Any chance you could post a photo facing the other way, so we can see what the room looks like and get an idea of your style, etc?

Great idea acm! I added additional photos of the room from various angles. My primary focus is bookcases, but I am open to additional suggestions for improving the room -- like a rug, art work, couch pillows and poufs.

I think shelves would look better.

Thank you for the suggestion, but I really would prefer a bookcase or two rather than shelves. Any other ideas?

Thank you Rina for the feedback. The discontinued matching bookcases were really nice, but I like your idea of getting the substitute I picked out and playing up a metallic theme. I could have some fun with adding metallic accessories.

Now it's time to bring some color and life to the room with art...several large pieces of colorful art. Then pick one of those colors for a few accessories around the room.

Not exactly your TV stand but...

Thank you felizlady! Love the idea. Any suggestions for art or other accessories that might look good?

Both ikea and only $79-$99.

Thank you Melissa. Those bookcases look nice, but I am not a fan of Ikea. I really like Room and Board, Crate and Barrel, and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.

Jane, I hear ya and I wouldn't want a room full of IKEA either, BUT they do have some really cool stuff, too. I've seen those ikea shelves and they are powder coated metal and are nice.

The room and board are metal, too. At $1199 to me it just seems very over priced.

I'd rather have the extra $2200 to go on a great trip somewhere ....

If these were solid wood, handmade, etc I could see it, but they're basically made the same way and room and board is just as mass produced as ikea...just my opinion....

Oops sorry yours are $799, the larger ones are $1199.

Still over priced...

Thanks Melissa, I see your point. But I feel safer with the Room and Board product and I can afford it. I really don't want to assemble IKEA furniture. I just want whatever will look the best. Anyone else want to weigh in?

I can afford it too. I'm just very thrifty and would rather get more value for my $.

I just think paying ten times the amount for basically the same thing doesn't make sense. I'd put that extra money where it would make a difference in the room...

A piece of art....

A luxurious rug....

Etc, etc....

You could go as colourful as you like with art -- I don't know if the work below is available, but I do know it's by Erin Hanson. I picked it to show how your furniture forms a very strong base for powerful colour. If this isn't your cuppa tea, you could also be much more subtle. there's hardly anything that wouldn't look good in that room, really.

I love your double round coffee table, by the way. It's superyum.

https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-impressionism-paintings

Bold black and white drawings would also look wonderful, but of course would bring no colour into the room. But that can be done in other ways, if you want.

Hi Rina, thanks for the art example. It's a bit bright for my taste, but your example helps me figure out size and placement. I love my double round coffee table as well. It's very useful!

Don't worry, it's probably a bit bright for many people's tastes, though I do think she's very good. Categorised on this site as impressionist, but to me that's more expressionist. I think my point was you could go anywhere from black and white drawing to as much colour as you fancy. The black base you've built will carry it all.

Are you considering a rug? Actually my priorities are such that I would choose the dominant piece of art first (nobody is limited to one, you know) and then the rug.

Unless of course the rug turns out to be your big work of art. Some rugs are. Not a lot, but some. Okay, I'm babbling now. I'll go pour cold water on my head.

Hi everyone, thanks for all the feedback. I decided to go with the Bookcase from Room and Board, as shown in the photo. Now I need to fill it up with my books and decorative items!

Still a work in progress, but I am starting to really like it.

And that is all that really matters, however, I am not feeling it....Best Wishes.