I agree with Margo's comments.

I love the owl with the green chairs!!!!!

Cher- what is the name of that green paint color?

Margo, I have the green in two of my bedrooms. I used Behr's Grape Leaves and absolutely love it!

http://www.behr.com/consumer/ColorDetailView/400D-6

great owl, great 'home' piece. I agree with putting more shelves on the right, &/or painting the tv unit, etc
I do like the way the room is layed out, but the tv seems out of place and positioned there as an afterthought. is there anywhere else to put it?

Did a little houzz search and there appear to be no hard and fast rules. See some examples, below

The art glass looks pretty marvvy...

Thanks Hayley. Such a great green!

I should add that we are going to build bottom cupboards on each side of the fireplace in the future;). I was planning on sanding down the older dresser & stain the top the same color of the shelves. I have a matching desk that fits perfectly on the other side, to help balance the both sides. What I would really like is to make my own console by configuring gas pipings & wood shelves. Thoughts? Would that be too much open shelving or look too industrial?

How about putting the desk on the other side and showing us a pic?

Margo- I believe it's called "snip of Parsley" from Benjamin Moore. I will double check on that for you though:)

I just love it;) I think I will paint my sun room and go back to Pier I and get Quirky Owl. Looks so fresh!!

susan- where is the pillow from?
It was a battle with my husband to not hang the TV above the fireplace! Glad I got him to see my viewpoint;)

On that note Cher, why not hang the tv on the wall in it's current spot and then put one more floating shelf under it?

Margo- I agree...Quirky Owl is fresh & fun!! My kids laugh at my owl obsession;). I want to buy more for my shelves...but they say I have enough owls now-lol!!

I don't think there is such a thing as too much shelving, and I think it would not be too industrial if your introduce a little bit of industrial elsewhere (like in some sculpture or lamps).

Have you considered changing the mantel/fireplace surround in any way? Staining it to match the shelves might help to pull the look together. There's no reason why everything HAS to be completely symmetrical and identical on both sides of the fireplace. You can have two different pieces on either side of the fireplace, but adjust the leg height so that both tabletops are the same height. Will look on Houzz for asymmetrical arrangement examples.

Owls rock - they're the mascot of my alma mater, Bryn Mawr, so many of us have small collections of owls.

The owl is perfect with your paint color! I want him too!!

Yes...I think I will hang the TV on the wall, where it is...but may get a slightly bigger tv first?

Okay how do I add pics I see on Houzz to show you what I am thinking to this wall?

Cher these Owls were very popular in the 70's too...ugh, I am dating myself. They seem so much cuter now!

Click on the photo and save to your ideabook. Then hit Houzz photo at bottom of comment box. It will take you to your ideabook and you can insert and submit;)

Cher - do u have the owl cookie jar from Anthropologie? It's adorable!

Here's a little artful asymmetry

I love the shelves & agree that closed cupboards under them will be great. Add some books to the shelves, some stacked, some leaning on each other & some within bookends.

Sold on HOuzz..maybe for Christmas present to yourself;)

There are two ways:
1. Save photos from houzz into an idea book. Then, go to your dilemma and create a new comment under the dilemma to introduce the photos, click on the icon underneath the text box "Houzz Photo" and select Ideabooks, it will show a list of all your ideabooks and then let you choose pictures to show from that book.
2. Open two different Houzz windows. One is your photo search, the other is for this dilemma. In the dilemma window, start a comment. In the photo search window, find a Houzz picture you want to share. When you find one - copy the URL. Then, go back to your dilemma window and click the "Houzz Photo" icon, Pick the Houzz URL tab. Paste the url in the space and press OK. Make sure you hit enter between photos.

Oh, great. Just saw the 2nd picture showing the main sofa facing the FP & the TV.

You have another green vase on the little glass table between the two green armchairs - you could put it with the other green vases on the lower right hand shelf. I see you have family pictures in standing frames -- you can arrange them in pairs (one vertical, one horizontal) on some of the other shelves.

Because your roof slants from a peak at the left to the outside wall on the right, you could arrange things from low to high to create a /\

overstock.com ITEM# 14697728 for pillows, cher, have them in lumbar also. Owls are from there also. Can we ever have enough owls? I have one also on shelves by kitchen sink.

Are the decor items on the shelves looking ok or should I move things around? I know I still have to get a few more pieces...just haven't found anything I like yet. What do you think of a tall orchid on the top right shelf beside the window, to add some height?

Cher- you are adding to many like size items but caution!!! with stuff as you are losing the owl- he should be the star;)

I would suggest books!

Yes, too many smallish things..

I find styling the shelves the hardest part! I will change things up again:) Books are a good idea!

Books are a great way to fill shelves. One on the left of FP put 3 stacked books laying down with the bird on top and the orchid next to them. On the other top shelf, 4-5 books upright with the green vase holding them up. Find some owl bookends and on second shelf stack 3-4 books between the owls. On the 2nd shelf to the right put up couple of framed photos with something between them.

Cher - on one or two of the shelves (on opposing sides) you could possibly do 3 like objects lined up. I see this in a lot of houzz photos and it is a very neat and clean contemporary look.

Like this

Does the owl look too big sitting on the books?

Added another book under the owl. Still looking around house for other books to display:). Susan-the vertical books you were mentioning. On the left of FP, top shelf, to the far left against wall?

Any better? Or have I completely gone off track?;)

I think the shelves should be farther apart. It will make styling easier.

The shelves are screwed into the walls pretty good. Moving them now is not an option. We tried to make them so that the bottom shelf wasn't too low & the top shelf too high. I'm going to have to work with them now...can't make hubby move them now-;)

top shelf, books against FP. They are looking better. Now you are beginning to see how to arrange items. Some added color wouldn't hurt. Buy some colored notebook paper and give a couple of the books new covers in blue and orange.

Margo- I moved an older desk I had, to the other opened space! We have decided that we will make open shelving TV stands to put on each side of the fireplace & stain the same Colour as the shelves or have some custom units made. What does everyone think?

So, will you be moving the white desk and dresser out when you build the shelves?

Well, I think this helps balance out the room and bring more unity in mixing the two styles;) Do you have a lamp to put on that desk for some height and ambient lighting at night?

Yes...I will move out the dresser and desk once we make the units ourselves or have someone else them. What do you think about painting out the fireplace the same colour as the trim(cream)? Thinking of adding a big square coffee table too. How are the floating shelves looking now...do I still need some taller items?

I should add that the new units will be stained the same colour as the floating shelves? Thoughts?