Yes, that curvy blue rug is limiting your art choices. Art is forever; rugs are not. Therefore, I like to let the art dictate the rug choice rather than the other way around.

Some will tell you that art doesn't have to match the rest of your furnishings. I'm in the camp that says the furnishings should match (or at least not clash) with your art.

We have almost the same floor plan in our condo at Rockport, TX. My wife did the remodeling. I have pix but not on this computer. I'll get back to you with her designs. Of course we are remodeling now after Hurricane Harvey, so we'll see how it comes out this next time.

It's too late now but Home Depot has some surface mount LED fixtures that look a lot like can lights. The cost is $35 for a pair of lights when they are in stock. We used them in our hallways.

@dchall...that’s exactly what I used in my hallway as well since I couldn’t do recessed due to the placement of a ceiling joist. I would love to see your layout if you are able to post pics!

I had to offload pictures from my Dropbox, so I stored them on my computer with the big drive. Here are some pix of the living room

We kept some of the furniture from the seller to use in the rental. We have to be able to sleep 8 people or the rental agency won't deal with us, so we have a lot of chairs.

Kitchen pictures.

I like fluffy rugs, it gives warmth to the place. As for art, with what you have, lots of colour would go perfectly. Personally I don't like plants, maybe just some lucky bamboo.

We scraped our popcorn ceiling in our house before we moved in. It was fairly simple to do unless the ceiling had been painted. We sprayed the ceiling with a garden sprayer and let the water soak in. Then peeled it right off with a 4-inch wide scraper blade. There was no dust at all. But it was a different story where the ceiling had been painted. No amount of water would penetrate the paint. That was pure brute force and dust.

Both look good to me. I'm slightly more in the green camp though. Personal preference!

Post an image with new wall color. IMO the rugs and art do not compliment each other. Do you have a theme; coastal/nautical, urban modern, industrial, mid century modern etc? What furniture is staying? What colors are you drawn too? Do you have an inspiration image for the finished room?

I can't pinpoint what it is, but I find groveraxle's rendition above (2nd picture with the green pillow) very appealing. Just my opinion.

This artist offers many sizes and you could even contact her for a custom order. If you are inspired by her work. The price point is good too.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ElenasArtStudio/items

Can you tape the size of the art piece on the wall above the couch? Once all of the work has been completed? Waiting until the paint has cured properly would be needed I suspect.

HU-994etc., are you really loving these art pieces you're sticking over your sofa? I know everyone has different tastes, but from an objective standpoint, many are poorly composed and have little depth. Don't forget, you don't have to do a single large piece, but could do a diptych or triptych like those from Kat Shoa. (And please, I beg you, do not find a single piece and have it cut into thirds.)

Looks good! Time for a rug? Or maybe Art first?

Had this open, and you like metal I recall - this is large burnished silver -- over where wall is high? …. oh well just idea:

Uttermost Nebulus Wall Art · More Info

Metal with rust-olive finish... maybe you have art? 30 x 60"

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That works

I like the darker rug. Cool picture!

Is that John Belushi? Just no. How about Banksy instead?

Who puts a dead drug addict on their wall?

I'm putting up a Bansky decal for my son when I redo his room.

Speaking of Marilyn...

Marilyn Canvas Print / Canvas Art by Paul Lovering · More Info

OK, looks good. You're not quite done... Back in a bit. ;-)

For now, pull your accent chair out of the corner, but when finances permit, replace it with an arm chair that will encourage someone to stay and join you for a beer. You can keep the vertical blinds for now, but the sticks really do have to go. (Unless you need them for self defense.)