Stunning - looks like a different room! Extremely clever to dress the aga with a mantle & surround, allowing the addition of the feature wallpaper & stunning chandelier: not an obvious pairing but terribly effective and lends such glamour to the room.

Thank you! Do you think any of these would be suitable? http://www.westelm.co.uk/honeycomb-textured-wool-rug-horseradish-t804 - possibly too warm and might be a bit much with the warmth of the wood? http://www.westelm.co.uk/distressed-rococo-wool-rug-horseradish-t1764 http://www.westelm.co.uk/prism-wool-rug-soot-t1301 http://www.westelm.co.uk/colca-wool-rug-t1657 http://www.westelm.co.uk/roar-rabbit-graphic-texture-rug-horseradish-t2464 http://www.westelm.co.uk/art-kilim-wool-rug-t2468

Hi Diana. Re your windows I would look at something like this (dining room pics in link) http://www.drivenbydecor.com/2015/05/window-treatments-tricky-recessed-corner-windows.html 0r have a voile blind inside the recess and the curtains hung outside to give more height to the room. I'd go for a pole that doesn't contrast with the wall colour. Farrow and ball blackened may work for the walls (which way does the room face? I'm assuming some of the pics are a little dark as you didn't have any light behind you when taking the pic?!). Were you planning on dressing the feature window? As you've got cool and warm greys I'd layer them so a warm grey sofa with a cool grey or maybe blue ikat cushion. I'd have seating at right angles to the fire, sofa to the right of the fire with a lamp table closest to the fire and 2 accent chairs opposite, patterned ones might be nice. I'd go for large art over the fire rather than a mirror as you've got the window, perhaps a landscape. In terms of the look you want, perhaps look at velvet for the sofa. Lamps will add cosiness, a driftwood lamp will give the natural look. Add texture for the seating, perhaps a patterned cushion in front of a textured one and a textured throw on the other arm of the sofa. Also use plants and perhaps some faux flowers (I like oka faux hydrangea but it needs to be mixed with foliage). Perhaps a brass glass coffee table to add some warmth with some coffee tables books and the flowers!

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