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I agree with you, Pi, the Instagram treatment on these pictures isn't doing anyone any favors.

The mustache obsession has got to be the stupidest trend ever. I don't know where it came from, but I can't wait until it finally goes away.

A couple of suggestions:
1) Turn the couch sideways, as a few people have suggested, and shift the living room layout accordingly. You could move the chair to the other corner, get an ottoman for it, or both.
2) Move the white rug into the empty space and get an additional rug for your living room. You seem to have an excess of squares and rectangles in that area, so I'd recommend going for something round, oval, or asymmetrical and curvy.
3) I'd definitely recommend putting together some sort of kitchen island configuration to break up all that empty space in the kitchen. A countertop that sticks out far enough to slide a couple of barstools under would give multiple people a place to sit down while prepping food. It doesn't have to be cluttered or super expensive. I've seen some pretty creative setups done on the cheap over on IKEA Hackers.
4) As for the empty space... Moving the rug to it will make it seem a lot less empty right away. What you do with the space then is up to you. A comfy chair with a footstool right in front of the bookcase would be cozy, or you can set up a home office area, a music listening area, or a place to show off whatever you might happen to collect.

Is that a real warthog head?

Seriously, you deleted my comment because I asked where the color was? The room is a whitewash. It's a legitimate question for an entry in a contest called "Room for COLOR." Good lord.

Absolutely love it! What a delightful little jewel box of a room.

If you don't like the way it looks, turn it into artwork. Buy a canvas that will cover the opening at a craft supply store, staple fabric to it, put hinges on it, and turn it into a vibrant beautiful door.

Does she really need both closets? If not, I suggest that you see if she'd be interested in turning one of them into a hideaway office, move the computer in there, and ditch the corner desk. That will give her plenty of room in the corner for a chair/ottoman reading nook. And she might enjoy having the option of closing the closet door on a messy desk.

Everyone already spends too much time with their eyes glued to computer/smart phone/tablet screens as it is. We are becoming a society of chronic eyestrain. Now you're suggesting we forgo logging off to sit down and play a board game in favor of passing around a computer? Is this post sponsored by the American Association of Optometrists?

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