your style. This is coming from a thrift store shopper is why. So now I am done.Great space to work with.Love the rug and cubes. I am sure some one else will have much better ideas. Loving those darling little tables in the corners too. Chris

Thanks Live Wire Oak. I actually have been using a designer to help me with a lot of my choices. So far, I've been really happy with her suggestions. She is going with me tomorrow with my paint samples to look at slabs. I was really just asking Gardenweb because I consider Gardenweb the authority on all things related to white kitchens. I know that so many of you have them and would be able to give real practical advice. I may just come back tomorrow with the designer's opinions and see if people here agree. :)

Thank you for all of your suggestions. Yes, I need curtains. I was trying to decide what color - HavingFun - I think those curtains are out of stock. Would a blue or white curtain work? Fabric? I do like the french country/ cottage look. Pillows - blues to match the rug? versus aqua? Yes, I am toying with moving the buffet to under that window. Someone else had suggested that. I don't know if that space where the buffet is currently would look to open. Another person had also suggested moving the sofa to the side where the buffet is, and getting two chairs on the other side (not the pink chair). And, a bench under the big window. I haven't tried it yet. I do like my white chair that matches the sofa. I'll have to play around.

I'm most competent guessing what I'd do with a space, which is my pleasure on these forums. I like small rooms better than too large, and I love the idea of all the living you do in there.. I also love blue, and easy to imagine that's the direction I'd go. I notice yours has a lot of dark stuff around willy nilly, contrasting with the light walls -- black chair, mirror frame, a lot of wood trim, black TV, wood pieces, and so on. Assuming I was keeping it all, and adjacent spaces would allow, I'd take the walls darker, to a medium tone at least. That's the opposite direction of most suggestions, but it would encourage all those currently high-contrast darks to blend at least somewhat into the background. That'd make the room feel larger and provide a better, calmer background for our things we love around us and all our living. Less contrast would mostly fix any off-center FP issue. And it would allow me to deliberately introduce accents that do contrast, including whites, of the exact kinds of pieces and colors in the nice places I wanted attention to go. I could also very happily go the direction of Manon's gorgeous collage with light walls, but I think it'd require significant editing to lighten up much what you already have. Otoh, with something like a muted tone of that beautiful blue for the walls?