So funny! I'm planning to paint the bannister at the new house (TNH) black and am veering towards painting the treads and risers black too... I've been searching for images of black staircases on Houzz and putting them in my entrance hall ideabook. They are few and far between. In your case, I think, with your white walls, maybe the stairs white and the bannister black? (Assuming the white walls continue up the stair walls enabling the b/w contrast.) You've already put black firmly into the equation, adding some more may give more reason for the black rad cab. In my case, there is a very off-centre radiator that could so very easily have been directly opposite the front door in TNH which is rather annoying as it stuffs up the focal point. We are leaving here with every radiator covered with a cabinet - and going to TNH that has loads of radiators ...but no cabinets! Yes, the work ahead is daunting - especially since the area of Ireland we're going to is very basic and not full of DIY resources, etc. I keep thinking I'll paint TNH white - to make things simpler(!) But try as I may colour keeps wandering through my mind! Lovely to be in touch again!

Place your tv on the tv cabinet against the orange wall as shown on the left-hand side of the first photo.

Hi, I think you have to sort of ignore the speakers, from a design point of view. Even though they are big black objects, so is your TV. They are there for a reason. I think you need to focus on what you'd like for the floor, sofa, curtains, media unit and wall colour. The floor, walls and sofa are the largest surfaces in your room. I would personally prefer a wooden and/or white media unit, wood (effect) floor, medium to light coloured sofa and medium/light coloured walls. You could consider painting the TV wall in a darker colour, so the TV and speakers won't stand out too much. For example: I know these speakers are smaller, but it would also work with your larger ones. It's everything but the speakers that makes this a cosy room. If you know what I mean :-)

Thanks, I really couldn't decide if I should match or contrast, currently everything is magnolia and white trim, but we're slowly updating the flat. Black tall radiator with brass fittings going in that room but not sure if black across bottom of sofa would be too dark haha.