petra66- Thanks. I am trying to hold off, but this final stage is frustrating. Also I am unsure as to the paint color I choose. I tend to like things very neutral and monochromatic so this paint color is a little out of the box for me. I am also trying to pick pendant lights--mainly do should I do 1 or 2 over the peninsula. I want to make sure the space feels warm and cohesive and you are right it it is difficult to do with all that cardboard and contractor crab around! Lavender- The fridge is FP and more of a brushed stainless as is the range hood and Bosch Range. The DW is covered by a matching lidingo panel so as to eliminate the too much stainless look since it is located right next to the fridge. DH also has not seen under the cardboard-well just a peek, but its not the same as seeing a whole room of that beautiful stone. Ughh-- I just want it done! :)

Great start Nancy !!!! The rug is NOT to big !! Looks great, def. see some color added tho, what colors do you like is really the question. You can do almost anything. Can you face the couch toward the fp, and flank the 2 chairs with side and perhaps the club chair next to the pf wit a small table? you only know if you try it. One larger brighter piece over the fp will make it appear larger and of course brighter. If you leave the 2 chairs in front of the fp, try a small round table in-between otherwise they look disconnected. Hope this helps a bit, have fun, good luck, best, Debra

Thanks Beverly for the suggestions. I’m gonna try moving the table the other way. The light fixture was definitely a mistake size wise but were kinda stuck with it now unless I find someplace else for it in my house and get a new one for there. What’s even more frustrating about it is there is no option to make it lower than that height either. I’m going to go today to look for some things and will try to focus on rounds as opposed to squares I see what you mean. The pillows are from home sense which is actually a new chain from tjmax and Marshall’s. It’s a great store I found a lot of awesome things there! Anybody have any advice re drapes?

What a beautiful living room you have made. The credenza under your TV is particularly gorgeous. Here is what I would consider doing if this were my room- just to give you ideas to play off of for a start. I would begin by finding some blue, patterned throw pillows for the sofa and the arm chair. I like Indian block prints. They are classic and fresh. What I have shown is not exactly bargain, Target/Home Goods, but aside from the Ginori, it's not terribly expensive either. Here are some from John Robshaw: And for the blue arm chair, I thought something like this could be fun: Next I would find an orchid or cyclamen for the table by the blue arm chair. I am partial to cyclamens, so here: I would look for a silver cachepot. Here is a simple one from The Enchanted Home. I like how the silver echoes your side table by the sofa. I would like a much simpler/more modern silver cachepot, this is all I could find right now. Then for the coffee table, I would find a few pretty and interesting coffee table books: Assouline, Phaedon, Taschen, Rizzoli all have great, colorful, conversation sparking titles available. It is very common to put stuff on top of books on coffee tables. That is not my thing. I would rather just see something pretty next to the stack of books. Maybe a bowl or a vase in this Ginori pattern (Orientale in azalea): Lastly the table between the sofa and arm chair could use a lamp perhaps. I would look for something sculptural in crystal. Like this from Horchow: Your room is lovely and will come together more and more over time. Don't rush yourself. Wait to find things that really speak to you, so that you infuse the room with your personality.