Its an almost completely blank canvas for me - I have some antique walnut bedside tables and chest of drawers but everything else I will need to buy. Above this living room is a mezzanine level bedroom which I am toying with the idea of turning into a snug and using this living room as the bedroom to fully benefit from the height and light - maybe using a good quality sofa bed, blanket box (to hide bedding), my bedside tables as lamp stamps and a chest of drawers in the corner - thoughts? or anyone have experience of living upside down as it were?

Hi Nicola you have a lovely room. you can give it a really luxury look by stretching curtains from wall to wal and grazing the floor. ikeas kvartal track system is great for that. i have same lay out and small window like you,so i used a double track and used identical designlcurtains in complimenting shades (latte and cream). my cream part stretches from one wall to next and the latte frames the edges. each latte side is a third of the width. so i can have many beutiful options. either have cream fully closed, latte framing on each side, or have latte gathered with tie back for this type of look, but because the cream hangs right under the latte you cannot see the wall and looks very finished. this looks particularly good in the evening, the window is dressed and pretty but noone can see thru. when the cream is open its also very nice, you see nice contrast betweenthe two. i also want to hang net curtains full width and length as cream and add one more rack (its very easy to add, but you can buy triple one too), just not done that yet. my curtains are 270 cm long. i also bought ikea hanging hooks and created beautiful even pleats it my originally pencil pleat curtains. looks like i paid a fortune to get them made. the hooks only cost £3 a pack. i dont have a pic to post but the curtain is a lined voile, its very airy and light. bought on amazon, its called rimini by curtina. but im sure you can do same with ikea curtains by pairing two shades. they have some lovely light grays and whites in few diff options!lightweight curtains dont stop the heat fromentering the room and the track is very easy to fit. it also has an option of rounded end rail for a real luxe look! worth looking into and ill try post a pic. rebecca

I love that wall paper I would be keen to bring out the colours colours it. Try something slimline and black with legs so the eye can travel across the floor to create the illusion of more space. Gold hardware would compliment it nicely. Something like this, modern and trendy. This particular one is from La Redoute.

I would stick it back down so that you're not stuck with sanding the glue underneath and buy some DC fix contact paper (sticky back plastic!). There are some lovely finishes- an off white marble effect might work well - and also YouTube videos of how to get a smooth and bubble free finish.  Shouldn't cost you more than £30 for both.  Try Amazon and ebay.