If Only my House Were in a Magazine

Why doesn't my house look like this?

Okay, maybe not those rabbit-covered curtains, but everything else looks comfy, luxurious, and organized.  I still have blankets on my fancy chairs.  

I did replace this table, the one with tape on the legs.

Now it looks like this in there....improvement?

In my mind, it looks like this (again, without the curtains...reminds me too much of an EKG).

The pretty pictures are from one of my favorite design blogs, House of Turquoise.