First of all I would like to thank you for proposing this interesting contest and for specifying in detail your likes and dislikes. I enjoyed working on it and imagining a space you would feel comfortable and happy in.
I really like the bird and pears painting and its colors and so I was inspired to pick furniture from its color palette.
I decided to keep the flooring and the wall color as they are because I find that they would look nice together with the right type of furniture chosen. Furniture and colors visible inside of a room can do all the difference and can effortlessly brighten it up. It is also a cheaper and time saving method.
I have chosen a bookshelf from Ikea in brown ash veneer. I suggest you to put LED strips in the back of each shelf to lighten the large collection of books you own. I put the bookshelf on the West wall. If I had placed it on the East wall, less light would've entered the space. The thickness of the bookshelf, even if it's one book thick, can block a good percentage of light received in a space, and I didn't want to lose any bit of it knowing how necessary light is in this space.
I drew the attention away from the aircon by making a frame in gypsum board surrounding it that makes it look discrete and won't get in your way when you want to turn it on.
Projectors can be displayed on the TV bench and movies can be projected on the West wall.
I picked a selection of wall art that would go with your interests and hobbies. I selected the wall art from australian websites so it should be easy to order.
Aloe plant, or Peace lily, or the plants suggested in the board would look lovely in your living room and can grow perfectly in an indoor space. They are home friendly and don't need too much care.
A lot of the furniture picked are replicas of amazing designers with amazing taste. You can see that they're special and well made. They give a contemporary art deco kind of atmosphere. You can feel that the space is rich with unique pieces and invites the visitor to explore and admire each one of them.
The space looks suitable and enjoyable for all occasions. Receiving friends and family over, sitting down having coffee and reading on a nice morning/afternoon, getting comfortable and watching a movie, etc.
I hope the final product is to your liking :)
Thank you for your time.
