Looking for interior design help

Hi guys! I just moved into an apartment in NYC and feeling a little overwhelmed at the moment, it feels bare and like the furniture does not fit into the space. If anyone has any advice/ tips I would greatly appreciate it.

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ehbuchan2048

If you hang your bike up, you instantly have art and the large size helps balance your large heavy chesterfield.
Your window wall is interesting. Can you paint? Or could you use removeable wallpaper to draw attention to the shape. The window itself could have sheers for softness and privacy.

Big rug. If you can't afford one big one (10'x12") two identical ones (6'x10') might be cheaper. Tape them together.
Personally, I'd keep the cat food and the cat tree together in your dining area.YMMV.

Toss those two big pillows on the chesterfield along with the throw.

NikiCreatives

It's not bad at all. I would suggest you don't rush and go baby steps. Have you considered redesigning the space in 3d first? I think it could help you start without committing to any changes. And you could actually use the room scan tool inside the app if you have iOS.

Let me know if this helps :)

fdcox526969

First of all, it is a nice sized apartment with floors and walls in great shape. You did good finding this space! A couple of things I would suggest 1. Turn your dining table so that the short side faces that odd opening leading to the kitchen. 2. I would balance that too small opening with matching posters the width and height on each side in a frame the same color as the molding with some black in the posters 3. Two rugs or carpets in a stripe or linear to pattern to ground the dining table and the couch 4. You need additional storage, maybe a simple plywood console table with L-brackets legs or inexpensive bracket legs and baskets underneath to hold blankets and stuff 5. I might move the sofa out to divide the room into two spaces with a rug under the table and one in front of the sofa to divide the space and make it cozier. I might move the TV console or just angle the TV 5. I would purchase enough IKEA paper shades and stick on hooks to create privacy but not block light on the window ( shades are $2.99 each) 6. A square of a bright colored fabric-tablecloth(your accent colors) on an angle on the dining table with a centerpiece bowl or vase 7. The other earlier suggestion on the alcove thingie by the window a hook for your bike

gatoazul3026

You've got a lot to work with: the size is good, the ceilings aren't too low, there's a huge window. Here are some changes you can make:

Declutter. Find some other place for the bike; get rid of those cat furniture things and get one tall one in the corner. Only keep the pillows you use — no piling cushions/pillows/blankets in the corner on the floor. I agree on needing extra storage: easy places to add this are in a different coffee table (there are the kind that have storage in them) or your end tables.
Colors. Pick two complementary colors that you're going to try and use as little pops or accents all through that space. "Complementary" is subjective; while it's good to generally try to avoid two shades of the same color (like a pale blue and a dark blue) or two clashing colors (like red and green), everybody has their own taste. I didn't choose two colors, per se: I chose rainbows. I have them in my wall hangings, my coasters, a rug, a Pride lei used as decor, etc. Just don't choose the same colors you have there now. No black, no beige, no brown. In your space, I would pick light, bright colors, because the floor and furniture are either dark or muted, but that's up to you. Once you've picked them, you can use them in the below:
Lighting. You can buy strings of mini paper lanterns at IKEA: string one on the wall above the TV (right in the seam where wall meets ceiling) and on the opposite wall, above the couch. Then maybe two larger paper lanterns, one in each corner, next to the window. Try and make sure your lighting has at least some of your colors in them.
Rugs. Get one area rug for the entire living room; it should cover at least the floor area between the couch and the TV console table thingy. Then get another for the dining area. This will help you delineate each space. In your space, I would choose light rugs with color accents, but that's up to you.
Couch. That couch is too dark. A slipcover is best; if that's not an option, get a huge Cal King-sized sheet. Then get some cool throw pillows: those are a great way to personalize and bring in color.
Walls. Your walls are bare now, and it will take time to fill them. I like the trick of buying cheap frames at IKEA or from thrift stores, and using postcards to fill them. You can make a whole gallery wall that way. (Again, remember your accent colors.) You could eventually consider an accent wall; I'd say to do the wall above the couch and/or the wall with that weird cutout between kitchen and dining room. The wall space between the window and the couch is a great place for a vertical element like a wall hanging or a sculpture (some people love skateboard art, which is the perfect size and shape for that spot.) Or a couple of hanging, cat-safe, plants.

Show us pictures after a few months!