Thank you. Color blinds or shades?

The suggestion to change the curtains is a good one. Besides not working with the wall color they also are overwhelming the room.

Can you post a pic with the curtains open? My first thought is that white blinds would match the trim and look crisp and modern but it's hard to say without seeing the window.

Be careful using colored window coverings. Light that filters through will be tinted that color. That could have great or horrible consequences as it tints existing colors.

Right now I might paint the fireplace to match the hearth color, or paint the hearth and mantle a warm brown that works with your floor. Maybe you could leave the hearth and mantle gray and paint the fireplace to match the floor. Something has to change.

My point is there is a conflict of color.

First impressions. Nice room, nice things. The fireplace needs a bulkier mantle. You need to find a larger rug with more of the colors you want in the room, centered in the room with the windows and the fireplace. Pull the couch closer to the fireplace so you can add a table behind it making better use of the entryway. Leave some space by the window wall to walk around the couch. Look for blinds for the bay window. You can keep the drapes but keep them open flanking the window just for softness. Try to find a better place for the piano. An exterior wall next to a fireplace is not good for it.

Thank you! Lots of really great suggestions. I will post a pic of the window open. I probably won’t be replacing the sofa. I love the color and have only had it a few months. I can’t move the piano because the rest of the floor plan is VERY open and I don’t have more wall space (aside from he fact that the piano takes 3 men to move).

• will get blinds
  -move the sofa
  -paint the fireplace
• get a different area rug.

Please feel free to share more. The empty mantle and corner are big areas of concern.

Consider whitewashing the fireplace, it will tone down the red but help retain the character of the brick. Often when fireplace brick is painted the paint hides the texture and character.

If you don't like the whitewashing you can always paint over it.

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@deegw that’s a great idea! I will start with whitewashing and go from there!

You could use a light color rug to differentiate the dark sofa from the dark floor.

Use shades on the windows if you need privacy and keep the curtains open to frame the bay window. It's probably a really lovely architectural feature that you can't even see with the curtains closed. Put art over the fireplace. Get a bigger rug. Could you fit a chair between the fireplace and bay window to make a conversational seating arrangement? Just some ideas.