What functionality or appearance issue are you trying to resolve? You have a normal cosy home with some good pieces. There is just a lot of them.

Thank you. Maybe that's the issue. I have too many things 🤣

Do you suggest removing or moving any?

Maybe it's just a bit cluttered

Do you have somewhere else you can use the blue sideboard

I don't really. My house is so small and i have so much! Need to sell some things I think. Thank you for your input

have to agree with julie, we all have things we are attached to. I did wonder if you could try moving the open shelves across into the corner and TV with stand in it's place. The lounge could slide across towards the glass doors and the single lounge chair be moved across in front of the open shelves. The small pieces on the floor could be collected and then look at the room before adding some back

Wish I could reply to specific comments. But THANK YOU so much to Siri and Julie. The lounge used to be down that end but then there isn't any room for the dining table. But I love the idea of moving the chair etc and decluttering. Thank you 🥰

Is that an under stair area? I wonder if it could work to enclose that to provide more hidden storage? It looks like a lot more could be stored there and if behind doors it would look less visually busy. You could maybe rotate display items.

I agree it's a lovely cosy room, it just has a lot. I know what a dilemma that is.

Thank you all. It's still a work in progress but I've made some changes!

Great. Some times less is more. Just need to balance with need and like to ensure it is home.

Looks much better. Still like your home but more restful. Well done.

What happened to the blue side board, perhaps the set of two nesting tables could be put together? but well done

@siriuskey I put it in my entrance way. The photo is misleading. The two tables are actually the same size.

Hi Louise,

You have such a beautiful character and homely space. It looks much better after the tidy up. I would just like to add that the rug is working against the space.

I would consider going for a Persian style rug to hold those furniture tan colours rather than create a contrast with them. Nice and big like the one you have now, but it will just anchor your furniture and make the space look more 'complete'.

https://www.templeandwebster.com.au/Eloise-Vintage-Style-Machine-Washable-Rug-NETW8827.html

Thanks so much for your lovely and helpful words Lauren.

I bought a rug as suggested to add a bit more colour, but I'm unsure about it. I'm wondering if the one I chose dates the look somehow?

Thank you everyone so much for all of your input.

P.s don't mind the menagerie 🤣

Hi Louise

I think the new rug looks cool! It brightens the space and reninforces that eclectic timeless feel. But it is your space you need to be happy with it. How are you feeling now?

I think it was a great choice :)

Everyone has their own tastes. To me the new rug adds to the busy-ness of the room, especially seeing as you have layered it on top of your old rug. I think Lauren's first suggestion was to get a big one the size of the original one? Personally I preferred the plain one in a busy space. But that's just me, I prefer calmer, less visually cluttered spaces.

Thanks again so much to everyone. I've decided to stick with the plain cream rug. It's hand woven new Zealand wool and worth about $10k, so definitely want to keep that somewhere where it's being appreciated. I love the other rug, but I'll find another spot for it.

Love the cream rug, if budget allows I think swapping out your coffee table to something like these nesting tables would add an instant modern look, the last photo is from Temple and Webster..

Hi Louise,

No problem, do hold on to it, you'll find that moving forward these sort of eclectic lived in spaces will be rising in popularity ;)