crikey excuse me i'm just feeling extremely jealous here. the brick fireplace recessed into the wall - who did that? that's incredible. go darker on walls. check out those sample mags about sofas from DFS and see which style u like or feel is you. eg country or modern etc. etc. what's the view from the window by day (and night of course!) i think u need a carpetmaybe of coir or suchlike, its a hardlined room, so think balancing that with colour accents, the shape of the room is calling for some kind of yellow in my view but that's a tricky colour, but it would 'lift' the hard-edged thing. live with it for a bit (soz you've probably already done that); layout suggestions: dining table could be put alongside radiator, two sofas, opposite each other, placement = as if they were railway tracks leading to the fireplace. (ie at 90 degrees from teh fireplace wall; TV could be wall mounted over radiator with shelf to prevent heat from radiator reaching tv. have fun choosing bold patterned curtains in brick/red/golden/some dark lines?charcoal definition lines/ anyway think 'balancing, echoing teh fireplace with its lively warm natural strong brick colours and pattern.

Such different styles but both look great! The hardwood is really interesting too. What did you use to paint the top? I'm intrigued!

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Could be a lovely cosy spot as nice and warm with the radiator there. Lots of light too with the window. You could possibly fit in some sort of storage ottomam that doubles up as seating. If it were me though I’d probably go for a squidgy armchair and depending what you like to do to relax I’m thinking storage or a little library, nice lamp for soft lighting.