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Shoot. Thanks for responding. Wish you had a more technical answer. Oh well, still loving what you shared.

I love the new arrangement. The book cases do look cozy, and give the room architecture. I understand the tv in front of the window, it's also my best choice. I could get fancy and hang it elsewhere, but the reconfiguration of the whole room would then leave something else wanting. But my biggest burning question is, how do you keep the cat from jumping on the tv? I lost a tv 3 weeks into owning it, because a cat knocked it over. Then I anchored a new one to the shelf it's on, and the cat tried jumping on it again. This time, it survived, but barely. Is there something I don't see in the photo? some trick you have?

This is how inspired I was by your question: I finally registered to leave comments...I'm in the don't paint camp. It's not an every day room...it's a guest room, a dorm room even. The wood would add to the feel of being away. It's not like everyone else's up to the minute design blog room, which makes it special. I would change out other things that are less permanent, like the carpets. I'd also consider hanging sheer white curtains all the way across two walls above the window. So, they wouldn't necessarily cover the walls entirely, but they'd add a big bit of brightness. You could even drape a sheer white or colorful fabric over the beams that may add more brightness.