Each element of this space has totally different sensibilities than others. Jarring. If I were "playing house" here, I would choose one as my touchstone and it would be the chairs, which seem well designed. Bye bye to the wallpaper for sure! And the corner cabinets?? Depends, I guess on what the other end of the room looks like but I would get rid of at least one, as well as the light fixture.

You have a point it is unique and interesting its a conversation piece , but in the end it's your home whatever you want goes I really can't say remove it or keep it

Venice in the 1950's! Do you have photos of the other three sides of the room? Do you yourselves have Venetian souvenirs, wooden gondola models, that kind of thing?

Which parts of the room or furnishings do you really like?

It sounds like you definately don't like that style of cabinet, but aren't sure how you feel about the wallpaper. The room looks a bit small. As extra storage is always nice, what if you removed the cabinets but use them somewhere else (even in the basement or garage if you can't tolerate them). Another option might be to try removing the tops of each cabinet and either stack the two bottom sections into one unit (relocated), or just leave each bottom section. It would give a different look, but you'd still have storage and a surface to display items.

With similar molding, you could frame out the majority of the scene in your paper, make it look more like a painted framed picture. Then strip away the little amount of paper remaining, clean up the walls and repaint. You're probably wanting new paint in a new place anyway.

Your seating pieces are beautiful, especially the bench. Keep us posted on your decisions and progress.

If it was a painting and two cabinets that were left behind, would you keep or sell them?
I would feel great get rid of the elements that were not original to the house.

The other side of the room is solid light blue wallpaper and windows. We've been to Venice, but don't have any particular souvenirs that would complement the wallpaper. My favorite big pieces in the room are the teak bench and the sideboard (from India) shown in this picture. Thanks for the comments!

I had never thought about it in terms of would I keep it if it was just a painting and movable cabinets. The answer is definitely no! Thanks!

Over60 has the right idea, if you decide to keep the look, for balancing the area against the rest of the room.

If you need the extra storage, I'd suggest restructuring the cabinet uppers so they are less feminine, taller and darker -I think without white furniture , you'll like the wallpaper better.

Is this a storage room, or a dining room?

It seems to me this may have been a feature wall for the room when it was first built. On the threads people want to renovate and remove, but there is a nostalgic beat when something very unusual turns up. For me, this is one of those cases. Have you ever seen a wallpaper like this before, is it good quality, does it have a value. Before you rip it off - check

Right now on the threads we have some red tulip tiles from the 1970s (that I destroyed in my own bathroom) but that everyone seems to love; a chimney that has over 500 posts that Houzzers discovered had great value... etc etc...

Yes, studio10001 has a great suggestion.. I agree about redesigning the curly que uppers. If they are handy or have a helpful person who can do the work. that could be a consideration if they wanted to keep them. Storage is ALWAYS necessary, no matter what size the house, right? :)

Why not pull out that awesome auqua blue from the wall paper and paint the cabinets that colour, put your 'indian' hutch between the two and decorate your shelves with minimal pieces in similar yellows from the wall paper. I LOVE the light fixture.

Throw some floor length yellowy curtains up on the window to balance everything and keep up the 'formal' dining room look

It's fun to see all the comments. Are you overloaded yet cmpieper? lol. Don't stress out; weigh all the advice, do some daydreaming and attack! Picture the room empty; decide what bones to throw or keep; does the old, themed wallpaper remain - act on your decision. Do you REALLY want or need those cabinets there, with all of those other beautiful (meaningful) pieces you have - act on it. If you like the light keep, if not carefully remove it and donate. As you've read, some people would love it if you don't. Same things with the cabinets. It you can salvage them, donate or put em' out on the curb . . . someone can use them.

Someone suggested putting the buffet on a solid wall; I agree; against the window, both the windows and the piece lose a lot of their own special character. Often times the table and seating looks nice in front of the window IF you have enough space in your room. In your case, that would then give two optional walls to rearrange with the India piece. Travelers always have such great accessories. Put some of those in and that's going to be one gorgeous space.

I'm not overloaded yet! ;) Seriously, everyone's giving me lots of great ideas to think about. And, I do like the light fixture too. At night, it makes a beautiful design on the ceiling and walls.

(Isee a themed party in your future: around the world in 80 dishes!)

Great idea studio10001; invite everyone over, ply them with food and drink, and have them help you redo the room!

The wallpaper's influence is more ethnic than coastal and does not relate to anything that you have. I would get rid of it and the corner cabs and decorate around your furniture choice.

I agree regarding checking out to see if the wallpaper has any value before you do anything. It is a beautiful scenery but like others have mentioned it has done its time. If you do keep it, I would remove the corner cabinets to a different area and add some green indoor plants in the corners. Or you could have it photograph before removing it ( after checking) and make a smaller size of it to hang up.

I'd totally work with it. Your chandelier is way out of scale and too small for the room. I'd paint those bookcases on either side a darker shade to frame out the mural more....and then do upholstered dining room chairs to ad color, texture and softeness to a room with some hardness but interest. Good luck! I'd also do a warm wood table that compliments a light fixture-glass just would not work with these two china cabinets and would appear cold.

The corner cabinets definitely have mid century colonial value. These kind of things really appeal to some. I would put them on craigs list and let someone else love them. The mural is pretty neat, colors are bright and the scene is very reminiscent of Italian restaurants of the day. That being said, though it would pain me no end to destroy something that is irreplaceable, if it did not fit with my aesthetic, it would have to go. I suppose it is not dry strippable and in some way preservable. With a good picture to remember it by, it would be gone but not forgotten.