Rachael, you’re very welcome! It was fun to draw up. As far as layering photos, I wasn’t suggesting you cover one photo with another, (what is the point of having beautiful photos and memories then! Lol) rather, overlap the edges of the frames (both are quite wide from your photos) so that they are connected without obscuring the images within. Hope that makes sense! What a difference just painting that back wall makes! It really opens up the room now. I think the few bricks around your fireplace now is a very charming feature. It keeps the charm of the original while bringing the rest of the room into a fresh new era! Well done! I would suggest running a long extension chord for your tv for now while you try out a new layout for the space if there are no powerpoints on the far wall, just to be sure you like the arrangement. Can’t wait to see updated images of your new space!

Your apartment looks like it may have some Art Deco cornices, and with your beautiful gold drinks trolley and coffee table, I would use those pieces as your starting point. One large print/painting above lounge, with some gold in it, may look nice. Take the picture off the entry half wall, and place it on the slim wall opposite. Maybe in a new gold frame. I would put the gold drinks trolley on other other side of door, so it is a feature when entering home. With that wonderful bright art work above it. Is that a printer on the floor. If it is, it's probably a wifi printer, which can be placed anywhere in the apartment. Purchase a small Solid bookcase, to put this printer on. You could put your books and mail in this bookcase as well. Remove or items from the entry wall. Find a gold vase or sculpture for that wall, nothing else. You have to be strict with yourself in a small apartment. Do not leave things on dining table, or on the floor, find a home for them. Clear surfaces = clear mind. (Well, that's how I work, anyway)

Thanks Kim and pottsy for sharing your ideas! @ Kim, I thought white colour will usually make the space look more expansive, but after hearing your comment that it'd lift the space, I googled some living room photos with a white rug and it's so true! I am also hoping to have a low maintenance living room - and I can imagine even a small stain, dart, even my hair.. will look so apparent on a white rug. So, even though a white, fluffy rug sounds so attractive especially in winter like now, I'll think twice. It'll be an investment piece we'd like to appreciate it for a long time. Instead, we can probably put fluffy pillows to create a warm winter look for a limited time:) l love the photo of the living room you shared. It gives me a comfortable and warm feeling, and I am particularly impressed about the use of the colours in the artwork and cushions. They go so well together, without showing too much effort/calculation (that's the pro...🥂). @ pottsy, thank you for reminding me that it's okay to be little bit playful in dressing up our favourite rooms. We also tend to choose simple, "boring" colours for our clothes (and we also own a couples of tops with stripes with combinations of colours from grey/navy/black and white), though I do like various colours (blue, green, light pink etc...). Like what you shared and also suggested by Kim, it's such a good idea to use some colours we are truely drawn towards (the issue with me is that there are a lot - in your case it seems to be warm colours?😊), because when we are surrounded by our favourite colours - rooms or cars - they give us energy. Thank you again for Kim and pottsy for keep sharing your great ideas and inspirations to help me shape my idea😊

I agree, I think these could be a good option to compliment the colours. A two tone rug could also be used to bring together two contrasting colours. You could also look at layering to provide further depth to the area. Will you be adding a coffee table? These guys have a good range of two tone rugs. -> two tone rugs - Rug Envy