We watch a lot of movies... and buying a projector, even a high-end one is cheaper than a big screen TV. In our new house I was going to convert a bedroom into the media room, but now I might convert the "dining" end of the Great Room into a media room. Thanks for the suggestion! Why lose a bedroom, when you can appropriate enough space from a cavernous Great Room?

Sue, congratulations. You've not only identified a colour you feel happier about, you've actually created it. I suspect you'll now be able to create a pleasing mix of warm greys, plywood browns, stone tones, coppers or bronzes, warm whites, etc; maybe with a bit of yellow added come spring; and you'll be able to live with the brownish sofa until you're ready to update or reupholster. I have some KAS cushion covers from a couple of years ago which show how this kind of colour mix can be done. One has stylised flowers (a la Mexican) in grey, brown and caramel with a touch of burnt orange. (You mention liking ochre.). Another is lighter grey, brown, taupe and bone-white on a natural linen. A third (less subtle) is warm greens with brown, taupe, yellow, white and a little aqua. I'm not saying go for styles that are a few years out of fashion. But do be confident enough to resist a harsh, hard-edged option if a gentler one is right for your temperament and household and the room's aspect. Robyn

Hi pallavi the cut out area would be great for the marble table. A large round mirror above it (i just bought one from freedom at a reasonable price). Maybe a hanging macrame pot plant in the corner (hanging from thr ceiling) where ur current plant is......this would be a vocal point as soon as people walk in. Yes a piece of artwork on the opposite wall would be nice to balance both sides. Hope this helps you alittle to get ur creative hat on and just go for it. the only problem is there is no storage as u wanted but you can always put a nice bowl on the console for u to store keys.

Hi Monia, thank you so much for taking the time to reply. The only issue in placing the console on the opposite wall is that I have planned to place 4 big photo frames in there (black and white). This is a feature wall and I always thought about having some nice big frames in there. I am even considering not having a console/mirror at all so that I can keep the photos there. The console + photos + mirror on that same side I think will be a bit too busy? Thanks again for your help.