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I think... with the curtain, it looks odd because the rod is so small and the drape doesn't look like it's full enough. Hard to see from this angle though.

I totally see what your saying. Curtains first - should I get a thicker rod, lower them (thus needing to hem the curtains) and/or add a double rod with a sheer?

JWinteriors -- yes! Proportion is exactly what I was thinking... but not communicating.

Yes,yes and yes.

This is an interesting space, is it a walk through or part of the living area? A cornice across the top is one solution. OR, I don't like to suggest this because normally I like drapes hung high, -maybe you could lower them to just above the woodwork on the window. I agree with above comment, the rod should be larger. The mirror looks low but maybe it's because you have pictures covering the bottom. Can you hang the pictures on the wall? Also, I think the mirror would better if it was white. I love the chandelier!!

When i renovated the architect got the curtains hung high above the wijndow like yours are, but he had someone make a fake roman blind in a similar co

oops. We had a fake roman blind made ( in a color similar to the curtains) to cover the brickwork above the window and it gives the illusion the window is taller than it is

I don't like the look of exposed walls created by high-mounted curtains either.

A valance would work wonders to draw the eye up and hide the empty wall space. The chandelier is beautiful with the soft wall color, but I think you need a more ornate mirror to tie in.

Thanks so much for the feedback. I got a thicker double rod, hung it lower and will be putting sheers on it too. I already have blinds so I can't do the faux blind thing. I'll update with pictures when it's complete.

Now on to the light...I love this chandelier but after hubby spent 2+ hours hanging it (and threw the box away) I'm not in love with it in my space. All the fixtures in my house are brushed nickel and it sticks out like a sore thumb because it's antique copper. Also the rest of the house's lights are early 2000s builder lights - think brushed nickel "boob" lights and ceiling fans.

What can I add furniture wise to blend this look? A feminine round side table? A corner bookcase with crown molding?

And wall decor? The mirror looked really low but I moved a few things off the dresser and think in person it looks better now.

Please help me get this room to a place where I love it!

To answer a few questions, this is a sitting room or front room when you walk into the house (if you don't go up the stairs to where the bedrooms are). You have to walk through this room to get to the open kitchen/living room.

Would a cream leather sofa be out of style? I have a Nattuzi cream leather sofa and matching recliner in the finsihed basement. Maybe I should switch them with this room???

The furniture suggestions could be nice but again, pay attention to proportions. Taking some measurements and putting this down on graph paper could save you time (and someone's back) at this point. Art decisions can be made once the furnishings are settled on.

I don't care for the sideboard in the room, nor the color of your walls. The three items I like together are the chandy (because you own it), the sofa and the mirror. Instead of worrying about the metal, work with it. I suggest browns and neutrals.

I would paint the walls a soft off white, one of the OC colors, like Acadia. A chunky sisal rug (I just got a beauty on Overstock) and window treatments that have some brown in the pattern. Find a coordinate fabric for pillows on the sofa.

Don't tell me that! ;) I just had the walls painted this way - Benjamine Moore Summer Shower - and I just got these curtains - Pottery Barn Fresco Paisley.

Sounds like you're coming along. I like the wall color; nice & soothing. Some throw pillows with your yellows & blues would help coordinate & pull things together.

Hmm... okay, I've been thinking about this and what bothers me the most (apart from the curtains, but that is dealt with) is that white cabinet. Although I like it, it reminds me of bedroom furniture or something that could be in a romantic, Gustavian dining room. Not so much in sort of a formal living room.

Perhaps a furniture shuffle is in order. Have you ever tried:
- putting the sofa against the blue wall where the white cabinet is
- an end table next to it with a much larger table lamp on it

- will the cabinet fit against the wall under the stairs?
- and I think you probably should get the black-out liner for the curtains.

I would start with purpose. For what do you plan to use the room? Entertainment? Reading/library? Reception? I am not sure how you finish a room without having determined its purpose. Once it is clear the use, it is easier to figure out what goes in it and where.

- if the cabinet fits under the stairs, could you turn the mirror vertically and hang it off center above it, with the lamp next to it
- throw some yellow and light blue pillows on the sofa

Thanks for the ideas. The dresser can't go against the stairs wall as it is a walkway (path from the front door to the kitchen/living room). As far as how do we want to use the room, just extra space to play with the kids and socialize. We don't need formal dining, there's no cable connection,.etc.

I tried to move things around tonight and put a hole in the wall! :( I decided the nailheadbtrim dark leather was too heavy for the room and wanted to swap it with my basement sofa (cream/tanish leather) and buy a.small fabric chair. Well lesson learned...the love seat does not fit down the basemebt stairs.

Oh no, that's not good! Hope it is a small hole & easily repaired.

Some ideas for your consideration. You could add a soft ivory linen roman hung high under your curtains and take away the blinds. You could use rub & buff or platinum craft paint and just highlight the detail of the mirror frame. You can add a throw to the sofa in a soft aqua - deeper tone than the wall. Add two art pairs framed with some silver or bronze stacked one over the other on both sides of the sideboard - look for an art calendar at your favorite museum store online, and frame your favorite four eleements. You need some blue pillows on the sofa - and here's where it gets tricky - the pottery barn print is pale aqua and your walls appear sky. To get the look you want, you need to add spa tones - aqua, and its deeper toned cousins, turquoise and peacock. Look for these in the art you pick out. Consider adding one layer of paint that is so close to your color but has a bit of blue-green instead. The yellow frames designed to pick up on the pb print are making the white chest look less than it can because together they read nursery. Add copper rub n buff to them to get the look you want. Harmony will reign.

Oops, hole in the wall is not good. Hope it can be easily fixed. The cream leather sofa could be a better choice for this room and a fabric chair would be good too. Although I do think that with libradesigneye's idea of adding a soft aqua throw and some pillows in those tones will make your brown sofa seem much softer and lighter in colour. Good luck and please be careful when you're going to change the sofas around :-{

Here are the curtains - lowered, on a thicker bar and with a sheer. I'm much happier with them now.

This is the cream sofa I could move up...but hubby thinks it's out of style. I prefer the dark leather one and good suggestions for a light throw and pillows to soften it.

I like the brown with the blue walls.

I think the white cabinet doesn't match the rest. If you put a dark wood cabinet there (like mahogany or something), it will match the dark sofa and the chandelier.

The problem with the curtain is the color of the wood sticks out underneath. If you paint that a soft white, it will blend it and look much better.

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Good luck!

Yep, I don't think that the cream sofa will make a huge difference. I think it will look bland with all the soft colours that you have there. Throw and cushions that refer to the colours in your curtains will be your best bet. If you like to keep the photos there, try dark wood frames.

This room is screaming for crown moulding and white trim. I would change the mirror for one in silver w/ a patina on it. The thicker rod was definitely an improvement.