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Wow. The electric blue really makes that art pop. And I like how you went sort of neutral and vintage with the rest of the living room. It looks like you could use one more chair to round out the seating, but it's hard to tell from just the picture. But whatever--cool place.

what a gorgeous place! :D

what is that paint colour called?

i also like the blue & how it makes the artwork pop. but i wonder why the couch & chair are pushed up against the walls. it looks like the room is big enough to float them with the rug defining the area.

Someone likes accent walls! ;)

I like some of the things in the rooms but hate the arrangement. It may conventional but I think architecture should influence how furniture and art is arranged.

I also think that rug is horrible and shouldn't be centered in the room like that. It makes the furniture look too small and too close to the wall.

Love this living room!

no to the blue wall, yes to that little yellow/green chair in the corner. also not a fan of the rug, doesn't seem to fit. i'd expect to see faux african decor all over or something...luckily there isn't any, but still...something else would go better i think.

Gorgeous colors on the accent walls...

ya, what is it with the animal print rugs I see all the time?

Thanks so much for the feedback everyone! My boyfriend and I are grad students who actually just officially moved into this place about 2 weeks ago, so there's probably a lot of change to come as we really begin to "live" in our new home. But slow change, cause, well, we're grad students getting by with freebies and 2nd hand stuff.

The blue paint is Laura Ashley Sky Blue 5 (I can't believe I remember that).

Regarding the rug, it's just one we had available at the moment--we'll go with something neutral when we feel like buying one ;) Same for more seating!

Thanks again for any input. Patrick and I are pretty new to this decorating thing, but having fun learning and experimenting.

And thanks for putting up our pics, Apartment Therapy!

2 weeks!
Grad students!

That's pretty impressive.

For freebies and second-hand stuff, that's pretty amazing! I'm actually liking the rug... it's silly, in a good way... and I'm a big fan of using what you have. Great art and I love the red console.

Rearranging furniture is free. :)! My suggestions is to try grouping the "living" furniture around the rug, moving the coffee table to the center of the rug, moving the couch away from the wall toward the center of the room and closer to the table, and moving the chair to a corner opposite the couch and closer to the table.

Thank you for the paint colour :)

I love this. Fun, funky, personal. For people who are "new to the decorating thing" you've sure done a great job. I would totally live here.