More drapery.

hi,

i think you could put some wallpaper on the window wall to break the monotony of the beige tones.maybe an offwhite with a self print.I also think you should change the floor lamp and bring it closer to the sofa in front of the window.I suggest you hang mirrors on either side of the window long enough to reflect your foliage on the coffee table and the floor lamps light on the other side.

a mirror like this hung vertically

a floor lamp like this

a self print wallpaper

or

something like this to add some character to the wall

the floor lamp you choose would depend largely on the kind of wallpaper and mirrors you choose to put on the wall.The room looks a little dull.Mirror would help to reflect the light.

or you could put a plain wallpaper - a shade of ivory or beige that would get some brightness and maybe do a panelling like in the picture below.If the amount of mirror on the wall is too much for you I suggest you opt for just a column of the mirror panel on either side.

i think this would suit your space and give it quite a makeover without doing much.You could imitate the look of the lamps as well.

hope this is of some help.

Yes I agree drapes need to be wider

Your drapes are too short in addition to being too skimpy. As Diane's illustration shows they need to hang higher and fall just to the floor. The rule is curtains should be 2 to 2 1/2 times the width of the windows. So a 50 inch wide window needs at least 100 inches of curtains so they d r a p e .

If you place your sofa in front of the window, you won't need to worry about the length of the drapes. :)

A plant would look great in one corner.

Higher, wider drapes in a contrasting color to the paint.

I'm a bit of a minimalist, so maybe just another small table with a tschotchke to balance out what you have. If you want more, how about a couple of botanical drawings in a frame with glass on both sides instead of a mat, so you can see that nice wall color inside the frames?

Higher, wider drapes in a pattern along with painting that wall a different color. The drapes could be the shorter ones if you choose to move the couch but if NOT, I'd buy new grommet drapes and find a wall color. A very inexpensive update. And the wall color can be changed inexpensively if you don't like it...I always buy a sample size of a couple colors and paint big areas on the wall I am doing and then look at it for a week or so in all sorts of light. Once you have the new colors in place, you can take your time, finding things that will finish off that wall like mirrors or a low table and nice lamp...

In addition to taking drapes higher and wider, I would recommend flanking the window with art. I would use four large frames total, equally sized and stacked 2 on each side. You want a landscape orientation (long side horizontal) to fill up the wall space, leaving about 6" on either side of the frame. Pick out some coordinating colorful prints to breathe some color into the beige.

First I would want to take away the chair from the front of the window. It looks like too much furniture for the size of the room and gives a feeling of being boxed in. I would make the window the room's focal point. I would buy or have made a natural color woven grass roman shade. I would have a cornice box made and upholster it with a complimentary textile that brings in any color accents you might have in the room. I think if you did that you wouldn't even need anything more, but I'm a less is more kind of girl.

I would like to see pics of the rest of the room. I feel like the love seat should be where the chair is, but perhaps there is a space constraint? Lots of unused spaced against that wall. I agree with the other posters that the window treatments are far too skimpy. Can you supply us with additional photos of the room? If the arraignment must stay the way it is, I would add two larger scaled square or rectangular end tables (larger than the end table shown) to each side of the chair, add fuller drapes and add two table lamps.

Those drapes are way too short..... Add fabric to them so they reach the floor or purchase new ones (example 1) .....even if you want to keep the same color monochromatic tones you can add a bit of pattern (example2)... Adding artwork (or a mirror), or a plant (even artificial) helps to add interest to a space, keep the amount of space in mind not to overdo and add too much.

Agree with studio 87, the drapes look skimpy. Longer rods and fuller drapes that touch the floor are the first thing that needs improving. A bold pattern would keep them from blending into the wall. Pull the chair closer to the sofas and you could get away with putting the small table behind the chair. Put a larger green plant on it to bring some color to the room. Move the floor lamp beside the chair to make a reading spot. Hatetoshop has a good suggestion about the sofa being in front of the window flanked by the chair

Color....uniqueness, handmade: Otomi runners :)

I agree about the drapes 100%. I definitely feel like you also need colour on your walls to create visual interest!! At the moment everything is kind of blending together.

Hi - the position of the chair accentuates the vertical line of the window and agree with others that a sofa would be better, perhaps with a vertical radiator on one side and some art on the other or a hanging plant depending on the style of the rest of the room. You could also think about a Roman blind instead of curtains to add a horizontal dimension to the window opening.