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I like the paint color. Its all the furniture placement that bothers me a bit. The bench to the left of the couch, shouldnt be there. You also have a lot of little things and they dont seem to relate to anything in the room. Long sheer draperies would be better than the curtains and put the rods out to edge of the casing. The table needs a nice centerpiece. Also notice that with all the stuff you do have in there, there just isnt a color in your accessories, that is an accent color. Your walking paths seem to be a bit cluttered too.

cat_ky I just saw your comment. Since I posted I did remove several pieces of furniture. Namely the tall cabinet, the metal entry piece, and the coffee table. The bench by the couch has been moved under the kitchen table as its part of the set. Thanks for your advice. Btw, the curtains are sheers though they don't go to the floor or out to the edge.

A soft sagey greenish gray would compliment your wood and wallpaper above the cabinets….off topic but would you consider swapping the 4 ceiling lights with fixtures that are closer to the ceiling and that don’t just direct light down? You will visually brighten the space and make the ceiling feel taller…the shadows cast by the current fixtures really weigh the space down.

thinkdesignlive I like a sage green gray, my counters are that color but there are a lot of gray days here. I have to stay clear of grayish shades on the walls.

I'd like to comment on a few things that might work/look better. I like the blue walls; you just need more blue in the room.

Photo #1: rearrange the furniture. Position the sofa on the front wall. Move the armoire to the wall in photo #2. Install the t v over it, on a swing arm. Then find a good spot for the arm chair.

Thinking it was your choice to have pendants for kitchen lighting, instead of recessed, so consider removing the pendant over the sink, replace with a recessed light.

This is just personal opinion, but I don't care for the sheers and how the rod is hung. The wood tone of the window frame comes through the sheers. I would keep the blue walls and add a darker tone of the wall color in lined drapes, rod hung higher and wider.

Just add more blue to the room...throw pillows, lamps, art

Try Kohl's for window treatments. Good product at a good price. I saw them on a blog recently. If I find it I will share.

judianna20 Better?

Soooo much better. Did you decide on a wall color?

tracefloyd Thank you. No, haven't chosen a wall color yet. Want to replace our couch first. It's too big for the area and not very comfortable.

Removed sheers for the time being. I can use the extra daylight now that winter is here.

The blue is growing on me. Try looking at something a bit more sophisticated. Benjamin Moore Healing Aloe. A neutral blue that has a faint touch of green/gray. It's the top color on this strip. Or even the next one down, Quiet Moments.

tracyfloyd I like the healing aloe. I'll consider it. Thank you. I usually lean toward their historic collection but this classic shade is pretty.