Thanks everyone! I actually had the mirror where the ship was, and didn't like it. The mirror was too big and heavy. That's the reason for moving it above the spiral stairs. I think I need to find new art for that room! My art doesn't go together at all... but it was blue, and I stole the pieces from other rooms in the house. It's so hard to find art I like! I agree that the paint around the window is too dark. I dread painting around that window again, but I think it would be worth it since it makes the maple around the windows stand out., which I don't like.. I considered getting the wood painted white, but I'm afraid to do that. I just had my kitchen painted and the owner is giving me an estimate to get all of my woodwork painted. Any opinions on that?

I see no need to paint your woodwork. Your wood tones all go together and your room is flooded with light so no need to brighten it up. I agree on the paint color and reworking the art. Also the vibrancy of your accent color is too intense. The same idea is a more muted shade would work better. You have nice views from your windows; I would forgo draperies.

I think you definitely needs drapes to give it a finished look. White linen would look lovely.

I wouldn’t paint those windows. It would totally mess them up. No curtains either but if you need privacy or light control I would add Roman or roller blinds inside each window frame.

Also if you can I would replace the coffee table. The metal work mimics the carpet design too much. Plus you need to bring the Seating in so you can reach the table, Right now it’s floating in space.

I also agree with lighter walls. I particularly like Grover’s first color rendering, much calmer looking and really showcase the beautiful windows.

Some good suggestions above, my only comment is to NOT paint the windows, I love them.

I LOVE Grover's color too! It's fantastic. I guess I will have to bite the bullet and re-paint around the windows. It won't take that long. Honestly, after I did it, I didn't like it. Everyone who came in said they liked it, so I thought perhaps it was just me. Finding art will be a slow process since I can never find anything I like. Believe me, I look for things all the time. I also agree I need new tables. I just used what I had. I actually painted the one that mimics the rug since it used to be green. It's a nice big table though. The only one I saw that I liked was a couple grand.. so not what I wanted to pay for a new table. Hence, the painted one. I've never used this site before. You all are terrific! Such good eyes for design!

I'd like to see rug's color on the wall - nothing too 'pretty' ...

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Pretty pillow, but I don't love floral prints on fabrics. I would love it someone else's house though!

Grover... love how you can change a photo to get a different perspective! I like the shape and color of the pillow! The size of the artwork seems better as well. Thanks again!

In a perfect world, designers and architects would work together during the initial floor planning stage BEFORE a home/space is built. If you own this home and one day wish to spend the extra money, an additional window pane needs to be added on the right side when facing your two arm chairs and on the left side when facing your white sofa. The architect has centered your windows on each respective wall but forgot to take into account the staircase and center the windows on either side according to the space that is left. This is why things seem a little off. You could rock asymmetry , but you seem to like symmetry so here are my two cents worth:

-Your paint colours are fine. You have a gorgeous vaulted ceiling in that space, take your grey colour and paint out your white ceiling. This will add instant lift to your visual and make space appear larger. Keep the wood frames on your windows, they are just fine...although I would eventually change the colours of the stair railing and spindles. If you do not like the wood, use colour programs to find a colour you feel compliments the dark grey blue. Personally I like the contrast this colour provides in your space. Makes things seem less flat. It's easy to paint the wood.

-Circular mirror needs to move, as does the sailboat image. The mirror can go at the top of the landing where you have that glass table (those two fuzzy pillows belong on your grey armchairs by the way). Something so heavy over a piece so fragile is also off balance, so I would find a furniture piece that is visually heavy enough to ground that mirror or keep the glass table, find yourself a taller, vertical, thin to medium thick framed silver mirror too hang above it. Accessorize with non metalics.

-Little table between grey chairs needs to change. Something thicker with more visual weight to it is needed.

-I would go with a different material for your lampshades that adds another layer/texture and colour to the space.

-The small picture, sailboat pic and white framed images need to go. The white frame and matting are a good idea. Two vertically tall white framed images could be hung on either side of the dark grey blue window wall. Any black frames in this space should be thin.

-Coffee table: flower vase should be 3-4 times its current size. Think bold! I would also accessorize with 2-3 large coffee table books...adds another layer/texture. No small trinkets.

-Don't know how much head space you have to work with, but that hanging light pendant in your staircase could be more substantial. A fuller type of hanging light with several lights...not just one bulb.

-Lastly curtains. You could fool the eye and hang curtains that frame the window on the wall behind your grey armchairs but start the rod directly over the left pane so that you are left with one centered window pane. This trick might not work if you go with really sheer curtains as light will come through.

**If it were me, I would buy a nice bookshelf or armoir with doors as wide and as tall as three of your window panes to cover up the window behind your sofa thus helping to center it and add final symmetry to your space OR the entire width of that wall in bookcase. Yup! Make the windows disappear! Cost way less than adding a window. This would get rid of the distraction through those windows and all the wonderful natural light in that room will not suffer.

Have an excellent week.

Put an armoire in front of the windows? No no no no no.

This room is almost awesome. A couple of tweaks is all it needs.

OMG! Your pups are TOOOO CUTE!!!

I wouldn't paint your wood, I know in today's world of white trim its tempting but you'res is very pretty. If I painted anything I would paint the stair rails black, or if budget permits replace with iron, I would also paint the window wall as suggested. It's a very beautiful room!

Wow! Thanks everyone! Good, great advice here. I think I'm going to go ahead and paint around the window to get rid of the dark color, put a couple of lumbar pillows on the chairs, and continue to look for artwork. No curtains at least for now. I'll probably need to live with my tables for awhile longer since I'm going to start re-doing my bedroom next and will definitely post here before I begin! My bedroom needs a lot of help (it hasn't been updated for at least 10 years! It is in need of a lot of help and I love the suggestions you all have provided.

This is a beautiful room and those windows are gorgeous . I would go with off white but I guess its too late now .

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Thanks! If I go with white trim, it will have to be done professionally, and they have to do the entire first floor. I'll have to think about that for awhile!

Agree with above that mirror and artwork need to be relocated. I actually like your gray wall color with your wood trim, however the accent wall painted the same consistent color throughout your space would make those beautiful windows and angles of your space pop and be a focal point. Agree, no window treatments unless privacy is a concern. Height and contrast in coffee table would balance the space. You have selected nice furnishings but just need some tweaking. The rug is not placed symetrical as arrows pointing to the areas of correcting the placement. Black dark coffee table for contrast and simple lines. I think you have a table behind your sofa? Lamps possibly could go there for height. Assumed you have floor outlets as lamps flanking sofa on tables. Floor lamp in corner behind chairs for height and visual interest for harmony without competing with stairs and window. Best of luck....

Thanks Jodie! I cannot move the area rug over since it would run into the stairs.

Can you move the sofa to the left and table?

Unfortunately, I can't move the table any further or it would run into the wall.

I think you need to hang curtains first on the side windows from the ceiling; leave the window wall alone; it is beautiful. Then think about taking all your ART and start designing a gallery wall first on the floor that will go on the stair case wall all the way down to the ground floor. Start at the top over the console table and use what you have and then over the next year as you collect art add to it and let it expand as you like it. Then be brave and leave all the other walls brave and let their bareness be the design element...you have made some really lovely choices I think! Love it.

Random including the colors in the room and then some but 2/3 BIG and 1/3 smaller. Keep pics about 3-5 inches apart I think, but play with it.

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That is an interesting idea about the artwork to extend it over to the stairs. So you think curtains on the side windows? I would never put curtains on the large front window. Problem with putting the art on the one wall is that facing the room from the dining room, I think it would like like nothing has been finished?

My photos are dark because of the lighting. I took pics with an iPad

Lamp in the corner behind the chairs?

Ah, geez, Sandy, you don't need our help. Your home is beautiful. And in the latest photos, I can see the living room walls are not as dark as they first appeared.

Here's an arc lamp:

Gorgeous home and you have done a great job with it. Your coffee table could scoot to 18" from the front edge of the sofa. It is really to service people sitting on the sofa. I think with rearranging the wall hangings it can be even a bit better. I am so impressed you have considered the "lines of sight" from various rooms. Most don't, so kudos to you!

More accent pillows with color and maybe changing your picture on the wall to a more colorful canvas art piece. I like the idea of adding a lamp in the picture above from groveraxle. I would start with these little changes before changing furniture out unless you need a big change. Love, love, love those windows by the way!!

Thanks Groveraxle! Any chance you would look at the bedroom I posted? It is ugly sage green. The only thing I have done so far is to move a desk next to my bed as someone suggested (I posted the change). I may get new furniture in summer, but am going to use what I have for now. It's very large wooden furniture. I am looking for a good color scheme. The sailboat from my LR may work in there somewhere!

Thanks! I actually wanted a large square table for the dining room, so I purchased two tables from Crate and Barrel and pushed them together to create a square. The table is called Paloma I think. I got chairs from wayfair. Crazy, but it worked!

i also chose a bookcase to act as my china cabinet since I don't use fine china.

Grover's window shades bring rug color up. Warming. :)

Tall arc lamp swoops / sweeps? across, like upper windows have angle... nice.

I don't think I want to put anything on the front LR window. The side windows might look nice with drapes? The side windows would be the only ones I would cover. I may look at lamps next time I'm out.

We love what you have started to do with your space, it just seems like it needs a few more things to be just right. Why not try one of your art pieces above the acrylic table since you said you already tried the mirror and it didn't work? The sailboat or white framed piece might work. It does look like a lot of the pieces hung around the room are a bit random, so you might want to take the other pieces down for now (the sailboat and mirror specifically). Perhaps try an arc lamp in the corner where the sailboat piece is currently? This might add great interest in that area. Also to connect the chairs to the rest of the room it might be nice to see some lumbar pillows with white and navy in them on the chairs. We've included a few of our designs below to help guide you. Note how in the first photo we have an arc lamp, and pillows of various colors from the artwork we used on the sofa? In the second photo we used a great piece of artwork over a nice statement piece in a living room for one of our clients.

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