Here's why I personally feel buzz words don't work. It's a little like custom features. Everyone's idea of what "luxurious", to use one example, can vary wildly. Even words like "large" can often be disputed as what may be a large backyard in your own neighborhood, may be a postage stamp in someone else's. We've sold FSBO three times and each time when we let the buyer do most of the talking, we discovered interesting information about their home search. And with every home we've had buyers who were downsizing. Had we wasted time in our ads or trying to convince them that our "fabulous deck area" will sell our home, we would have found out that maybe they don't want the maintenance of a deck. Or that the deck they currently home is massive compared to ours. For the majority of people, a home will be the single most expensive thing they ever purchase. So it stands to reason that most of us don't want to over pay. Superfluous adjectives create high expectations. And whenever those expectations aren't met, the buyer sees that as an opportunity to create objections in their own mind in order to offer less. The idea of the ad is just to get buyers in your home. Period. When the buyers show up, you want them to leave thinking that the property has SO much more going on than even the ad promised. That creates value in the mind of the buyer and it pushes them to make a decision because they know their competition (other buyers) will probably be feeling the same way.

How long have you been in the home? Generally, as with other major life events, you shouldn't make any major decisions for a year. Live in it, learn how it functions for you, see how the light changes things over the passing of seasons. You may learn to appreciate many of the things you now think need changing, ant others you haven't thought to change will demand it. Lack of color will probably be one of the major issues for you, but that is easily changed with the addition of pillows, throws, a new rug or drapes. This will also give you time to build a few ideabooks here on HOUZZ to help you get the exact direction you want to take sorted out.

Your home is lovely and I'm not sure we understand what exactly you are trying to do. As for warming it up, choose accessories in warmer tones. Maybe a couple of bright easy chairs in coral? What colors do you like and make you happy? Those are the colors you should bring in. I wouldn't paint the dining room trim dark. Since it's an open plan keep the trim the same throughout. You can add drama with a bold print between the two windows. Everything seems so tasteful now you don't need to start over, just add in some color. Don't give up on the forum. Try cross posting over on Home Decorating.

I understand. Sometimes folks have trouble uploading, seems to be glitchy at times. Post more pics in comments, if necessary. If you are keeping tv in that location, I don't think you need to wall mount and the molding may interfere with that if you did. But I think you could use a longer tv console. Low as you already have it, but longer would be good.