The "Combat the Gloom" Home Office Makeover -- Makeovers: Decorating Project

Winters here are cold, dark, gloomy, gloomy, and also gloomy. The room we had pegged for our office / den was on the northeast side of the house. The paint scheme included bluish charcoal walls, blue-grey window and baseboard trim, a dingy white ceiling, a tan door, and taupe baseboard heaters. Yes, that's five colors in a small room, none of which actually worked with one another. The wood floors were spotted with water stains and an add-on closet consumed more floor space than it provided in u...