I agree with houssaon - no valances. For the lamps, perhaps exchange the living room table lamp with the one in the bedroom - and definitely remove the plastic from the shades.

Are you happy with the furniture arrangement? The chair to the left of the TV looks a little cramped there. You could try angling it into the corner rather than having it parallel to the walls.

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Curtains are your answer. Then rearranging the furniture is a must. Center TV on its wall, move the sofa to the center on the TV and use the floor lamp for sofa light. Float the swivel chair out in front of the spindle pony wall. Everything you have hanging on the walls should come down to be centered 5' above the floor.

I would suggest you go with roman shades. You get color/privacy/light control and a valance look. DO NOT hang anything up-against the ceiling. That is a RIDICULOUS look.

arcy_gw those are all NEW shades he had installed

If you don't want to get into drapes, then I would leave just the blinds, no valance. Also agree with centering the TV on that wall and moving the big chair to either float or perhaps in front of the spindle pony wall. As it is you can't sit on the chair and see the TV.

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What about wood cornices? Masculine and not fussy.

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