great advice upthread I'll try to be short, probably repeating several people: -get rid of the white console next to the fireplace/look for smth else instead if you need it there for function -think of other window treatments. curtains? woven blinds? roman shades? any of these will look better. move your sectional a bit from the wall, both to allow room for window treatments and because furniture generally needs at least couple inches to breathe..that wil also make room seem larger -you already purchased the ottoman in the same color and style of the sofa..off white, right? well something different would be better, but it's okay..buy a throw, fold it and put there to break your lines a bit. tray is great too-both for function and beauty. you'll appreciate it when watching this TV -I liked reading how your wife gets her art:) okay..so if there's no real room for other suggestions(I'm also prejudiced against mass produced canvas art..maybe she can be talked into a print instead?..)..put that art there first. Make sure it fits-seems huge?.. Say you go for that a very similar art, you have there-a bit of white, black, brown, indigo blue, fiery yellow white and brown you already have in your room (btw like your furniture) pull your other colors (in pillows and throws and accessories) from that art -deep sophisticated blues, golds. can be metallic accessories (like vases or flower pots?), can be softest fur pillows can be velvet, can be knitted throw. everythhing you buy-make sure it's a different texture..leather is sleek you've got enough of it. Speaking from experience-I also have my fair share of leather:) then look for a big ticket items like curtains and a rug. (or simultaneously..just keep your general scheme in mind). you can decide to make them fairly neutral. repeat the color of the furniture, just different material of course. or go for one vivid deep color but make it a shag rag for example. Don't try to match pattern to art..art has a mind of its own. Look at the room as a whole..what does it ask for? and know yourself of course..say I love many rugs but I don't like to clean them lol. You know whether it's high traffic area, what your habits are, and whether you'll be sad for 5 min if the rug will have spots and then get over it, or will be sad for 5 days. when you buy a side table try, again, to introduce another texture, just different material in this case. maybe wood. maybe ceramics(garden stool?some of these look really modern). every new material you bring creates dimension. Dimension is something you look for when creating spaces. Why? well that what we've used to. Ouside always has it. Even when it's a desert or an ocean. It has depth. we need to recreate it with all sort of ways and means that are availiable to us.. Good luck! will be a cool room edited because of thousand typos..))

Hi! Yes, there is a gap. I just moved in two days ago and moved them out of the way as the whole lofted area has storage underneath. The three staircases and dark wood sections of the floor can be lifted up or moved around. I do like the idea of some architectural drawing. How would three colorful but vintage prints like Tour de France, Grand Prix, or travel from Art.com? What If I put in a indoor tree where the arch light is? I'm really want to make sure it looks more "Adult" and less college/bachelor pad. https://www.art.com/products/p10116072-sa-i893840/ham-geo-monaco-1937.htm?upi=E8IFG0

You are using the benches and pictures as decor, not showcasing them. If they did not match, they'd read more as art, less like decor. Try putting each in a new location to be appreciated on its own. Think of it this way: if you owned two Picassos, you would not put one on each side of a doorway.

There are a few elements that need to come together for this room to work. May I mention the drapes first? they're too short and the rods are too low. You never want rods right on top of the molding. makes the window look squat. 2-4" above the molding is best. drapes kiss the floor The dining table against the dark wood floor looks stark. bring in an area rug w/those beautiful blue greens and grays. Home Depot has this one pier 1 or just do a neutral. this works w/your chairs/mats for those shutters, you need to hang them on the wall. and maybe seperate them, or put something on either side of them.