@mhatres, Consider yourself lucky today. I had a student designer who wanted to see how a design can be made with a little information. I took your floorplan for an example and made these designs for you. Hope you liked them!

Leather sofas can really dominate the room and can give an overall cold feeling. I would add some earthy elements, like a wood coffee table with glass or metal. Go to Restoration Hardware's website and look at their sofa room scenes. And I'm sorry I think the art is too harsh for the room. That's all your eye goes to in the room. too overpowering. I would look for something softer or maybe a cool mirror and I would add color to the room with pillows and some colorful lamps. I also think woven blinds would look great. They add warmth and give a finished look. The color of your window treatments should contrast your wall color a bit, not match it or else it starts to look generic and blah.. You have warm walls, warm floors and the woven blinds, like Hunter Douglas brand would pull it all together for you.

Tsilanko, I would always recommend professional installation where needed. But what I am doing here is suggesting that WHEN you are planning to build or renovate, to consider how your plans will affect you in 20 or 30 years time. Split levels are very hep when you are young. A kitchen 3 steps down at 30 is rarely a problem, but might be a hazard at 60, or, as Marjie1059 suggested, if you break a leg. ... All my parents' homes were terrible for old people. They were forced to move to a bungalow in extreme old sge because the location and design of their home was more suitable for an active young couple with a large family than for an elderly couple with stroke disabilities. I would not want to move again, so my present home has features built in that make ageing in place simpler. Mostly small changes, like grab rails, and lever handles on doors and faucets. A major disability suddenly suffered requires major changes if permanent. I did look at this because it came up in the discussion, but if you look at the heading, Planning for Disability, it means just that. Plan ahead so you don't have to make expensive changes later on. But thank you for your advice, yes, major changes are not in the DIY domain.

Hi Debika, Congratulations on you new flat. If you re planing to do the decor yourself.. take it easy as it is a process and can get overwhelming. I really liked the flooring of your room. However the curtains, yellow wall and sofa colors don't go with each other. The easiest and budget friendly option would be to color the yellow wall the same color as other walls. White walls make room look bigger and brighter. Also the entry door looks like opposite to yellow wall, which is the narrower part of the room so such strong color will be in the face which I don't personal like. On the yellow wall (after you re-paint it) you can add a narrow full length mirror (floor to ceiling or 2/3 pieces to cover the distnce) plain or something in cutout pattern right in front of the door would add depth to the wall. (I am assuming the yellow wall will have TV on it). The curtains can be replaced with sheer off-white curtains with some delicate golden brown designs, they look dreamy and open..again makes room look bigger and brighter. Adding white with orange or grey (printed) throw pillows will look good on the sofa. On the empty strip of wall next to windows, a open sleek bookshelf (open on 3 sides ) would look good. You can put some photos or painting as well and make it into a gallery wall. White/ Golden frames and photos with white borders would look good. I think the top-down grid kind of gallery would look good here. A slim glass table with golden legs accompanied by a heliconia palm plant in white tall pot or woven basket pot would look great in the space between the entrance door and sofa,..it would add some green. You can also add a slim table with Metal Golden legs at the corner. The center table looks bulky, instead you can go in for a simple coffee table...glass top with sleek legs (can be same as the side table next to sofa). That would not occupy too much visual space. Long Term design goals if any ..can be something on the lines of.... Incase you plan to change on the sofa you can always go for a cobalt teal blue sectional. Also you can eventually replace the cubbies on yellow wall with some open lean shelving options. The TV unit can also be little shorter in length.