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Does the door next to the sofa open into a closet? If so, I would relocate the bookshelf and move the door to where the bookshelf currently is, allowing for a sectional sofa.

BEAUTIFUL! I loves me a velvet tuxedo sofa..and I would be happy to live in the bathroom. Can you tell me about the amazing mercury glass pendants over the peninsula?

Roost's "GROVE" console table.

Just sold 20+ years of record collecting. Feel great! MP3s are just fine. They weigh less and take up a lot less room (in my house).

Also, be aware that your credit score doesn't move with you. Buying a car or a home, or even getting a local cell phone can be difficult.

While you are refreshing your bath, be sure and replace that almond colored electrical outlet (to white).

Measure and have some butcher blocks cut to length. Just use rubber bumpers underneath to keep it from sliding around. I've done it before. It works pretty darn well.

Carving out comfortable lounge seating, dining for at least two and a dedicated office in a 9x17 room is a challenge. You need a flexible plan that takes advantage of dual use furniture.

In the living room:
Orient the living room at the sliding door end of the room. In addition to your sofa, get a set of four frame chairs. Use two in the living room, one in the office and one in the bedroom. Look for a CASTRO CONVERTIBLE coffee table:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Castro-Convertible-Coffee-Table-1961-Dining-/350380531980?pt=Antiques_Furniture#ht_2973wt_913

When you want to entertain a couple of dinner guests, you simply pop up the dining table and gather all four chairs. (Rooms with tons of mismatched things tend to look more crowded...continuity from room to room will help the apartment "read" bigger).
Save the floor space (and visual space) and wall mount the tv.

You can separate the Office from the Living room with an IKEA Expidit bookcase.

In the office:
If you keep a messy desk look for an amroire with doors that will allow you to close it up. Otherwise open track shelving with some matching decorative storage boxes will do fine. If you go with the armoire consider covering the entire far wall with inexpensive 12x12 mirror tiles from a big box home improvement store. It will draw light to that end of the room and lay a dramatic backdrop for the armoire (visually a large and heavy piece of furniture). If you can get away with open track shelving, think about papering the wall. The open shelves will be visually "light" enough to sit beautifully against a papered wall.

I always think this is the most fun part of moving. Its pure potential. Have fun.

PLEASE tell me they are made from 100% recycled material! Otherwise, a silly gimmick and a waste.