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For me, the problem here isn't a lack of colorful curtains - it's the rug. You say you want to bring in multiple textures/patterns that work well together, and this is a great thing to do. However! If you look at the main colors in the room - sofa, bookcase, artwork frames, lamp, coffee table/ottoman, lampshades - all are dark brown or brown.

The rug is dark brown and beige. The rug would have been an excellent place to add color which you could use to pick up elsewhere in the room. Now any addition of color (especially in the form of another pattern) is going to clash with the rug, and it will never look just "right."

Basically - I would scrap the rug. Use it somewhere else where the issue of Too. Much. BROWN. isn't a problem. From there, I would get something completely colorful, like the Georgina from Pottery Barn:

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/georgina-rug/?pkey=cstriped-patterned-rugs

Pick up the colors in the rug for accent pillows/drapes/and objects for the bookcase. Slipcover the blue chair.

I agree with the poster who suggested that you move the sofa to the other wall (where the bookcase and blue chair currently sit). I don't see how the rearrangement would interfere with the entryway door being on the opposite side of the room.