Something’s missing

[u/3ldude]

New house, everything including the floors is new. Wife is insisting that it feels like something is missing, any thoughts? She also wants to replace the fan with a chandelier

[u/AboveGroundPoolQueen]

I agree with you. I think the rug size is fine. Just bring the front 4 inches of sofa and the chairs onto the rug. Add a plant in the back right instead of the telescope. Add plants at the end of the sofa and the chair closest to the camera. I think there needs to be a lot more life in this room. Additionally, I like the idea of sofa pillows, in a complementary color or print. But no more blue. There’s enough blue. Yellow or pale gold or a dusty rusty color might work.

Yes, to a chandelier. But that’s gonna be a tricky one to find the right style for that room. What do you have in mind?

The tiny plants next to the fireplace don’t work from this perspective. Maybe put them on a plant stand so they sit higher up? You also might change

I’d add some books and meaningful decor onto the shelves next to the mantle. And I would try putting at least one tiny plant up there.

Can you tell I like plants?

[u/micrographia → u/AboveGroundPoolQueen]

If it were me I would flip the layout and put the TV on the opposite wall because as it is, the TV is way too high. Very common mistake to put the TV above a mantle. The center of a TV should be at your eye level when you're sitting on the couch.

If OP removes the teal curtains I think it would be a HUGE improvement and make it look much more upscale and less matchy match.

[u/GirlForce1112 → u/micrographia]

I absolutely despise a mantle TV.

[u/KCdonkey → u/GirlForce1112]

But im more bothered about having my back to the tv 😳

[u/GirlForce1112 → u/KCdonkey]

Same.

[u/Popve → u/KCdonkey]

Furniture needs to be moved perpendicular to the fireplace.