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paint it. a nice soft white, or creamy white. it will brighten up the room, make it feel larger, more airy. then hang great pieces of large art. the difference between the dark wood, and the light bright softness of a creamy white will be a welcomed change.

i struggled with a similar issue in my entranceway and in a spare bedroom. the paint transformed not only those areas but the whole place. i would do it again in a minute, and it does not do away with any authenticity of the period.

a bit late to the party, but i was in a similar situation recently.
Antique furniture passed down since 1920, beautiful, but too big for my space and I just simply wanted something more contemporary.

i checked Ebay to see what pieces like it were going for, and it gave me a good range from high to low. I put out several ads, but got replies from a lot of spammers, and questionable interests, so I ended up selling to a dealer. They will only give you a fraction of what it is worth, they will only pay wholesale so they can resell at a profit.
If you can sell privately, you will get much more it…*if* you can find someone who truly wants it.
Sometimes I regret selling it so cheap to a dealer, but the flip side is that I sold it, I got what I wanted to replace it, and I didn't have to deal with spammers and questionable people that left me uncomfortable letting strangers in my home to view it.

I believe Ikea.

With the graphic multicolored rug, and the architecture of the ceiling, I would not add graphic trees, nor would I paint 'portions' of the ceiling.
I would go for a tweak of option C…and paint the sofa wall a mid tone bluish grey. I would then paint the bookcase wall and possibly the entire ceiling in LR a warm light golden beige.
The dining room walls I would paint a pale light grey on the window and shelf walls, but leave the ceiling white.
I think to paint 'portions' of the ceiling will be too much and look like a jigsaw puzzle.

nice space! oh, and I agree with lindaD…
lower the picture over the sofa…by at least 4".

Water bugs usually come up through the drains,
and a quick inexpensive cure is to pour a bit of chlorox down your drains. The smell will keep them out of the drains.

Unless you like the "shabby chic" look, then restore or repaint. The chips simply do not look good and takes from the chair itself.

If you are worried about resale value, restore.
But if resale value is an issue, have it restored by a professional. In all due respect, if you don't know what paint to use or how to go about it, then a DIY restore should be out of the question. On the other hand, if you just want them to look good and are not concerned with resale value, then by all means, sand the chipped parts down to a smooth finish, and paint them.
I would use a good oil based paint and allow a good amount of curing time for the paint to harden well. You might also want to look into marine paint…which is meant to take a beating and holds up incredibly well.

I agree with Sunset about trying to drill holes in the ceiling. If you can, you can then do a series of *S* hooks, that come in various sizes, until you reach the desired length for a curtain rod. I personally would put the rod at the point where the windows are naturally divided into top and bottom.
I would do 4, one on each end, and two in the centers, where the thicker aluminum dividers are. It will give you more support than just three.
Once you do that, you can hang anything, drapes, shades, or whatever.

Otherwise, check out this for some ideas on rails and panels.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/Textiles/18891/

LOL. kudos.

Hi Michelle, thanks for posting more pix, it makes much more sense now, AND the shower looks larger than the "after" in the post.

I still stick by my words: "it looks bright and clean and new, and very nice"... And add, great job! Great improvement!

Am I missing something? Where are the
"during" or "After" shots?