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.

You really don't have the floor space for a stairway on that plan, even a spiral. If possible, try to squeeze out some space next to the entry door to avoid having it in the middle of the plan. It might not cost a lot of additional money to have the stairway as a bump-out along with the front door.

weekly in winter, i do it more often in summer. i change the pillowcases more than the sheets. but i'm just crazy about the smell of fresh laundered cases. ALSO light colors won't get stained from hair and necks if you wash them more frequently than 1x a week in summer.

Hi Sir, Apologies for the late response! Upholstery is the work of providing furniture with nice cushioned padding, webbing or coverings with fabric/leathers. I can see above that a pro has already given you a reference pic for the same so follow any design that matches the concept of your space! Good Luck :) - Layden Wangmo [senior design consultant] MAD DESIGN