Manchester tan from BM

Art looks good. Art is very personal, you see-it needs to be loved, or adored, or influencing you in some way-it can be very calmong, or joyful, or reminescent of things, or inspiring..or I have some art that sent me into crisis too lol. In short has to be meaningful. obviously there are rules on how and why to hang it-and it's nice to know these, because then when you decide to break them you know damn well why you did it)) "dullness" of pilows is kinda personal too. what's dull to me is not dull to others, and vise versa. say, I'm not a person of solid colors on pillows at all-I think I don't have one in my house. But it doesn't mean that solid color pillows are dull. What I'd do though, if I decided to go for solid color pillow-I'd ensure its texture (besides being pleasant to touch. I'm a lounging person-I expect my pillows to be comfy pillows)..so, I'd ensure its texture varies somehow-because different fabrics reflect light differently. Thus creating feeling of more depth even if they're one color. So if I have several pillows for example-I'll make sure that some of them are velvet. Or have embroidery (as you did). Or are textured, or faux fur, or felt, or are knitted, or..endless possibilities. Especially jewel deep tones like indigo or deep plum or emerald-they'll come alive more on more textured or maybe more refined and sleek material...they have this depth about them, you know, when you look into a precious stone?..so they like this interplay with light. They like being stones, or blown glass or silk or velvet, because every hit of light will make them then a tad different, and will give out this amazing feeling of depth, like a precious stone does. So yes, if you choose a color like that-you kinda indulge it ..you help it being as complex as it strives to be. By choosing the material that'll let it shine more. The pillows are not bad at all. But you can make them even better. What is the fabric? Of the blue ones? after sofa color shock, I'm prepared for everything:) it's easy to miss things, from computer image okay, after another illegible post..I'll wait for your pictures. It's really important to understand what is the color of the sofa. Most time of the day because if your very first picture showed this much warmer color-my answer would be very different. Love your table PS make sure 5 by 7 rug is enough, in your space

This is a pretty room with too much Hobby Lobby decor. You've got vases of sticks in display niches. Reminds me of a hotel lobby. Find something you love and want to look at every day to put there. I chose a couple of ethnic artifacts, but it could be art glass, or antique pieces. Here are a couple of rugs that will work better in your room:

The room ...... just your basic, small suburban spare bedroom. We’re currently renting after selling last house, or I’d remove carpet. The carpet is clean and in new condition; the room was hardly used before we moved in. Shadows in these pics make it look skanky, I know. ~~~~~~ Antique saddle. My dad won the saddle blanket in ‘87 (cutting horse competition). My late husband’s grandfather made this. I cherish it. Some much-loved stuff in there, including antique cowbells (from rodeo/bull riding) and my prized Breyer horse model, Man O’ War, circa ‘70s, Jamaican carved wood vases my husband collected with his late wife, beach rocks from Cape Cod visit when my DD was little, old pottery, etc. Oh! I forgot about the big grapevine balls, forgot to put them up after Christmas. IGNORE THE BALLS — I know it’s very cluttered, but it is what it is! Big downsize from last house. Let’s call it a layered look. :D That old printer the size of a small car will be out of here soon. The Long Island map, that my husband assures me everyone growing up on LI would remember seeing (this was in his house when he was a kid). Seeing them again this year!! Vintage hand tooled purse. Want the throw rug here. An accent piece to break up the dumb carpet. My now husband’s grandmother did this lovely pencil drawing (right of guitar) in 1947 ... Very old family belt buckles (I have more, need to get them out):