On a side note, can you tell me where you got your dining table?

Thanks for all your great ideas cmcc3! The table is from Pottery Barn--not sure it's still available!

Replace the picture with a beautifully framed mirror.. mirrors look classy over the mantle... and hang the mirror, do not lean. Keep the candles but get rid of pidly stuff on the right. Replace with one statement piece such as large vase or statue, which will give you three items and that's enough. (also I would ditch the blue candles and use red instead for more pop) Keep the brown leather chair in the corner, not the blue stripe.

Can't wait to see it! I'm sure it will be beautiful!

I would make the mantle a dark brown to make it stand out more in give the room little m ore color

Gosh, a simple green tree in that space to the right of the fireplace would go a LONG way to filling the space and adding needed color. Cheap and easy!

I think the changes you have decided on are the way to go. You already have a lot going on in the space so keep it simple. My only suggestions would be to add a dark floor lamp behind the chair to balance the other dark shades in the room and to draw the eye up. Layering your lighting in a room improves ambience and it will create a lovely reading nook. Perhaps a lower sidetable to replace the one you have so there is less visual noise - it draws focus away from the things you want to highlight- and dressing your coffee table with something larger. Can't see in your photos but if you don't have a floor rug adding one (of the right scale) can really bring a room together and is another opportunity to add texture. Have fun decorating!

I love your decision. Never thought of velvet...am looking forward to seeing your painting in a larger frame. Looks as though you are going for a bit of beach theme. Unless you have a black finger something alive might be nice. Great room!

I like the Mirror idea someone mentioned (a large mirror would look great above the fireplace) I would also add a tall palm or some other nice plant or statue to the empty space on the right of it.

I am inclined to believe a round convex mirror up over the fireplace, the chair in corner, blue/gray white stripe, or some other stripe, not to fight the natural material, rustic look you already have, and perhaps floor lamp by chair, taller which also plays into the balance of that idea of the room.... coffee table, and sofas, and bookcase are all angular square...or rectangle..perhaps a round table, and change the material

/color...and give a cohesive balance, keep candle sticks, horse...goes, put onto bookshelves, then hang 2 small pieces of artwork boy the chair on wall, but not overly sized, and not obtrusive. Your 2 differing textile materials utilized on the 2 different sofas are fighting the space...and blocking the flow of the room...unless you wish that.

I am recovering the navy leather chair in a denim velvet. Already ordered, should arrive this week!! Looks similar to this.

I saw your picture of the Sunshine Skyway on your houzz page. I'm just over the bridge in Sarasota... so Hi from sunny Florida!

I'm desperate for chairs like this. Can you tell me the brand, pretty please?

I mean the original stripe chairs with the blue stripe option.

;those are great chairs..flank them where the one sofa is..this way the flow of the room is not sectioned, ie. closed-off... no to the black chair..you are going too monochromatic, and the room needs something to enliven it, beyond I swear a round, convex mirror will do wonders for a room, round cocktail table or ottoman coifed table with tray..mantel is ok, leave candle there, seahorse..must go...if goes put within open bookcases...clock also.. fire screen is a great idea.... or IF still want chair next to fireplace, with a floor lamp, distinctive, taller, bring some brass in..you need pop. pop also with some colorful pillows..simple, cheap and easy change, what about daybed, or the sofa having an attached chaise, this way it opens the room up... I see you used the darker sofa to distinctly quardon off room from kitchen... TAKE your time, don;t do all at once..designers who have full fledged money tree to work with can do this...take the time, merry colors of textile in room, at all hours, to pick a choice..but cotton, linen, chenille, durable stripes...never go out of style, neither do textures, then you can pull pillows in... brass..you need some warm colors in there, or blues/greens to offset the lighter palette of neutrals you have...

I would buy some navy curtains and hang them high, buy a navy blue chair and put to the right of the fire place with a tall green plant behind the chair, get a seascape painting for above the mantel in dark blues, buy a dark blue and white area rug and navy throw pillows, and a blue throw for your sofas. Buy some silver candle sticks and silver tray for your coffee table and mantel. If you don't like navy then sub another blue. If you want to add a pop of color choose a small pinch of orange or something across the color wheel to add around the room, on your shelves, table, walls, etc.

The chair is beautiful and so is the pillow. I would do two small things: move the candlesticks, clock, and seahorse toward the center so they overlap the art just a bit, and pull the chair out of the corner a tad, maybe 6 - 12". Don't want it to look like the time out chair. ;-)

I agree with the idea of pulling the chair out a little ,and I also would change the frame of the picture because it is very dark and doesn't go well with the blue picture, which in fact needs wider and lighter frame . i would put two pictures on the wall behind your new blue sofa to balance the the wall,or you can add some beautiful green plants to that corner .

Your finished room looks great. I think the cowboys trash can/table looks out of place though. Is there a den/man cave that can go in?

I agree with another poster who suggested bringing the fireplace to the ceiling. (The room looks well on its way already!) If you have a handyman in the house already, or know one, trimming out some shiplap over the fireplace mantle up to the ceiling is a very appealing and simple fix!

I love the fabrics you chose for your chair- especially the bottom left fabric :)

...ok,one more comment,...i see that side of the wall ,where is the fireplace ,in the same blue color .or little darker ,as a cosy chair is, ... need more art works above that area on the wall where is a new chair, framed drawings,art photography...maybe to color the central coffe wooden table in white washed color effect...,and add more light stand lamps ...around...???...enjoy...best regards,,,nensi

...and that nice blue glass bottles place too, on fire place,,,add your books in the white shelves along with decor objects...and maybe some wood peaces in nice white basket beside the fire place...???

and change the place for plants that you now keep on the shelves,,,,you always can play with decor objects you have,by changing their place, finally, you will find the right place for them...

Remove items from mantle, and other clutter. if blue is your pop color, keep a theme of blue,beige and white. I agree you do not need to custom order a chair, Home Goods, Ballard others have nice chairs for less-also agree that you should get a funky chair to add interest-maybe a leather in blue or red. You can vary the blues from indigo to turquoise to keep things interesting-pillows,a large glass bowl,or a large vase. Large mirror on fireplace is a good idea. Table is too dark, try and get a glass table with iron base, match mirror to that to create some balance.

I think you have a wonderful home and everything is coming together lovely! I am especially enamored with the 2 lights above your dining room table. They are exactly what I have been looking for. Sort of off subject, but where did you find them? Again, you have a really wonderful home!

Looks great! :)

Vettyvu, glad you like the lights. I custom painted them. The iron was light brown so I spray painted it with Rustolium. And the glass was frosted. I custom mixed a blue paint and mixed it with Martha Stewart glass glaze.

Taragonder, thanks for the advice. Great ideas. I ordered some pillows for color and will post a picture when I get them.

I agree with the suggestions to paint the fireplace wall area above the fireplace a darker color. Would you consider finding a larger picture, or some type of metal wall hanging for above the fireplace. You've got the proper lighting and room layout-make your fireplace wall a stronger focal point. Have fun, lovely space.

Have you tried switching the sofas so that the ligher-colored one is under the window? The left side as seen from the photo is so heavy looking. Or maybe even remove the dark brown sofa altogether and leave the tan sofa where it is. Your painting is beautiful, although I agree it might need to be reframed, and not compete with other objects on the mantle...maybe even move it up the wall a bit.

I think you need new look accessories for the mantle.....and I would suggest doing you art work in a more modern frame or no frame at all.

I have added this picture from Pottery Barn to see the look that I envision for your fabulous room....just a suggestion and this might not be you, but it is a bit more powerful than what you have now....

dried stuff in vessel, round or cylinder, deep colored pillows, maybe navy and aubergine or lime, small area rug in pillow colors, and vases and vessels in accent colors wiht a few neutrals thrown in....everything has a large scale that gives it weight and there for more importance...and you can find the look for less if you have a list of what you are seeking.....Ross, Marshall's, TJMaxx, etc.

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Love the chair fabric! I would add an arched reading light from behind the chair, some dark wood decorative items to the book case and move the Sea horse.

Hats off to whomever came up with the idea of the beadboard with columns above the mantle. It completely ties it in to the built-ins and transforms the proportion of her cherished artwork so that the size is now perfect. That was the most powerful change for me.