Very opulent boudoir you have created! I think you could handle my suggestion, so here goes. The bed head rest against a perfectly framed wall by the windows, although I think you could amp it up to the next level. I'm sure you've heard of Versailles hall of mirrors, if not look it up, I think you'd like it. My suggestion is along those lines. Install a thin timber bead, creating a square panel above your bed, and wallpaper the inside of the panel in a damask looking wallpaper, perhaps with the peacock damask colour. These timber moldings are inexpensive, and could really create a stunning and elegant interior detail, which could easily be applied to each wall in your bedroom. Alternatively you could upholster a panel above your bed with diamond buttoning, which looks studded, in a peacock velvet with brass studs around the inside of the moulding. An upholsterer could do this on a simple sheet of ply for you, or I would do this myself with a staple gun, spray adhesive and wadding (Dacron). Select your fabric, and trim the edges with your studs or a cord rope etc. Fix it to your wall in a multitude of ways, like split battens, or a secured wire strap as heavy artworks have, make sure your wall hooks are capable of the boards weight, and voila!

Treasure it for the gem of a 1940s/50s home it is, complete with glorious wrought iron work. Suggestions have been made as to how to boost the height to meet current building codes. You will regret updating the exterior for what is likely to be a one that will date quickly and be higher maintenance . It is only a matter of time until such homes are as treasured as Victorian terraces or Californian bungalows. It is an icon of its time. Accept it for what t is. Why make your house look like a fashion victim of 2019, when it stands in almost the full glory of its original period? It will also save you a fortune too! But yes, minimise the concrete! and add a garden that refects the period the house was built. Roses if you like them, with maybe a magnolia or crepe myrtle feature tree but for lower maintenance try some architectural and ground covering succulents. You could also go with edibles like feature citrus and olives for a Mediterranean feel.

Finished product! Glad I switched the rug the other direction, and the round table kind of plays off the circle window. Truly thankful for all your help! This was fun and I am so happy with the end result. :)

I'd definitely leave the brick and the roof, it looks like a good, solid and classic house a and the front door would come up beautifully in a smarter colour. I'd paint your front door, gutters and garage door Dulux Monument and it would look fantastic, particularly with your brick and roof couloirs and that lovely sandstone. Then the gables in the same sandy colour as your posts, though if it's too yellow-creamy you could use a warm grey taupe like Dulux Dieskau. Replace the coach lights with a sleeker but still classic version like Beacon's Southhampton and an additional pair either side of the front door. Replace the urns with say 3 simple tubular pots of varying heights on the left side with some interesting crassula and rounded Japanese box. Trim your hedge right down and thin out to shoulder height. Not sure if you can replace the finials on your fence as this Victorian style doesn't suit your house and is a bit dated. Then rip out any ratty looking plants (poor roses always look ratty!) and replace with plants that are ideal for the aspect - if they're in the shade only put in clients that in part shade even magnolia little gem is versatile. Otherwise a lovely sweet viburnum will add softness and bright foliage. Plant mondo grass in the tall pot and remove the pew bench and rectangular planters and get a new small batch of fresh pebbles for between the square pavers. You could even put an interesting bench (or that pew) along the wall on the right of the front door, style it up with a couple of outdoor cushions (KMART even have some smart stripe ones). and finally get the roof cleaned but otherwise leave it! it's a great house, it won't take much to make it look really fresh and stylish.