Is this navy or dark gray?

It’s black

Ideas: 1. add trim to make chair rail a wainscotting 2. add white crown molding 3. hang oversized black iron (or brass) lantern over table. 4. replace chairs with black windsor chairs. 5. replace mirror with a series of brass framed sepia toned maps (restoration hardware has them for historic Paris). 6. Add a thick wood (or thin brass) curtain rod above bay window and hang dupione silk panels on either side. 7. Brass sconce lighting on the walls.

Oooh, so many good ideas here! I love the idea of funky art and lighting and a colorful rug. But, i should have mentioned i have four kids. I’m worried about ending up with a gross stinky rug.

I love funky comfy fabric chairs, but i had them and they got gross, hence the cheap covers on now. I think i like the lower profile, midcentury black wooden chairs in one of the pics. But are they comfy(i don’t actually care but that is my partner’s only design concern).

Also, the plants are not really staying. They were there as a quick rescue when the sunroom got too cold last week.

you can get one of those cheaper rugs that clean up pretty easily. or one of the cotton Dhurrie rugs that you can spot clean.

look into doing an Acrylic Pour on a few 16x20 canvases. (Hobby Lobby, use the coupon!)

maybe get a few of the kids involved to help you.

I've done a few of them for myself. I took some spare wood (see below), acrylic pour, let dry and attached my air plants to them. It's hanging on the wall in my bathroom

Definitely light curtains from wall to wall and ceiling to floor, plus not busy pattern rug, plus declatter window will make magic!

celery, try one of these darker rugs

or an overdyed rug? maybe one w/color?

Beth, I just watched several acrylic pour tutorials because of your post. So amazing! I am definitely going to try and make a canvas. I love how you can customize the colors. Thanks!

Beautiful!

deleting it now! don't want to hijack!

Thanks guys.

Celerygirl, thank you for the picture. I love the board and batten. Question, where can i find that light fixture in the second pic?

Beth, i’m live the overdyed rugs but i’m just can’t pucture it. What color? The dining room is open to the formal livingroom below

Here is Beths so great rug! Sorry did not see what you were asking. I love it! If OP gets light or bright chairs ...would be better with dark rug.

Distressed black rug looks great too.

@Beth ...Too late, too late to delete! We got high jack! :-))

lol. celery, I like the black rugs.

LP a lot of the over dyed rugs you can find on Etsy. I found one here on Houzz. if you do a google search of overdyed vintage rugs, a lot of vendors come up.

if you do a black one, then look at how celery has made the room a bit lighter. the wainscot, the bright art, brighter chairs, white drapes. you can pick and choose as your go along.