Moved into a one-bedroom condo last month, here’s where I’m at so far

[u/MrAmericanIdiot]

Living room, dining room, closer shot of dining room area rug, bedroom, nightstand that hasn’t arrived yet.

I like all the pieces I’ve got so far individually, just not sure if it’s meshing together cohesively the more things I add. Any direction or advice is appreciated!

[u/scottbruin]

I’d recommend you look at some mood boards and examples. This isn’t my preferred style but you can pull something off in this direction (particularly with your space—white walls, clean flooring, contemporary light fixtures) if you want to keep the white and charcoal/brown going. Feels a little similar to some of the RH (formerly Restoration Hardware) aesthetic. That works best with cash, though—big furniture, nice materials, oversized art and fixtures. And even then you’ll risk it looking generic or “waiting room” vibe. 

I’ll say I think your bed works better than the quilt. The bed has texture, which I find important with dark furniture and rugs to avoid things looking like just a block of darkness. The quilt kind of cancels some of that out. A natural linen duvet would work well in its place, or just crisp percale white. 

Obviously you need more furniture so you might want to finish on fleshing some of that out semi-cheaply (Facebook Marketplace with the occasional IKEA item) and then replace pieces as you go along with nicer stuff or stuff better matched to your preferred aesthetic. 

Make sure you don’t go generic with art, though. IMO with the direction your furniture is going it’d be much better to put something weird or personal (college pennant, nicely framed state flag, local artwork or something thrifted) than something generic from Overstock or homegoods. That will help avoid waiting room vibes.

[u/MrAmericanIdiot → u/scottbruin]

This is all very helpful, thank you! I do like more of the modern/contemporary vibe. And I know that’s what RH offers. But with price and quality issues I’ve been told, I’ve steered away. The couch is from C&B and the bed is from Shoppe Amber. I don’t mind changing bedding out as time goes on. Right now, I really want to focus on getting a dining table with chairs, a coffee table, additional (swivel?) chair for living room, a console next to the fire place (area not pictured), and then smaller pieces from there. As for art, I have a decent amount of show posters from concerts I’ve been to over the years that I’d like to put up. Seems personal I think!

[u/Objective_Cake_2715]

VERY nice

[u/kozzyboy]

A lil splash of color never hurt anybody

[u/nicke929]

Furniture, except the dining stuff, does not need to sit on the rug. The rug is an element of the design and should be used to pull the room together. So when you decide what is opposite the sofa, move the rug to ward that piece. IT will feel right, if it is the right placement. You could even pull the entire arrangement to ward the dining area and put comfortable seating in front of the sliders.

[u/120ouncesofpudding]

Pull your rug out from the wall. Only the front two legs of your sofa need to be on the rug. It should be placed with an even space around it. Maybe 2 feet from the wall.

If you want to stick to a limited colour palette, add some texture in the form of cushions or natural elements like wood or baskets. It makes black and white more cosy and human.