for best results..rattan, wicker furniture should be spray painted. if you use a brush it ends up gloopy and clogs up. awful. you would have to remove the seat pad first obviously!

Hi. I agree with Karen re the layout. It's a great space btw. Personally I'd go for a right hand facing chaise and use a chair to the right of the tv to hide the bin from the living area. If you wanted a touch of modern oriental have a look at the attached link, the orange sofa comes in colours that would work with that scheme, they also have one that matches the dining chair legs. The art can also be made in bespoke colours if you liked the colours on the link. It's a bit out there but you could consider a hanging rattan chair for a slight oriental feel! Excuse my photoshopping but it was just to give a rough idea :) If you don't like that (!) I'd use a rattan armchair instead and then hang a pendant over the sofa as per the 3rd pic, it shouldn't be too difficult with the downlight positions? I'd probably go for a sculptural light over the table. I might also consider layering rugs As I think it would work with the room. You could try the plant by the dining table in that corner and maybe see what the other big plant and shelves look like swapped over? http://townsend-london.com/hannah-bort/elle-decoration-modern-oriental/

I have terracotta walls in my sitting room and plan to have either peacock or green sofas so we are on the same page! I am struggling a little with the curve - because I love straight lines - but the way it looks in the room you have accessorised shows it doesn't need to be changed. With the accessories I'd be bolder and put something large behind the sofa, not several pictures making a gallery wall - it looks a bit fussy. Or turn the whole wall into a gallery wall with some bigger pictures and some less big. Can you have a rectangular coffee table, too - rather than round? And the same with the rug - a rectangular one would be better I suspect. Overall, though, my view is stick with the colours! There is too much greige in our world and terracotta is such a warm, welcoming and cosy colour.

Do you like rattan at all? This one is by Cox & Cox but there are lots of other designs.