I'd keep the curtains light and nice and full, something close to the wall colour with a self stripe or a bit of texture. I'd also look at a larger rug that introduces a bit of colour. Pick up the same colours and textures from curtains and rug in some plump scatter cushions.

Go for a nice bright piece of art on the feature wall, and sorry but those curtains need to go. Your living area is so modern and lovely and a roller blind would look much better.

The lounge does not seem be placed right?? can you move the long side away fro the window and have it against the side wall.

Lovely and better!! I assume the other printed curtain is going?

The new curtains are a big improvement! Following up on others' suggestions for an artwork to tie in your favourite green colour, you might like to take a look at this link.

https://www.signarture.com.au/collections/all/green+rectangular-up-to-2-1m

Art is very personal choice but our contemporary style is a match for yours, and several would pick up on the greenery tone that you love without overpowering!

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I think orange works well with the browns.

Go bold with colour! You currently have a neutral colour palette to work with. Where to start? What colours make you happy? That is always a good starting point and then work the colour palette so the colours are pleasing together and add accents of really bold 'PoP' colour. Test your comfort zone. The look will last longer if you you really challenge yourself. Your home should be spaces filled with your personality yet elegant and timeless. Think about a custom image wall for behind the TV so there is more to look at other than the TV,( which also helps with keeping your eyes exercised). It will add yet another layer of personality and ultimately make you love your home that much more.

Can I suggest you paint your front door a bold shade of red or even that lovely lime (with a touch of yellow in it). I would do this first and take it from there. If you are feeling confident after painting the door perhaps think of painting the gyprock entrance to the kitchen the same colour. Hard to explain, but just the bit that is visible in your last photo. I agree with the poster who says that you should do what makes your heart sing.

I like the chairs and table above.

You could introduce some Teal with either amber or burnt orange accessorises - there are plenty of options in this palette at present. include cushions.

You could either have a natural linen curtain or something with some pattern instead of art work . If you are into retro designs Orla Kiely could provide some inspiration.

Hi Marta,

Nice place you've got there :)

First of all, it would help us to help you if you give us some ideas on what type of style interests you - Scandi, traditional, modern, tropical or industrial etc. Post some photos of interior you that you like. Also your lifestyle will be a major factor. e.g do you have kids, dog, busy life style, likes to entertain etc.

In my opinion, the rug is too small & the couch is over-sized yet small - it would look nice stretched out, if that makes sense. If you are not looking to replace the couch, move the futon to one of the ends of the couch instead of opposing it to open up the space & create elongated look. But the rug definitely need to go. Go for something big to compensate the size of the couch & highlight the nice large space you've got there. Also, I would not place my couch blocking a window - move it away so you can actually enjoy the view and also so sections of your couch doesn't fade by being exposed to sunlight.

In terms of injecting colour, i wouldn't go crazy buying too many colourful furnitures - generally colours are very easy to introduce once you have nice key pieces that go together and show your personality. Focus on the big pieces and the arrangements and then move on to smaller/ decorative items.

In your kitchen, I think little bit softness & curve could be introduced as it is very linear and angular, so maybe this type of bar stool?

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Hi, your kitchen looks great. if this was my home, I would be painting all of the walls the same colour - a beautiful green or blue. The walls and the floor are too much the same. This kind of blue looks amazing with timber and would work with your couch and white curtains:

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Good luck!

Lots of good advice :) I completely agree about a nice big artwork and use your accessories to add colour - the lime green is beautiful so get some cushions that fit in with it and a nice big rug as someone else has said (not necessarily lime green). The lime bench chairs someone shared are beautiful.

The great thing about doing it through accessories is that if you do get bored with the colour, you can always change them up (or even for different seasons).

Also, I love the new curtains, good choice :)

Great advice given already. I'd get the furniture placement sorted first. Pull the lounge suite out from the wall, remove the rug, it's way too small, and look at your entry and decide if you want a privacy screen or plant or whatever to create it's own space. Once you're fine with the entry where you place your
lounge suite will become apparent. You don't need to squash everything into the space defined by the curtain or the heater. Spread out, make it look comfortable then think about the colours you'd like to introduce. It appears that you're probably looking to put your dining furniture in front of the kitchen near the other window, the reason you've made the living room so confined perhaps, but really if you pull things away from the wall and ease your bits out more it will actually look better, and it will all fit. I'd love to see the end result.

Blue is your answer! Its calming, timeless & not as loud as lime.

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Totally agree w/ others that it's the positioning of the sofa & the size of the rug that's tripping you up. The area rug needs to define the space. Should be big enough that at least the front legs of each sofa piece sit on the rug. Think of creating a conversational space rather than just a TV viewing space. Then you can add coffee table & side tables. It's not necessary for all pieces to face the tv