The coffee table and tv unit

I think you could use the tv recess as a study nook. Hamg your tv on the wall, ot looks more organised☺

I agree about wall mounting a tv could be nice but not necessary, as it needs a the tv unit directly underneath it to ground it and to hide the cords. Its a strong colour purple so introduce it in art and a rug to tie in the purple colour. Love the furniture! Nice house good luck!

Hi I would accessorise with peacock blue and hot pink patterned (not block colour) cushions, vases etc to give the grey/purple combination a sense of fun. I don't imagine a study nook would go well in the main living room area due to the clash of tv noise etc. Wooden tables and other furniture would tie in well with wall and floor colours.

Wih The floor boards you have you could use mustard as complimentary colour and add some timber furniture to create a cosy living area. If your budget allows it build in a custom solution to hide the TV and gain some storage for TV accessories and other stuff in the nook. To optimise your space, invest some time in space planning and working out the layout on a piece of paper, before you buy new furniture. Check out my book Downsize with Style for more tips on apartment living.

Hi Jadeemp,
The nook is definitely large enough for a study area, it looks like it would easily take a standard depth desk of 600mm, if it's deeper, even better, and it is long enough to have one or even two drawer units beneath which you could store both study items such as files and kids drawing things or general stationery in them. You can find this sort of furniture at Ikea.
If you have trouble finding a desk to fit the space perfectly, given you're renting you probably don't want to spend on custom pieces, you could use the drawer units at either end of the nook for support, and get a piece of 12mm plywood ( it is strong) cut to the exact size of the nook from your local hardware, they do this easily. Then varnish or paint the plywood and place it on top and you have a desk.
Desks are usually at 730 mm from the ground, so try to get some drawer units just under that, and if you can't you could prop them up.
You will probably get away with not securing the desk but just sitting it on top but if one of you is handy, it would be better secured.
You could still have the T.V over the top of the desk, but with rental you will need to get approval to fix to the wall. If you have a flat screen and it's not too big, you might be able to fit it on the desk, it depends on how much other stuff will be on the desk.
I agree with Bettina's suggestion of mustard tones because the timber in your room is quite warm and the purple is quite cool and I think you will need to bring in some warmth on the purple to harmonise, perhaps some cushions with mustard and maroon ?

Good luck in your new home.

I love bright and vibrant colours. I agree with the idea of mustard accents but personally don't like mustard so I would go for a slightly muddy orange say pumpkin or a muddy yellow but not as muddy as mustard. If you love strong colours You could also consider accents in either teal or apple greens probably a bit loud for many people. I have a purple couch that has teal cushions that have lime embroidery on them. Adjacent to a brown leather couch with lime and orange scatter cushions on it. It sounds very load but it is a very big room with high ceilings.

Apple Green accents

Like the apple green but have you thought of a light aqua and add a very small smattering of pink -- go to a garden shop and have a look at very bright lipstick pink and purple petunia flowers together, GREAT COLOURS.

I would suggest adding muted mustard with sage green and apple green tonings. Try to find a large piece of art for the long wall that includes shades of purple, sage green, apple green and mustard/pumpkin - possibly something abstract if you like that. On the floor, a large rug with these tonings would be nice; but limit it to no more than three colours, then pick out these for cushions on the couch, preferably with different but complimentary prints. For the nook, I would abandon a study area idea for the reasons posted above by bathbear. Instead, a simple side-board in distressed white in similar styling to your coffee table placed in the nook with a silver framed wall mirror above, would be great to display some eye catching decorator items such as a substantial lamp; a large plate on a stand; a purple vase with fresh flowers; family photo's of different sizes with silver frames etc. If you get a large enough mirror you can just stand it on the side-board and rest it against the wall so you don't have to make holes in the wall.
Good luck ..... it's exciting decorating a room from scratch.

Wow great comments...love purple with aqua too...think the colours on a peacock's tail

Hi, love the floor boards. With your purple, I would put in some vibrant orange or lime green accent pieces. Good luck.

Having trouble with colour? Maybe you could go with a great patterned multicoloured ottoman in front of the couch, then pick out a couple of colours from this to use in accessorising the room. This could be cushions or lamps, and then ground it with a neutral rug.

I to have just brought a purple lounge lived all the suggestion

I like a bold black and white rug and a couple of black and white cushions on the sofa. Then add your favourite colours in more cushions and a throw. Purple goes with tons of colours eg red, yellow, orange, lime green, aqua. I'm actually not liking the idea of teal although it is a favourite colour of mine. I like the idea of punchier, more primary colours. The black and white rug and cushions will then make a statement and take the focus off the purple sofa. The additional bright cushion colours will just cheer up the whole scheme. I picked up some great cushion covers in linen and bright patterns through Ebay recently, They are from China and were all under $12 each and are great quality. You can then switch your cushion covers with the seasons. Much cheaper than buying whole new cushions each time.

I use the colour wheel when decorating. Here's a link to how to use a colour wheel to make sure your colours compliment each other. I normaly go for colours in the same hues but also like opposite colours.

http://www.ferrispropertygroup.com/how-to-use-the-color-wheel-to-decorate/

Perhaps you can use pastels, they are very on trend at the moment and they would go great with the purple and warm colours of the walls and floor. Soft blue, coral and yellow (all in pastels) should go nicely also with your white chair and coffee table. And in terms of other accessories, perhaps blond timber accents like on vases or bowls or the frame of your art of choice, and for the TV unit perhaps a very Scandinavian blonde console. Also add some live plants on the coffee table or hanging off the ceiling (very on trend at the moment too) or on the floor. Choose a rug with warm neutral colours so it ties with everything in the room

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Hi I love the lounge colour and your coffee table. I think if space is an issue and you need the study area go with the ply wood suggestion on the storage drawers and decorate with cool stationary accessories like bright folders and storge files etc. I love the teal green idea and also apple green cushions. I feel like with the lounge and coffee table style you could get away witth introducing some almost industrial accessories. I think metallics are great to lift a room and there are so many colours ranging from muted neutrals to bright gold and silver. I also love playing with texture and you can get some great metallic wall art, lamps, vases etc mixed with cosy throws and rugs. I love metallics teamed with neutral especially your grey walls and colour of your floor boards.

Good luck and Happy decorating Kind regards Alison