Love the dresser but you’ve over decorated. Take away everything but the art and the dresser. Pick your favourite three rug gs for the top of the dresser. Maybe put the camphor wood chest under the dresser to create impact. At the moment everything is distracting from the hero piece.

as bigreader suggested, the old wash stand is lovely but the smaller gate leg table should go else where, the camphor chest could possibly remain and what looks like a middle eastern leather pouf could be used with the arm chair

I think there is a lot wrong here. The green wall stands out as not complementing anything. The furniture in the hall is mismatched both to the other pieces in hall but particularly to the lounge. The runners don’t match the lounge rug. The picture is fighting with the hall furniture for attention. There are too many objects on display and the vase is too low, although that would be my star BUT I assume the pieces mean a lot to you and that will make them more pleasing to you. And I do like them as individual pieces. Try taking everyting out including the picture. And repainting wall perhaps white or blue. Add your favourite things back one at a time, aiming for 5 items on display. You can rotate items being displayed, perhaps changing with the seasons. Perhaps the chest under the picture and the vase on dresser to the right. Nothing on chest.

I have got a lot of help from interior designers You Tube channels over the years, I really recommend you look thru some. They explain design rules etc that make a room come together. There are multiple 'rules' being broken in this space which is why it doesn't look right. Some things are - too many different styles, wrong scale and balance, incorrect furniture placement, too much stuff etc

I actually love your Eclectic style room, it's furnished with things you love and not following trends, yes it needs a bit of tweaking. You mentioned that you were happy with the rest of the room but perhaps you could rearrange slightly. What is on the other side of the room.do you have a TV in the room, And love your beautiful floor boards plus your floor rugs

We all have different tastes , but before I even start on that , I can't quite work out the title -- make this modern country ? Without being too rude , every item and every colour and style is 60's or 70's . So 'modern' would need replacing everything IMO .

I like most of the items , and has most have said , they mean things to you , or you like the style . And I actually think they would and could all work , but IMO the biggest 'sin' are the two wall colours ( and the bright blue cushions and art aren't my favourites either , but they are liveable ) .

There is an old saying that 'blue and green should not be seen ( together )' , so like others , that slightly muted green wall has to go , but so does that 'mild mushroom' tone on the rest , again just my opinion . In fact , look at the crisp white above the 'green' wall , and see how clean it looks , and it really stands out .

So the easy suggestion would be to repaint all the walls white -- every other individual item would stand out , and stand on their own merits . But just white is a bit boring , so heres my risky suggestion -- go a 'dirty blue' on the green wall -- something like a Dulux Sailing Safari or Hauraki Gulf ? That way , the brighter blues of your pictures and cushions won't 'jar' as much , and it will tie it all in and add some reference .

A similar but different option would be to do that green wall in a dirty blue wallpaper , instead of paint -- maybe vertical stripes of that almost greyish blue , a more pastel blue , an off white with blue tones , maybe even thin vertical gold pinstripes too ? Wallpaper was big in the 70's , your furniture is a similar period ( which I love by the way -- do not take that as a negative ) , if done right , it will have that Wow but really tie the room together .

Have you considered swapping your lovely sideboard that is stuck in the corner to where the wash stand currently is, the large painting could go on that wall, this would allow you to reposition your lounge chairs and open up that space. but we need to see more of the room.

Great idea siriuskey, that would work beautifully, and move the wash stand to that space, you could then add a lamp with a base similar to setting, that lovely blue pot on top of the tall sideboard put on the stand with the lamp, and the two small blue precious items put on the coffee table , this would tie that part of the room together.

Not sure about the wall papers pottsy999 but yes it used be that Blue and Green should never be seen, but that difference might just be AU - NZ, actually blues and greens are beautiful together, Corn Flowers, Agapanthus etc. Just removing the blue rug from the back of the lounge will help to soften the room and work better with the current wall colours.,

Maybe its Green and Gold that should never be seen haha ?

A real quick google search shows 1000's of wallpapers -- heres 3 to show some contrasts --

could be pottsy999!! love the 3rd paper but I think it needs to be kept simple with the antique furniture or it will look old!!

Love your eclectic style, it makes your home interesting, it tells stories and is you, not trends. I have used paint to make a huge difference. Go to the paint colour swatches and grab the colours that make your heart sing. Put the them on the walls to see what you like. Colour has a huge impact on how you feel, my heart sings each time I look at the colours on my walls. You might surprise yourself with what colour would work. You could find a wallpaper that matched the walls after that.

Remove the orange timber and steel round coffee table from the room. Put the camphor chest in it place as a coffee table.

You said you are stuck because if the blue tiles…..do you mean the beautiful tiles in the wash stand? If so I think they are the hero of the room and all the items on the stand should be removed,so the tiles can stand out, and only one special item retained. Agree, remove the green wall.

Thanks everyone that's great, I do see the mix of styles most pieces are from family and mean something to me , I have got some paint charts to look at , that dark blue sounds good the other walls are Antique White USA and I have changed the walkway . Still thinking about what else to do, the kitchenette is too old small and shabby to move,, I tried the trunk as a coffee table and it is a bit short. Work in progress i do have other art options, the walkway does work for me, though I am sure of you have spotted the Kent fire ! It also warms my large living /dining area which is where the TV is to me this is a sun room and day visitors often sit her.. Thanks again

I like the changes already. Not sold on the need for the plants. Maybe one on a more substantial pot. In the open plan space you have less is more for the walkway. You seem to be aiming for symmetry ie two pot plants and it’s true that our eyes like symmetry but it doesn’t work in your space.

PS the space looks like a lovely spot for a cup of tea.

Love it!!!!! Would love to sit there and relax or chat. One more thing while I look at the photos… at some stage changing that ceiling light and putting wall lights in and some lamps will make a huge difference. Or leave that light there but out wall lights in anyway. Love the space.

I agree , it looks quite a bit better with the new layout . It looks like you took the blue cover off the 2 seater couch too , and that lifts the room IMO .

But in case your own answer didn't give you a clue , this is what I think is at least part of the 'problem' -- all the other walls are painted in American Antique White . Did that give you any clues ? Antique . Older . The furniture all means things to you , its nice , it is older . The pictures are in what I term 1920's style frames . The rugs are fine , but very light pastel colours . They could even be mistaken for well worn ( memories as a kid ) .

Combine that with the wall colour ( which has a pink tinge on my screen , hence my mild mushroom quip ) and it could be a 1920's room ( or decorated by someone born before 1920 -- in other words , my grandmothers house circa mid 1970's ) . I'm not sure , but it sort of has the look that either 'clean' white paint wasn't available ( 1920's ) or that it was painted in the 1920's and scrubbed every year until 1974 . Okay , thats an over-exaggeration , but hopefully you understand -- something 'cleaner' or crisper would look more modern , but also show off the furniture better , rather than highlighting the period . Just my thoughts , but you see that you have now visually seperated the stronger colours and already it looks lighter and brighter .

As they say less is more, looking good the extra photos have helped to understand the space which is quite limited but I wonder if the arm chairs could be better spaced for comfort of guests