Ladyplace: Arranging Furniture in the Living Room

So you may remember I originally placed the sofa in front of the windows when I moved in.

But I had to rearrange it because the sofa was blocking where the window AC unit needed to go.

So to this wall it went... which is fine but I wasn't thrilled about.

Next, to brighten the small space, I painted the room Farrow and Ball's Wimborne White.

...then added some oversized brass drapery rods from West Elm. Let me tell you, those were a real pain to hang on these slightly uneven walls. But how worth it!

Here's what the other half of the room was looking like. As you can see, I ran out of paint before finishing... need to get more.

So what I didn't like about this arrangement, while it made sense spatially, was that I was staring at a wall all day. This apartment doesn't get bright until the afternoon, so spending mornings sitting in a dark corner was less than ideal for kicking off the work day. 

Commence rearrangement #2
(and the arrival of my new striped rug!)

Desk goes over by the window.

 TV goes on expedit shelf.

 Bar gets downsized.

 And this big ole' wall remained blank for too long... I had no idea what to do with it, until one day, I did what I do best. Collected all of my art, grabbed a hammer and some nails, and went to town.

Gallery wall details forthcoming...

So what do you think? Which arrangement do you all prefer?