What kind of light do you have on the ceiling (reflected in the window)? I think more of those lights all over the ceiling would warm it up.

Personally, I like floor to ceiling sheer drapes - they often diffuse the light during the day and give the space a cozy feel. If you went in this direction, the drapes would have to be custom made.

I can't tell what the shape of the room is, but what do you think about lining up the black leather couch on one side, perpendicular to the fireplace, putting the gray couch facing it on the other side of the fireplace and the two black and white chairs directly across the fireplace, with all of the furniture forming a rectangle. I'm not sure what you would do with the gray arm chair in this layout. Could it be put in the bedroom?

You could also get a new rug, which would give your space an instant facelift. Hope this helps!

Thank you Stacy!! Those are 3 large track lights at the highest point. We have been eliminating furniture and have attached a new picture minus the larger couch and tall cabinet. I agree regarding the rug! And some sort of table or tables are needed in the space. Love the lighting idea. The room is rectangular with a curved wall at the entry to the room. Notice the stone color of the fireplace. Can anyone think of anything else? Looking for color/art ideas too. (Mouse over picture for full view).

"L" thematching sofas in front of the FP and add the two chairs on the open side of the "L." Use the third sofa on the open wall for a reading and quiet area.

I'm not a fan of sheers when you have modern architecture, but you do need drapery panels and since you have the cross piece in front at the change from lower to upper windows, I would go behind / under that and hang roller shades in a natural linen tone and put panels at ends and every vertical riser on the face of the cross piece with a long rod. RH rods can be screwed together to get any length you want and you will need a beefy rod for scale.
See the curved block mcm wall - paint that linen toned with masonry paint to diferentiate the material from the white walls / echo the neutral linen drapery tone over hidden pale linen roller blinds - smith+noble is perfect.
May I inqure as to the bifold doors to right of fireplace painted white - what is that? Those don't jibe with the modern architecture everywhere - can the recess they cover sit open? The tall cabinet was good, to have something to balance the tall windows but the layout on angle feels forced. Put the chair where the old sofa was so the smaller tuxedo chairs are the only thing on the window wall - maybe put a real end table between them, move the floor lamp to the bigger chair slid closer to fire - put the chesterfield parallel to the end wall. Paint the mantel shelf charcoal like the chesterfield / from the dark gray in the marble = leave the corbels white underneath so it reads as a floating mantel and they fall away to the eye / have no more attention brought to their shape.

Modern art should pick up on the stone and floor color - you need a focal piece of art on the wall behind the chesterfield, and ideally, - lose the little mirror and go big. Something with cherry tones from the floor. An extra large modern canvas focal point - http://www.art.com/products/p14147933893-sa-i6641968/jean-francois-dupuis-rusty-panel-iii.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=534331&ui=d331176d3f9a410f9ded3dcef1cf884d&ssk=extra+large+canvas

Rug needs to be much larger or go. Something transitional would work with the rooms' architecture better than a classic oriental pattern.

Paint the brass doors on fire out with high heat charcoal spray paint outdoors / replace.

Thank you again for all the wonderful advice. And all very doable! Love the idea regarding the mantel color too. I'm not particularly found of the fireplace stone color but feel if we could get rid of the gold and draw some attention to the mantel it would help. Love the big art piece too. The bifold doors are there to hold a receiver. I would love to take off the doors and add a space to hold wood . It's a wood burning fireplace and we are big on fires to heat. We took out that tall cabinet as it felt more folk artsy. Should I bring it back in then? I'm worried it clashes a bit as it has red and yellow with true green in it. It's a monster and is used for blankets etc. Interesting idea regarding the curved wall...we were wanting to warm that up and that would do it. So it would be either the tall cabinet OR a large piece of art correct? Yes...yes...the rug is now out of there :)
Thank you so much!!

A woven wood shade such as the ones seen attached would warm the room up nicely. I suggest mounting them across the inside the casing on the lower tier of windows. I also think the warmth of the natural texture would soften the contemporary geometry of the windows giving you a livable and inviting space. Woven woods also give a very functional light control. Good luck!

Thank you...am seeing that I need to do that throughout the house! I added one in the kitchen to warm it up as well (very traditional blue and white)! I like them so that works for me!

I am wondering - would drapes/shades still be necessary if you provided outside interest at night? For example, including spot lights for the trees that you can see through the window?

There are actually spot lights right outside the window shining on a lower deck. Also, the horizontal 'beam' of the windows encases lighting so the shades might be the last investment. We are relatively protected visibly as the woods go back quite a distance, however, I think it would add warmth to the space if we still aren't satisfied :) I'm normally not a window treatment fan and like wide open spaces!

By the way, any idea where I can find these huge rugs? I'm thinking soft and organic looking again. We love to sit on the floor, read, build lego towers, and just play with the children while still feeling like the space is well put together. Maybe I'm dreaming!

I like Overstock rugs for bargains - if you know what you want, you can do well there if you have patience and shop for 6-8 weeks. I bought a beautiful wool 12 x 9 for under $900. If you do the big art piece, then the tall cabinet might be better somewhere else. One funky folk art piece in a room makes it interesting, but of course you want the rest of the rooms colors coming together first.

Ok...I've never shopped there but heard of it and will give it a try. Temporarily I moved the couch perpendicular to the fireplace and put the star shaped willow art behind the leather couch and it's working better. The rug is the first step I think. Thank you!

I think an excess of white is make the space feel cold. A warmer white or other tone could help, especially for the fireplace wall. I bet it was originally a darker finish, and the window frames and the ceiling may have been wood. Of course some sort of window treatment can help too. If you search the archives there are lots of discussions on what to do with window walls like this.

Ok...that is beautiful. The horizontal wood beams are also what my husband wants to add to the space! He keeps talking about a different fireplace stone as well :)

This ceiling would be beautiful with a truss system or a spine beam with branch beams installed that tied into the reclaimed wood wrapped around the windows. And if draperies are a must, I would suggest something like what is shown in the last image of my previous comment. Here are a few picture of possibilities:

So glad you moved the willow art back to that wall--I love it!

I agree that you need something big on the walls to fit the scale of the room. Great opportunity to add some color too.

Thank you all!! Yes...I will admit I struggle with color. In my old house the kitchen was orange/red, the dining room a rustic soft gold, and the living room was focused on a fireplace with beautiful stone that we did ourselves. I'm struggling here as the lines are very modern and the colors are white, true yellow, and true blue but it is a VERY new home to us. And we're excited about making it ours. I LOVE the picture of your latest Post at top right. We even have a large farmhouse table like that in the next room. The chairs, stone, beams...everything is very beautiful. Even the tree artwork is right up our alley!

There is so much potential in this beautiful space! I would really love to see the room from another angle. To see the wall across from the window and the fireplace.

Also, about the lighting...if you install hollow beams in that area it would give you a great place to install a can light that will actually light the area up. There are two ways to light up a space with can lights and beams. Uplight (the first image) and downlight (2nd, 3rd and 4th images)...I can show you a picture of both.

I think, in your space, the uplighting would be more valuable because you are loosing so much light up there and it creates a light that is ambient enough to draw ones eye up but also to relax and watch a movie with it still on.

Another very dramatic, and simple, yet under-used type of lighting in residential design is uplighting with sconces. I see this used all the time outdoors, but for some reason people don't think to pull it indoors. The vertical areas that run between your windows (the area that would look beautiful covered in wood) could be accented with sconces on either side. Lighting is a matter of layering. (The rest of the pictures)

Ok--I see the fireplace now! I would try something like this, except add a warm tone tile or wall color so that it isnt SO modern.

As for the furniture, love the chesterfield sofa!
I always try to arrange furniture in shapes of squares or rectangles, instead of tilting them around. You'd be surprised what that will do. This room is so large! That back wall needs a purpose. Maybe framed art gallery? Something that goes almost from ceiling to floor. I think two chairs should be situated in front of the back white wall like the second picture.

I would use the second image as inspiration for furniture layout. I would put those two matching chairs along the white wall, but pulled away from it enough to walk around the back. (I am thinking that the scale of those matching chairs may be too small for the room, but thats ok...just save them and keep that in mind next time you are picking out furniture). Add a coat rack or something back there for interest. Maybe a fiddle leaf fig tree (THEY ARE TO DIE FOR!). Then i would put the sofa in front of the long window, again with enough space to walk around the back side. Maybe a sofa table behind it with a lamp. Then the large chair cocked sidways on the other end of the sofa.
So, compared to the picture, sort of like this:
Tan chairs with wood arms=your pair of patterned chairs, but placed in front of white wall
Couch= your lovely chesterfield sofa placed in front of windows, running parallel
Gray chairs= substitute your larger scale chair with a footstool and cock it towards the TV.

Sorry if I overwhelmed you with ideas! I was just so inspired by the space!

Yes...Great extended beam. Please see the addition of the curved wall. We've moved some things around a bit and keep playing with what we have!

One last thing--if you chose not to have a sofa table behind the couch i think this would work as well. And it would be AMAZING

AMAZING if you had guests over. Tons of extra seating and storage for books, games, dvds, and couch blankets. You would be hosting every baby shower, birthday, and holiday just because of the seating. I would consider installing bench seating under that window from one end to the other...sort of like this.

OOOOOooooo yes. Very cool idea. And I SO appreciate all of your ideas! Thank you!!

What I like about the window seating idea is that we have children and they love to sprawl out! Also, we love blankets and books and that room is used primarily for reading and just talking. Theres not t.v. for that purpose as well. We could still use the beams? I see similar seating in the photo with the large farmhouse table. Would the extended mantle beam work if it went in the opposite direction of the curved wall? And would it work with the angled chimney?

Now what to put where the gold mirror is?!

Something like a piece of art that picks up just a little of the color from the stone around the fire. Thanks for the pictures that show us the curved wall and the shape of the fireplace above - such a terrific room. What about a canvas print - maybe a vintage poster mounted? Look at art.com, they have terrific options / service.

Please see latest picture. Yes, I need to buy a piece. For right now I put up a piece from our other house with some color anyway. I moved the little gold mirror above the piano. The problem also lies in that none of us are very fond of the rusty colored stone. I think it will look more updated once I paint the brass window frame, paint the mantel (in the interim until we add a wood beam) and add wood where the bi-fold doors are right now. So I have another dilemma. I have a library style coffee table in another living room that I could bring in OR a old cart that I refurbished (pretty rustic with wrought iron wheels). The cart is 'darker' and the library table more antiqued clear polyurethane colored. Would either of those work in this space? Any thoughts?

I vote rustic!

What do you like? I can't honestly visualize either one - I agree about the stone which is why I said a "touch" if you treat it like a value of orange and pick a brighter red-orange that will still only take a touch of it in a piece you like to help it make sense.

I know...that's why they aren't there. I think neither of them are ideal for the space. I MIGHT get away with the 'cart' as it's a bit industrial looking as well as rustic as you voted indomom :) It would also go more with the end table between the chairs. It's a beast to haul up here though from downstairs. If I get the crew on board tonight :) I'll post a picture. I've got my eye on a bigger solid colored rug that is more wheat colored with a darker border...I need to put that in place first I think.

I agree, it's the rug that's throwing me off. I initially got the "rustic/organic" vibe from the room, especially after you really liked the added beams. I think that it will be difficult to add the accents until you decide on the beams and the rug. A work in progress...as most of our homes :-)
p.s. I may be a bit partial to the industrial/rustic vibe, so don't mind me!

oh if it is rustic modern industrial -yes! don't know why i saw a short tea cart in my minds eye !!!

LOVE all your advice so thank you! Our last house took 11 years to 'finish' so, yes, a work in progress!!

For large custom rugs, consider just having a carpet/rug place cut and bind a huge piece of carpet. They have the machines to do this.

Ohhhhhh...I did not know that!! Thank you! I'll check that out!

There is always a solution to decoration problems. One recommendation that I have is removing the sofa's and only sticking with one that satisfies you the most. Also, a best way to advice you on your home is looking at our idea boards. We have a variety of designs that can help you with your home.

This post is 4 years old Furnishr. Stop responding from your phone or tablet. The APP never has any dates on the posts.

Beverly, I have the houzz app on my iPad and it does show the dates of the posts.