Redesign Before: Camana's Living Room

The Camana's contacted us to help them with their new apartment living room.  Currently they have a few pieces but are unsure as to how to arrange their space and what new furniture pieces are needed for their room:

Here are their answers to our design questionnaire:

1. What space are we redesigning for you and what are the dimensions of that space (including the ceiling height)?
If you could sketch a simple floor plan with wall lengths and locations of windows and doors it would be helpful.
I need some serious help with the living room.  As you will see in the photos we just moved in and things are in need of a place to go.  Roughly the room is 18' 6" by 13' 3" with 8' ceilings.

2. What are your favorite design store/home decor stores?
My favorite home stores are Crate and Barrel, West Elm, CB2, Pottery Barn and Anthropology.  I also love quality finds from Ikea and Target.  I like modern mixed with what I describe as earthy.  Earthy to me means natural elements like stone, pretty woods like walnut, shells and fossils. I like polka dots.  I like a neutral base with colors and patterns used as accents throughout the room.

3. What 3 words would you use to describe yourself and the feeling of the space you'd like?
Me: friendly, relaxed and kindhearted
Feeling of the space: inviting, chic and cozy

4. What is the most important thing you'd like to accomplish in your redesign?
Update the colors, new furniture arrangement, etc.
Finalize the room layout, have a set color palette and have a shopping list of set items to buy and where to get them.

5. What are two of your favorite and least favorite colors?  What other colors are used throughout your home?
Favorites: blue and green
Least favorites: yellow and purple
Other colors in home: the kitchen is yellow (not my choice), the bathroom has white walls with spanish tiles (I pulled blue and burnt sienna as the accent colors), the bedroom is neutrals (cream, white and khaki), the office has no color scheme (dark brown woods, tan walls and black chairs) and the dinning room is outside (modern square glass table and coral colored chairs)

6. Who will be using/living in this space?
My husband and I live in the house (no kids and at this time no pets).  We want to space to be useful for entertaining friends and family.

7. What type of lighting do you have in the space?
The only fixed lighting in the space (see photo) and it uses an incandescent bulb.  I prefer incandescent bulbs too.  Most of the electrical outlets in the room tie into a light switch (I will note these on the floor plan sketch).

8. Is there anything else you'd like us to include or consider in designing your space?
I need a desk in this space.  I was looking at the Incognito compact office from Crate and Barrel.  I really liked way that it closed up and the file drawer.  We could use some storage solutions as well.  We are keeping the TV (we don't have cable so it does not get used too much, just for movies) and the side tables.  We are renting this house so we need to keep the walls the same color, tan.

Check back Monday for their redesign.  If you'd like help with your space see here for our full list of services.