I love your room and the rug! It's inviting, non cluttered and bright. A nice change from many Manhattan apartments. Good job.

I would add a rug with more neutral colors in it. Also add something with texture or deminsion.

I love your rug, I think it's fantastic! I also like your couch. The colours of the couch and the rug do not work together, decide which one you like better and replace the other. The rug is a "clean" blue, it will look better with a couch that is greyer and less greige, or a white couch, or cognac leather etc. If you keep the couch the rug will need muddier colors in it.

Love the room; however, I agree about replacing the rug with something lighter.

Thank you very much for all of the comments and suggestions! It’s so helpful to have a second pair of eyes look at a space and help you see it in a new light.

I have the ideal rug in our master bedroom already, although it has higher pile than the blue rug so I think going with a brand new rug would be best. Once I do decide on a new rug for the living room, I’ll have to figure out what to do with this blue Arabesque rug since there’s no where else to put it in our place. It was quite expensive, I may end up giving it away to friends or family.

I don't understand why you want to replace that pretty blue rug. It provides a needed touch of color to this space, and plays beautifully with your artwork.

Light rug is fore sure brings more light .

Congrats on your new home! Love the big windows! Looks like you have plenty of natural light. IMO, the blue rug is lovely and brings in just the right amount of color. A lighter rug would blend in w/ the walls.

Its a pretty room, I think the rug adds color and contrast. Its very simple but that looks like your style with the clean lined furniture. I love your chair, I would like one like that.

I wouldn't change a thing. Its a great room!

I truly appreciate all of the comments, suggestions, and the rendering. This kind of feedback is invaluable and helps me think of the space in new ways. I am leaning towards replacing the blue rug with a lighter, neutral colored rug (although I’d still have to figure out what to do with the blue rug - give it away or sell it). However, being married and designing a new home with one’s spouse also means my wife has a veto on any changes and she’s made it clear she wants the blue rug to stay (my handle is a play on a medication used in rheumatology). That being said, the feedback I’ve gotten here gives me a strong case to make to her. Thank you all again!

katrina_ellen - Thank you for the compliment. That chair is one of my favorite pieces. It's the Theo chair from West Elm. Unfortunately it was discontinued recently for reasons which escape me, although its discontinuation might simply be part of an "artificial scarcity" marketing tactic.

If you're still in the market for a unique mid-century modern piece, I'd recommend the Contour chair also by West Elm. This chair is more comfortable than the Theo and its unique design will be sure to garner compliments. The reason I kept it out of the living room is that I wanted all living room furniture to be as short as possible to maximize the natural light we get.