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MAlps I would replace the two head chairs they look like office swivels. Also, maybe a different color on the wall, you can paint the insets oof the wall a bold color and let the rest be like a white "molding"

Peggy Berk - Area Aesthetics Interior Design can you post some pictures with full room views? It's a bit hard to figure out from these close up scenes...

For sure, your walls are too bare and you need to bring some color down onto the sofa, perhaps some throw pillows.... The picture over the sofa looks too small for that area as well...(and placed too high) - do you have something larger or perhaps a few more with which you can create a grouping?

Interiors International, Inc. With a place that small I would not have committed so much space to a table. What is missing is art. It makes a room a home.

Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design Your art piece over the sofa is too small and hung too high. You could lower it and add two smaller pieces to one side of it, making a grouping of three. Over your dining table, I would place a BIG piece of art, preferably a vertical piece 36 x 54, more or less, or a large square piece. Z Gallerie is a good source, as is Homegoods. And once you get the art, then I suggest you acquire some pillows for your sofa in the colors that are in the art.

judyg A mirror? It may make you space look larger by giving the impression of a window by your table…hung horizontally.

Carolina Photo To Go LLC I agree with more artwork! I personally love high definition photograph because it is so realistic and uplifting. Your mind can be anywhere it wants to be in an instant. I would choose a theme and do three photos on the wall beside your dining room table! you can choose animals or palace you have been or want to go! For instance a coastal theme, Paris Hawaii , Venice or the Caribbean. Go to Etsy.com and input what you would like in the search engine. You can discuss your purchase with the Shop owners prior to placing it if you desire. I have a photography shop which is nancyhehmann. YOu can use the search engine or just click on Carolina Photo to go here and in a couple of clicks it will take you there.

ane_2176 The art piece indeed too small. It was a gift but I am planning to add a big one and transfer it to the room. Any tip in terms of measurement as to how I high/low from top of sofa I should hang? Thanks for all those great comments. Great help idea!!!

decoenthusiaste COLOR is the missing element. If you love the art above the sofa, pull colors from it and color block some of your walls - like the one beside the table. Add color to the bench cushions and get color on the sofa with pillows. You can go bold, moderate or subtle, but add color. You could start with a color block rug too. Blocks of color don't have to be square, so don't "box" yourself in!

Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design I'd hang your new bigger piece of art at about 6" above the sofa.

groveraxle Hang your art at eye level, as a general rule.

I like your minimalist aesthetic, but you gotta have art to make it work. The bigger and bolder, the better.

La Maison Chic Great art would really liven up the walls and make the room pop. Maybe light fixture could be more dramatic and changing out the two chairs for a more contemporary dining room chair or perhaps a wrought iron look with the wood. i like the bench. Adding color to the walls would also make it more inviting

ane_2176 Oh no! Those chairs are really bad idea? Sad. I bought it from Gus*, now I have to shop for new one....

Carolina Photo To Go LLC Decor is really a personal choice. I would keep the chairs if you like them. I think they are fine. The color is trendy and someone said green is really in this year. It would be a good idea to repeat the green in your artwork. Have fun!

Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design I don't mind your chairs. You could paint the wall that color.

tammyvegter I like the chairs.
Do you have any of your own photos you just love, even vintage ones from back in the day or when your parents or grandparents were young? You could pick these to have either enlarged and frame them, or printed on giant canvases for your own art on the walls.
It's true, art help gives the home its soul. Pick anything that gives you joy.

Peggy Berk - Area Aesthetics Interior Design ane, I love your chairs... very mid-century

michigammemom Since you mention that this is an apartment, I am assuming that painting is not an option. I would suggest introducing color and pattern with area rugs and graphic art. Take a look at this vibrant room with the Regency rug from CB2 and simple large scaled wall decor.

Darzy These wool "stone" ottomans could be fun in your space. They will add some curves and talks to the stone wall.

tgrdnr Add color! It would make both dining and living room look less cold. I would paint the dining room a dark purple--not reddish--and a large mirror above the table. Add some bright green plants on your table also, to complement the green chairs. As for the floor, I would refinish it in dark hardwood--a cheap linoleum resembling wood would work just as we'll--and put a bright green rug (again matching the chairs) under the table. I would do the ceiling in shiny tin paneling and add a glitzy chandelier over the table. For the living room I would probably do something lighter.

tgrdnr These are some pics regarding my earlier comment

tgrdnr Two more that wouldn't fit in the last comment for some reason.

shoopes I would paint the inset portion of the wall behind the table. Then add 3 tall vertical paintings side-by-side behind it. I agree that the art behind the couch is high and small. The couch needs a couple of pillows, a throw, a coffee table, a couple of lamps for reading (maybe 1 on an end table to the left of the couch and a floor lamp in the corner). Also, a colorful/textured area rug would anchor the seating area. A rug under the table can be a pain with moving chairs/cleaning floors. If the couch wall is the same wall as the one behind the table (can't really tell from photos), I would stay with one BIG piece of art over the couch, so it's not too busy (if you go with 3 paintings over the table). A few large tchotchkes always look better than a bunch of small ones; especially in a small space.

hewillneverforsakeyou COLOR! That wall is screaming for a large piece of art (4'x6') or some paint. Both are easy to change when you tire of them. Be adventurous and enjoy your new place! Congrats!

athtex Color! Agree w/ painting walls- leave glass doors white. Cool space- I like your table/chairs! They can be used as working, serving space, etc- For "artwork" you might consider 3 foam wall panels or fabric covered foam board (DIY)- look on Pinterest & Ebay-

ane_2176 Thanks a lot for the wonderful ideas. Definitely a new and bigger art piece! Can't wait to look for one... abstract with more shades of green as suggested. Thanks a lot!

Cheery Curtains Mirrors and fittings in light colors may work better. And here are a few curtain photos you may like.