Find a lighter color on the paint strip and continue painting with it all the way up and ceiling. If the media stand can be painted do it is wall color but a gloss finish. Add window treatments; throw pillows; ottoman with a large tray; Pottery Barn…used these in a client’s den. If I remember correctly the blue/green of the walls is in the print, but it leans more to your sectional. Walmart Forget about throw pillows…they always will wind up on the floor.

I never if at all possible choose a sectional for seating two people are comfortable the 2 who got the armrests theres are all lined up like a kids bitrthday party . YOu have no choice on how to arrange furniture ever again. Get a sofa and 2 chairs 4 people comfy and 5 in a pinch and you can change the configuration when you want to.

Scary with no banister on your stairs. I see a hand rail. Is that sufficient? IMO the ladder should be on the wall with the art work on it (beside the dining room) Put the TV to the left...more in the middle of the wall. Take away the end table beside it...Add a floor lamp in the corner behind your sectional and a lamp on the end table. Sheer curtains will soften your room. Is one of the end tables .. the one by the TV....low enough to be used for a coffee table? If too high, maybe look for a small ottoman or small table or stool to use, if you think you have room for it.

Thank you Cecilia. I appreciate your suggestions. I've had my eye on a few Ruggable rugs for a while, similar color scheme to like what you showed, although my style is more toward world/global. I've got a few Middle Eastern and African textiles throughout the house. And some trinkets from my travels. I'm thinking the next rug will need to be 9x12 since I'm trying to use the whole room, and maybe less geometrical than the current one? I'm also realizing that rug positioning makes a HUGE difference in how the room feels. I've been so tired hauling sectional pieces all week that I've been lazy about positioning the rug, but It makes a world of difference. Hi Decoenthusiaste. I tried floating it in the center yesterday, but I could only figure out how to fit 3 pieces in that layout. I plan to bring the 4th piece into the house this weekend to fiddle around with it. The other struggle with that is how to get a lamp up close to the sofa for reading. I do like any L shape, since it's so comfortable :) Would you still put the FP/TV on that dining room wall if spaced out from the wall (a bit like my 3rd layout photo, but sofa out from the wall?) I agree with you that my favorite place for FP/TV is on the dining room wall. I just haven't figured out how to incorporate the whole room that way, because that brings all of the attention to that larger section of the room, and ignores section from entrance--dining room. Here is how I've currently arranged the room, with the 4th piece photoshopped in. The 4th piece could probably also be separated and roated perpendicular to the rest of the sofa. It actually is plenty of seating because it's usually just me and my BF anyway, and at least a sectional can form an L shape which is nice for conversation. My previous sofa only sat 3 people in a row. I never have big gatherings. I mostly just want a comfortable place to watch TV and read, and this sectional fits the bill perfectly. I love it. Just trying to determine the best layout, and whether the 4th piece is useful, or if I should exchange it for a different piece from the model. I also don't mind semi-blocking the entrance to the study. I'm the only one who uses that room because I work from home, and I'm able to access it through my bedroom, which has another doorway toward the main part of the house. Old house. Old style :)