Hi Chand..:)
Would it be possible to purchase an entertainment centre or have one built in to the niche in the wall behind the television? That would take the TV off the little table and hide all the cables and wires for you.
Since there's not much space between the couch and the fireplace wall, what about removing the coffee table and adding, instead, smaller tables between the couch and the chairs? That would give you more 'walking around' room.
Unless the picture was taken at Christmas, which would explain the decorations (and they are no longer there), I'd recommend removing them, including the wall decoration(s).
As others have suggested already, remove the wall clock and the wallpaper. If the background in the wallpaper is a colour you like, then use it as your paint colour. I would also paint out the moulding - either the same as the walls, or the ceiling. If the ceiling is white - paint it and the moulding the same. A mirror over the fireplace, perhaps a somewhat more significant mantel and a small scatter rug that picked up on a colour that's in your toss pillows.
In a livingroom/sitting room that's not overly large, I would try to blend in the window coverings with the paint colour on the walls - quite often, a dupioni silk can be obtained at very reasonable prices. If you're able to move the couch back a bit, move the chair that we see in the picture, away from the wall and away from the window by as much as you move the couch. Even 12" would help..that would put the chair between both windows, which would balance things quite a bit.
Definitely ceiling to floor drapery - as simple as possible.
In the case of the silk, just have a straight header sewn, with grommets every 6" - a simple curtain bar just a few inches below the ceiling (3") and a measurement of 1.5 x the window width divided by 2 for each side. Then let them hang straight to the floor. A blind, fitted between the window frame, can be used for closing off the room from the outside, at night. If using a solid blind, a decorative pull in the same style and colour as the curtain rod finials would look good.
Good luck with it, whatever you decide to do!!
Kathy
I hope I'm not posting this in the wrong spot - but I have a question for a realtor (that's you, David..):
On so many UK design/buy/sell programs, I hear estate agents say "well, they're not happy with having a bathroom on the main floor"..
Here, in North America, unless purchasing an 'antique', it's expected that at the very least a half bath (toilet, sink) will be there.
Personally, I can't imagine running up and down stairs every time a 'dash to the loo' was necessary - and when our
children were home...gasp!!
Why is it such an anathema to Brits??
Practically speaking, it's very handy to have a bathroom relatively close to the back door (and the laundry room), when coming in after 3-4 hours in the garden or similarly 'grubby' work.
I can just imagine having coffee in the kitchen with a friend - husband comes in covered in dirt or paint or whatever - and I remind him to strip, drop off his clothes in the laundry room, then run upstairs to have a shower!! LOL
Seriously, I'm very curious as to why one wouldn't be wanted on the main floor.
Thanks!! Oh - and I've truly enjoyed your show, the few times I've been able to see it.
Kathy
I'm surprised that a)the salesperson didn't know enough about the products sold in his dept, that he gave you the wrong information and b)that it couldn't be seen, by the lack of connector spots, that it was intended for a pedestal. Glad you got what you were looking for - finally! lol
K
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