I am so happy to see you here! I will have to go back and see if i can retrieve my posts... thought I would make them into a little book for my daughter, with photos. Quick run-down on the bathroom (not travels, no time) - The kitchen has a rather elegant sliding door with beveled glass panels. Painted white, since this was the original colour. GD's new bathroom has the doors I had picked earlier; i thought of polishing them but decided sprayed automobile paint (on a resin primer) would wear better. Especially since it is such a small bathroom, and she is so splashy. I have this finish in my kitchen and it has lasted 15 years now. A tad chipped here and there, but only needs a wipe down once a week. Same finish for the balcony doors, also split like the bathroom. We have a new wardrobe, a study table with built-in shelves, and a small chest of drawers for her odds and ends. I want to re-tile the tiny balcony, more as a little statement. Currently we are looking at Portuguese tiles, though I did think a mosaic with a funky cat might be nice. Let me see the costing. The room will be painted a neutral adobe, with bright white woodwork and an off-white ceiling. This means she can go wild with cushions and covers. Other changes in the flat; We have changed the glass in the master bedroom and living room from small cramped panes to a single pane for each section with a 1" bevel all round. Doubles the cost of the glass, but looks so elegant! The air-conditioning is being re-located. The compressors were all mounted in the bedroom and living room balconies, which looked terrible and meant the balconies (very narrow, only 30" deep) couldn't be used for anything. Not even plants. So they are being moved so that the compressors can be mounted at the rear of the building. two down, one to go. Now we can put in some nice plants, fishtail palms etc. The kitchen counter on one side came out intact and will be reused elsewhere. I am planning overhead storage, cupboards, and a draining cupboard for plates and glasses. Right now there is no dish washer, though a place is earmarked, but for now I will put in a cupboard with steel racks for cups, glasses and plates, all hidden behind pressed glass doors. This is all in the planning stage.... Pictures in a little while, they are mostly on my ipad and don't transfer well to the mac. They come without numbers... so I have to rename the or something. Somebody tell me how to do this!

The room has exquisite bones: the windows, flooring and decorative crown molding. If simplicity is what you want but with a bit more personal taste, I suggest the following: 1) paint the walls white that has a soft, warm undertone such as Benjamin and Moore's moonlight white or Dove. (Or try any good paint store for help on picking the right white color.) Paint the molding a stark white with an egg shell or gloss finish. 2) keep the bed covering as is. I love the warm colors and mixed patterns. If you do want more comfort, yes add a thicker mattress. Can you get a fabric similar for the table top? Or just remove the fabric from the table top, painting or stenciling it with a similar pattern. (see #5 below for where to look for stencils.) 3) Move the table to the head of the bed, add a modern lamp and lots of books or other meaningful, personal items. 4) Add a comfy chair or as suggested above, pile lush floor pillows where the table is, under the window. Use complementing or solid color fabric on the floor pillows or chair. Add a small table with more lighting. (See my most popular post on Floor Pillows. Towards the end you will see examples of suitable floor pillows. Or just do a search here on Houzz and the internet.) 5) Make a dramatic statement above the bed with a very large painting. Select with care based upon your personal taste: abstract, minimal but with a hint or some of the colors found in the bedding fabric. It doesn't have to be centered, a little off centered will do since there appears to already be something on the wall above the bed. Do add a soft art lamp above the painting. (If you don't have money for the painting, purchase a very large canvas, take your time and create it yourself (collage it, play around with paint on paper before adding it to your canvas, stencil it, etc.--but have fun and make it personal) Here's a great place for getting a wide range of designs for stenciling: Cutting Edge Stencils. Note you don't have to take the design all the way to the edge of the canvas! 6) Add a small (wool) flokati rug in front of the bed. Get the kind that comes from Greece, it has long-fibers and a plush pile. These rugs are to die for when it comes to comfort and texture--and they're inexpensive. Take a look and if you like it, be sure to get wool: Flokati Rug.Net. These ideas will give you lots of varying textures to get rid of the boredom; contrasting colors for depth and drama; play up the wonderful architectural elements already found in the room; personalize it with what you love; and still, keep it simple and beautiful. Use soft lighting. Good luck!

#1 is the only one that works with your doorways. But I would rethink the sectional pieces which look too large. You will need at least a floor lamp. Your table/chairs looks narrow in relation to your sectional - is it to scale in the drawing? You may not have enough room. I would use a sofa against the wall and two chairs on either end facing toward each other.

Susan, I find that people often make their coffee tables too low and too small. Measure the height of your sofa cushion and pick a coffee table that is a similar height. Also, in the layout you posted above the room would look better with a larger coffee table. Even as long as your sofa, or close to it. Let me know if you need one custom built, it easier to get the right thing for your room than you may think. Here is my etsy store if you end up needing one custom built. www.etsy.com/shop/MetalTreeFurniture