I originally had the chair by the back door, but the door was hitting the chair every time my husband went outside no matter HOW MANY TIMES i begged him not to swing the door so wide......but he is a sasquatch with the wingspan of a pterodactyl, so the chair had to go- making the area behind the couch barren. I put a (cheap and ugly) desk on the stair case wall, but IT HAS NO SOUL. It is an old, crappy, cheap, target desk and i really hate it. Which brings me to my last attempt at decorating this area.....a small reading area instead. I tried to introduce some texture to the room with the goat hide and tree trunk......but really I am clueless as to whether or not this looks good. I would so much appreciate any input!

ps. please excuse the mess, playing with logs is messy.