I would pick the stripe in the first row of samples as I wouldn't want to have a literal translation of the wall art, it would look better with a more graphic one so as not to compete. I'd do two reds with the two striped in front of them.

Anele - I would look for a fabric that has the same background color as your wall color-- but could be a darker or lighter shade, and then a blue patten, either just blue or or blue with the red/rust of your sofa. I like that idea and will continue my search. Beige certainly isn’t a hot color right now. :) May – I agree throws look forced a lot of times. Truth be told, we never use the red one because it feels really weighty. Don't dare fold them and lay them over your sofa back any more--too dated! Ha! As I tiptoe to the LR to move my fur throw from the loveseat. I’ll probably keep it there for now, but where do blankets go these days? I did have a large woven type basket that I kept beside the couch near the e.stand end and kept throws in there. We have a few toys along the couch now and the basket just seems in the way for the time being so I pulled it from the room. I’m trying to think what we did with blankets growing up. Remember how you suggested a sofa table for the wall where the wing chair is? I’ve been coming back to that idea on and off. For a visual I moved the plant and pulled the chair forward and up the other night. Measuring out, I think I would need something roughly 50”W and only about 12”D, which so far seems not very common! 18"D seems to be more standard. I was thinking something painted might be nice. I found one that I think the style worked very well with the entertainment stand, but it was 18”D and not quite long enough. Boo. Right now I also think I prefer the toy box to the left when you walk in the main entrance, but I’m still keeping an eye out for a sofa table because now the table and chair actually do seem kind of odd on that wall. Planning on the tv going there eventually. Anele - I think we really all have such varied taste, that frankly-- it's almost amazing when we agree Yeah, in general sometimes I’ll find myself agreeing about something and then someone else will say something completely different and I can see their point too. I think sometimes there can be many correct answers and it depends. I know my posts usually end up all over the place and I get all wordy, but I’m always able to pull myself away to reflect and sort it out. My original goal was to add blue so I’m going to focus on getting some pillows in here. I think I’d like to go more minimal with the amount. I also think I’m going to go ahead and change the art on the wall behind the sofa a while since I have it. It will help me feel like I'm making some progress! Since the sofa and table aren’t centered on that wall I think I’m going to attempt to float the art up from left to right toward the entrance. I may have questions. Oh, and regarding the curtains looking bad at night - looking at that more, I think it has a lot to do with the lighting. The color of the bulbs plus the dim light I think makes things look dingy. If DS is up and it's dark I'll have the overhead and the lamps on for him on which I think looks the worst. In general I don't have enough lights in the room, but I prefer the amount of light from only using two lamps when I can. Honestly that looks better than using the overhead. I pulled the panels back to the sides. Too much curtain material stacked. Going to adjust that and add the back tabs on hang from rings in the meantime. I do hate the light gap along the top and should have thought about that before installing those inside mount blinds. Somehow I didn't know that was going to happen! Added the blackout fabric along the top. I'm not sure if anyone else would actually notice or not. The gap here is larger than the one in the kitchen which makes it more noticeable, IMO. Ramble. Ramble. I'll keep everyone posted. Thanks again!

I have a tray for the ottoman that acts as a coffee table. Lighting I have no idea maybe another floor lamp somwhere. There is no overhead lighting here. I have been looking at shag rugs for two mos and am leaning towards light grey or silver but still not sure. Been looking for vibrant orangey red pillows but havent found the exact shade I like yet. Thank you for your input.

Glad to do it. So I put a larger rug in. Look for one that sits under most of your furniture. Probably 10 x 14’. But don’t go as far as into the walkway. I moved your art piece. A floor lamp like this one will provide both reading light and ambient lighting when watching TV. I think your current chairs will fit where I placed these chairs. I just didn’t have good photo of front of your so plugged those in instead. See how it works.