Because of the vent I wouldn't put anything beside the console. Window frame is okay but I would use it to frame photos

If you wish to put something there however you could get one of those vent air flow directing covers. Then you could have a smallish bench or stool if the space is too bare for your eye. I like the frame but agree it needs some kind of picture.

I wouldn’t put anything in that space unless it’s something utilitarian like a basket for magazines or throws. Agree about putting photos in the frames.

You can possibly put a fake plant, small basket, or vase with twigs there but off the vent. Other than that, I would leave it like it is. Good luck!

Remove the piece above TV. Then center the TV console on the whole wall or better yet relocate the TV. can we see more of the room. Putting a TV in what looks like a major walkway is not a good idea. I can help with layouts. It is not hard to relocate cable locations or very expensive.

I think a small basket for blankets would be ok! But - doesn’t look bare without it.

Flo, here are some additional angles of the room! We've tried rearranging the space, but unfortunately our couch is just too big! and putting in infront of the window really closes off the space and messes with the natural lighting. We're only renting temporarily right now so a new couch isn't an option. thank you all for the ideas!! I ordered some pictures for the window pane, and for now i think I'll leave the space as it is! I'm open to any other suggestions or constructive criticism though!!

I would leave it, as is.

I like to keep a basket at the top and the bottom of the stairs - for small objects that are not on the level they should be. I can pop them in the basket as I'm moving around the house, then take the bottom basket up and put things away when it's got a few things in it, and vice versa with the upper basket. That seems like a good place for the basket... ;-)

Your wall art above the sectional is waaaaaaay too high and too small. Can you comfortably sit on the sofa with all thoset pillows?

I know, I have a pillow addiction . They're normally spread out more, I just moved them because i was sitting there. I've also been stuck with the wall art bc I haven't been able to find anything big enough yet that speaks to me! Ive been thinking maybe 2 huge paintings but they would need to be subtle and neutral. Thanks for the feedback!

Ok. I understand those thoughts. A constructive thought is to get a larger piece of art for over sofa. The current pictures are too small so the scale is off. As a minimum, lower them and put them about 2” apart for a more substantial look. Fewer pillows with more color and some greater texture. Perhaps a couple mud cloth type pillows.

Maybe a tripod floor lamp would be nice by the TV and the tripod base would straddle the vent. It would light stairs and provide ambient lighting at night on that side of your room.

I would think about rearranging the furniture a bit.

What about moving the TV to the wall that has the 3 mirrors and moving the bench to the TV area. Then you can swing the sectional around so it is on the picture wall and in front of the window.

What pictures speak to you? I am a Monet type fan myself. Everybody has some art that speaks to them. You can start with a poster and then move up from there!!

why don't you mount the tv to the wall and make it higher? Wires can be easily concealed in the wall and that way you would probably not need to hang anything above the tv

I would have put the TV on the opposite wall from its present location. The TV stand is wider than the wall and that is always a "no-no:" I would have floated the sectional with its back to the current TV wall, forming a walkway behind it from the front door through that high traffic end of the room. A good "rule" for art and other wall hung items is 5-5-75. Center 5' above the floor, or hang bottom 5" above furniture and keep the width of the hanging piece within 75% of the furniture below it. Make sure you are forming a vignette with matching pieces by grouping them within one frame's width or one hand's width of each other.

The TV can't be mounted because we're renting :(. And I really can't rearrange because the couch won't fit any other way without blocking off the room and making it feel closed in and stuffy. I will definitely be playing around with my wall art! Thank you all so much for the feedback!