The blue rug doesn't give you any relief from blue everywhere.

This room only requires and 8x10 rug

Pop in a lot more orange, especially in a new art piece, which can be up to 75% of the sofa's width. Center the rug and sofa exactly between the window and the bumpout on the left so the vignette isn't crowded into the window side of the room.

Your wall art too small for your wall. You have a large wall. I think to fill it with gallery would be right.

Or

Or incorporate your own wall art in wall gallery

Is the top photo new apartment and the bottom photo the old?

You can add pillows that will be in different colours just so they are not blue, small pictures can also be added above the bed. I think it will be wonderful.

Honestly, I'm in love with @Connor Dunlea idea. Simply but modern.

I'd put the tall floor lamp in another corner not near the sofa. I would get matching tall table lamps for the side tables. Their height will help off set the empty wall space behind the sofa. This way you'll be able to use your current painting and not have it feel too small.

In the top pic, it seems like your rug and coffee table should be turned 90 degrees. I would also pull everything away from the window edge a bit more. I looks like everything in that room is trying to run away from the left wall and hide near the windows. The end tables and sofas need a bit more room to breathe.

Orange or brown leather pillows will look great.

I like @Celery. Visualization, Rendering images idea to add some rust and mustard colors. Those are trending right now and look good with blue. I don't think you need a new rug. Why don't you try shopping estate sales, FB Marketplace or Etsy for some original art? The print is pretty but makes the room look a bit staged vs showing your personality. Or check out this shop for curated prints that look a little more sophisticated--you can choose your size.

I played with a few ideas (some suggested by others) to make the room feel more like home:

• Moving the rug away from the windows a little for "breathing space".
• Adding simple drapery panels on each side of the windows for softness and height (if landlord allows).
• Pulling the sofa and side tables forward enough to allow tall items behind the tables (so the floor lamp is close enough to the sofa to read by, and the other corner can have something tall for balance).
• Hanging art that reflects your interests (which might not be the architecture of Morocco as shown, but I liked the way the arches relate to the rug motifs).
• Adding chairs facing the windows and a bench under the windows for guest seating.
• Including some "creature comforts" that make you happy (books? plants? pillows?).

Choose specific items to your taste, of course, but perhaps this offers some ideas. For budget, as others have said, some great finds come from thrift shops. If a tall plant is too pricey, you could substitute interesting bare branches picked up in the woods or tall feathery grasses gathered after they have dried in the fall.

You will have a great time making your new apartment a warm and comfortable home!

Thank you so much! @simplynatural - I appreciate your thoughts on this, and I think I’m going to take your advice :)

Art is a very personal thing and there is zero wrong with the OP’s art choice.

Art is personal.

We need to ask…. Did you by the art as decor to coordinate with your room? Or was this a piece that talks to you? Has a special meaning?

It looks like you have a lot of blue. Perhaps try adding more of an accent color like orange, yellow, or some brown/camel around to make things more cohesive. Here are some of our designs using blue that we thought might help.

Financiers Pied-à-Terre: Living Room · More Info

Westhampton Beach Home for Family and Friends · More Info