A new place...and I need your advice

Nathaniel and I moved into Wymount Terrace a few months ago. Before I came to BYU, it was my dream to live in Wymount. Sooo nerdy, I know. I just thought it was the land of righteous marital bliss. Later, when I'd lived in Provo for, oh, about five years, I decided I'd rather live in a cockroach infested leaky basement than Wymount, where BYU rules reign supreme. And now here I am, and I love it. I don't love the fire-retardant carpet, the constant presence of maintenance crews, or the small space. But I do love the rolling hills, the smell of pine, the close proximity to campus and some friends, and a feeling of safety that I never got on the West side of Provo.

Behold:

Out the front door:



This is what we have out back:

On the side, facing our apartment:


On the side, facing away from our apartment:



Pretty, ain't it? But I hate that this happened:



I was so excited to have roses growing up our front window, but then one day they were all on the ground. I blame the grounds crew. I do not love the grounds crew.


Inside is another story. I still have lot of work to do. Take the living room, for instance. I like one side of it:


Sure, it's a little cramped with the armchair right there, but there really is no other place for it and I don't want to get rid of it only to attempt to replace it later. But here is the other side of the living room:


Yikes. I hate bare walls. I just don't know what to do with this white space, though. I am afraid to try to center something over the couch. I've never done it before. But I don't know if I could center the couch, either. Internet peoples, what say ye?