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If I was over I'd add some asymmetry - such as at the sofa and ladder book shelving. [Put the shelves together by the corner/radiator and move sofa over. Don't hang mirror in center of it. leave extra wall spot blank or add something. To enhance the homey, casual aspect. Also, why not a skirt around the bathroom sink; this is one of few time it would be suitable. To start with.,

Love an pretty oriental umbrella hung upside down, Open one up and secure the shade open and then cut the stem [works well on bamboo]. Before hand, take off the glass shade and decide how to hang in advance. Some fishing line thru screw holes for the sahde of existing fixture might work and need a hole thru or small eye bolt into the end of the bamboo rod of paper umbrella. Gives a nice light!

If you go for a new fixture, make sure the existing is connected to a junciotn box secured above the tiles with metal hanger rod or conduit tube before you hang anything else except such things a larger paper shade fixtures and such.

The room is too neutral neutered. In any case, hang a pendent lite or a chandelier on a dimmer! The room is also bottom heavy, with nothing on walls etc. to bring the eye up. Get a large /oversized patterned area rug to use as nearly wall-to-wall. Add luxe shades; perhaps roman shades on the windows and also fullt height drapes for at least 2 layers of window treatment. Art on walls from a huge poster to a careful grouping of pics etc. as it suits you and the room's style. If possible, add not-to-ornate crown molding!

Forgive me for I am buying a knock-off small 'Artichoke', in copper, for 1/10 price of the Danish original. Will not have it in my hands until a few days after writing this to know if it was a wise choice. It looked good in a local store NYC near a DWR. My second choice was a real PH 5 from DWR, though most description describe mouning low over a table or desk. I will light from center of 10' 8" x 17' x 8' 8" l/r. Wonder if the incandescent light bulbs ban cut off the 200w I read that you use with PH 5?

A place for everything and everything in its place ..passionately done.

Elegant, almost posh, nice for a woman's place [not girly]. Lower the living room art a few inches. ; >.

In the pics, the medium tone of the wood floor and the black seating with complete contrast to white walls and some of the furnishings make the room look bottom heavy. Have you considered painting the celing in between the beam a well-chosen color? A mobile [would be appropriate!] or decorative pendent hanging as a focal point would be a great additon.

Very nice and homey and clever. Lower the group of pictures above the sofa by about 16" and raise the center picture over the bookcases by 6".

At least I have a closet outside bathroom door that was suitable for single center 'standard' ELFA door basket system. I fit seven baskets on the inside of that door including a narrow one that avoids the doorknob. Wish I could pare down to be able to get rid of a translucent plastic 3 drawer on wheels unit from Crate & Barrel from 1990s in the bathroom, but is not that bad looking. Filled the walls with posters and a few things and kept walls dark [and there is a window] so the storage ia not dominant.

Will not buy Cottonelle for a long time because of this one, even though the advert is inane [insane?] is not even in running as worst or most insulting. The container is ugly and not least bit clever.