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find a beautiful rug for under the table and chairs
get a curtain on that window facing the other house
paint the back wall inside the corner cabinets
new tablecloths--this could be a lot of fun

i love the orange white color combo, except maybe the orange is too similar to the color of the natural wood. i'd paint the walls rather than the chairs.
or, i love the idea of getting other chairs, maybe from craigslist or goodwill or ikea, and painting those.

hang a curtain rod close to the ceiling, from wall to wall, snug to the wall so the curtains go all the way to the wall, no fancy thing on the ends of the rod--make that wall a curtain wall
get velvet curtains from ikea or world market, goodwill or craigslist, or diy from a fabric store
and mix up the colors! like a hot pink, brown, blue, green, orange whatever you like--that way, you can buy 2 panels now, 2 panels next month, etc
and when you push the curtains out of the way, they won't be blocking any light from the windows because they'll be against the wall
velvet will make it cozy and soften it up in there, especially in the winter

your garlands ARE great, and i can imagine it would be refreshing to change them up-- having them up is like a party! definitely unique--i'm glad all our homes do not look the same. celebrate yo' selves!

take a ceramics class and make some round tiles of various sizes and put 'em on there!
http://circamidcentury.blogspot.com/2011/01/martz-round-side-table.html

sigh <3...http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/04/cool-canopy-bed.html

french doors! or a couple of tall rectangular ikea expedits (2 cubes wide x 4 cubes tall) on either side in the doorway to make a smaller opening... hopefully not too small... ?

have you ever gone to an acupuncturist/herbalist about your self-proclaimed monster trait? they might be able to figure out how to balance the imbalance, if there is one...

maedel, that was pure awesome.
thanks for sharing!

just for starters, paint the door and/or put some nailhead trim around the squares
http://www.marthastewart.com/907092/door-nail-head-trim
then paint the wall with the metal bars the same tone (maybe a slate blue) as the bars so they visually fade (I'm assuming you can't remove them)
paint the opposite wall a color that's lighter than the stairs to freshen it up
and get some lighting in there: maybe string lights woven through the bars--keep the cords dark so it looks like a starry night
this is a rental, yes?

have you tried a fan blowing on the window? combined with a dehumidifier, might work wonders...