Interior render - developing scene for product showcasing

Artwork Works in Progress
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First try in blender - Area light and Hemi light. Ambient occlusion 10 samples.

I have been working with blender for almost a week now and am getting comfortable with what I am doing so far.

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Hemi light and a spot set to halo with the halo at .0625

Q1. How do I get a darker shadow on the front leg of this chair? It is like glowing chrome still even though its a little darker I want it to look very realistic. Still using blender internal render.

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Added an area light outside the window to give it more glow, chrome leg is still really bugging me though it stands out so much - maybe I have to learn yafray to fix this?

Render took 16 min with blender internal

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