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I think the rug is too small . . . I would suggest a rug with a more graphic print. Make sure furniture touches the rug. Lamps! Choose a statement color and add pillows and lamps in. Right now its kind of bland.

I think the rug is too small . . . I would suggest a rug with a more graphic print. Make sure furniture touches the rug. Lamps! Choose a statement color and add pillows and lamps in. Right now its kind of bland.

This happens soooo often . . . people book a bargain space and then spend a fortune trying to make it look like something else. Find another space . . . you will be happier in the end!

People always seem to be concerned with making a small space seem larger . . . I personally think trying to make it look bigger is the wrong idea . . . . you want your space to have impact . . . if it has impact no one is thinking about what size it is.

That being said when you choose your paint color you need to be conscious of your eating area . . . there are no doors . . . which reads as one space. I would go with a grey, picking it up from the pillow . . . there also seems to be grey in the curtains in the dining area as well. If you are Fearless then go with the green in the rug.

You need a bigger rug in the dining room . . . the rug in the living room is small as well but that okay. . . pull the sofa away from the wall, let the front legs rest on the rug, do the same with the chair.

You have your guitars displayed and one even on the floor, but you can't really see the display because of the lamp and plant. . . . and is that a drum on the wall by the television? I would group the pieces and do the same with the artwork and keep the frames similar and/or in the same color.

The chandelier in the dining room looks a bit odd because its off center . . . I think it would look better centered. I would also move the mirror out of the dining room and add it to the wall where the little table sits and move the tree in the living room to that corner in the dining room. And the side tables . . . are they nesting tables?. . . if they are group them back together. Your side table is very crowded . . .where would you rest your cocktail?

What are your other light sources? I see only one lamp . . . you may want to add a few more.

If that television is mountable. . . mount it. I hate the sight of televisions, I like to hide them or incorporate them more into the decor; sit in a floor to ceiling bookcase or in an Armoire.

Living room needs drapes . . . you can still have your light . . . just hang them so that the rod extends past the window and the drapes cover a small part of the side windows.

It might also be nice to add some extra seating with a window seat . . . some low book shelves with a cushion added . . . you could get the shelves from Ikea and have the cushion made.

This is going to sound weird but the plants are bothering me . . . they are everywhere and fighting for space. For example the table in the hall has a lovely display of pottery with the mirror, then the plant is in the center cluttering it up. Not good with plants . . . I don't have any real solutions . . . I only have two in my whole place . . . maybe someone else has ideas.

Hope this helps. When you finish have apartment therapy post the pics!!!!