Not for me, I find the concrete floors too harsh, the one good thing about them when they go off trend easy to cover with something else.

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

Thankyou so much Charissa I do really like option one. Is it ok if the tv is partially in front of a sliding door if we put it flat against the far left wall. I really like the artwork colours in our first pictures I am not really into tropical so if you have any alternative decor suggestions would be much appreciated. Love your ideas

Agree with others. Render or bag wall and paint a deep grey along with all fences. Then add some rusted metal artwork to wall. You have not left any soil at base of wall and since you aren’t green thumbs plants seem to be out. But if you are willing to try plants, go for big trough style planters that can hold lots of soil and water, and plant some flowering shrubs or climbing plants with wires attached to wall if needed. A timber bench along wall could help soften wall as an alternative