Hi Ellen, No, you are not asking too much! With a well-designed piece of joinery you should be easily able to get all your needs met. To complement your Danish scheme, you just need to use the right materials & colours. Here's an example of an entertainment/storage unit I did for some clients. It serves multi-functions in a not very large space.

I agree with jmm1837 about the lounge, but I think it might be the hide throw cushions that makes visualisation harder - maybe think about saving those for a different look. Perhaps have the room an ecclectic mix rather than one specific style. Think about light sandy beige (not cream) walls, lighter timber floors, the odd piece of furniture in a lighter timber or that's been limed or even glass topped to keep the room feeling open. Using furniture that has been lime washed and distressed can also work. Because your cowhide sofa's are statement pieces, think about bringing in the beach feel with colour rather than specific objects. You could try using really large abstract art pieces (eg. if it's over a buffet then it have it the width of the buffet, if it's a bare wall then try to use up all the space either using a singe canvas or a triptych) that use beach colours you want to incorporate . Echo the colours of that artwork and even a bit brighter or paler but in the same colour family in your accessories and soft furnishings. You could also incorporate lamps that are glass/beaten silver/rope bases and light coloured lampshades. You might also want to think about a really large fluffy area rug in a light neutral/sandy colour under a glass low coffee table for the middle of your sofa area. On that table you could then feature beachy accessories such as a bowl of shells, a piece of driftwood or low piece of art such as metal fish or a ceramic starfish etc. just keep it simple so it doesn't look kitsch Burlap is great but it can be hard on your hands and sewing machine if your making curtains yourself and doesn't block out light unless your using backing - unbleached calico that is rubber backed is an alternative for privacy if you decide that dealing with miles of prickly burlap is not what you want to do - keep the burlap/calico to give you more privacy as pull across curtains using them to dress the walls on the sides of your windows (makes them look bigger) using a second curtain rod, and use your sheer curtains to give you a beaufiful breezy feel on a more discrete rod (you can even use a curtain wire kit if you're not going to draw the sheers aside). To keep your casual beachy feel think about using large curtain rings on a rod for easy sliding or big eyelets on a chunky rod with distinctive finials Good luck with your project!

Hi Sasha. What a great space with lots of scope to move your furniture around, and all that natural light! The first thing I noticed was the dark curtains drawing my eye to the dark window frames. Although you clearly can't do anything about the latter, I would definitely change the former. My go-to place for quick affordable pieces is Ikea and my advice would be to measure up the windows and head for their roller blinds and curtains. If you put 3 or 4 block-out blinds up under that pelmet you can control how much light and/or privacy you'd like and by replacing those dark curtains with a lighter linen variety, you'll add a contemporary feel to the room and bring the attention away from the [I assume] aluminium frames. You could get enough to span the entire width or just a couple for the ends. Splash out on a generous tall houseplant like a [dragon tree[(https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/midcentury-bedroom-midcentury-bedroom-philadelphia-phvw-vp~1905898) for any area's that you might like to add height - I think we tend to fall into the trap of having two visual levels in a room, one being the furniture which tends to end at about hip-height, and the other being art or such for eye level. Both of these are horizontal lines but a tall voluminous plant adds a vertical element like a standard lamp. I'd move yours away from the corner though and place it against a larger expanse of wall. If it has to stay in a corner, put something tall behind/beside it like a narrow book case, or an artwork that's centered with the lampshade. Then it looks like it has purpose. Also, I would move the sofa away from the wall and add a console table as a place to display treasures. Can you swap the long chaise part of the sofa to the other end? Doing this would define that area more and open up the view of your outdoor area. In fact, I'd be tempted to rotate the sofa 90deg to face the windows and put a sofa table/book case behind it for extra storage. I assume that's your TV along the wall to the right - you could shuffle it down towards the window corner and angle it towards the sofa [that would reduce glare on the screen from the window too]. If you do this, you'll create an area for the dining table if you want. I'm not sure from the picture if your table is currently against a wall or if there's more room off to the right that we can't see. If it's against the wall, I'd be moving it across to the left to about where that rug currently sits [a bit further this way though - if that makes sense!] Here's an example of what I'm thinking. That's where the rugs come in. I'd be using two large rugs to both define the areas and protect the carpet. One under the dining table and one under the sofa. These are both areas where the carpet can quickly get grubby! Large artworks are, as you say, a challenge but they don't have to be hung. If you have a large vertical canvas you can prop it against the wall or sit smaller works up on a narrow table [another use for that console table!]. Try to find [or even make] some large canvasses that have a lot of white in them and retire that red pic in the black frame for a while. If you go for the light/white curtains then a complimentary artwork will help to freshen the whole area. Hope I've been able to help a bit!

Hi there I think that adding in wooden decorations and real/fake plants can help bring a bit of life in to your space. And the tones of plants and wooden/nature looking items work really well with neutral colours. They can be both cheap and expensive depending on your taste so finding a bargain or something to suit your needs should be quite easy. If you want a more elegant look marble decorations even if small can be a great way to add a look of class. Candles are also a great way to add in some nice smells to invite people into your home. Keep in mind that sometimes less is more. Don't overdo it and have some fun! It's nice to shop for your home.