Overall, I think the room needs more contrast to play up the light aspects of it... make parts of it darker! It would be tragic to paint over that beautiful wood... start think...

Cauliflower and tarragon tart... use a little parmesan as well as plenty of pepper and no-one will refuse a slice!

@quinnley Chairs are the Philippe Starck Toy chairs, from Driade... not sure where they're available in the US, but they're mega-expensive bits of plastic here in Australia!

Shouldn't a pro designer have noticed that the backs of the DCM's (in the first pic) are stuck on upside-down?