I think your idea of putting the sofa facing the fireplace and having the play area behind it is a good one. I'd go with a low bookcase behind it, with baskets or bins to hold toys and books. Is this room your prime tv watching area? If the tv can be put in one of the built-ins, then you would have one major focal point, with the tv and the fireplace next to each other, and the sofa facing them. Keeping the media cabinet where it is will really limit your seating arrangement possibilities--it will be difficult to watch tv from the sofa if the sofa is facing the fireplace. And if the media cabinet takes up most of that wall, it is also taking up a lot of the space where you could add in new chairs. Moving the tv to the built-ins might cost some money--you'd need to have the cable hook-up moved and maybe hire a carpenter to make changes to the built-ins. But you will be spending money anyway on new furniture. I wouldn't let the fact that you currently own the media cabinet influence your plans for this room too much, as it could be as much a liabilty as an asset. If it keeps you from creating an attractive room with the amount of seating that you want--why keep it? My thought is to put the sofa where you plan. Then you could put two upholstered chairs, one on either side of the fireplace, angled a bit, but facing the sofa. That would be a nice spot to curl up with a book. That would give you seating for at least 5 people. Then get a couple of side chairs and put them on the wall currently occupied by the media cabinet, with a small side table between them. If you make the table and chairs in the play area into a game table, then you will have 4 more chairs for guests. Now you are seating at least 11 people in the room without having to move in chairs. If you absolutely have to keep the media cabinet and keep it where it is, then I'd suggest a sofa against the window wall, facing the tv, and a second sofa or a loveseat (depending on how large your room is) at right angles to it, facing the fireplace. You could still put a bookcase against the back of the sofa facing the fireplace. Then an upholstered chair in that lower right-hand corner between the built-in and the media cabinet. That should give you seating for 6-7 people, although only 3 of them will be able to view the tv comfortably. If the media cabinet fits the style of the house, could it be repurposed in the play area of the room, holding toys? This post was edited by camlan on Tue, Mar 11, 14 at 8:53

stinky-gardener, the cat painting is just a poster by Semp�, who did so many New Yorker covers. I need to hang it properly. The wall color in the bedroom is Benjamin Moore "Stratford Blue". It's actually just the tiniest bit more purple than it reads in this pic taken with a flash. The pics I posted here when it was first painted give a better sense of it. The fabric I had originally chosen - the late, lamented Pierre Deux fabric - picked up precisely the same blue as the wall and this one doesn't, but when I saw this I realized having the pinks and lavenders and hints of green and brown would give me a lot of scope to change bed linens with the seasons. This fabric is great when the sun comes through it in the morning. (The bedroom window faces east.) As for pattern, I tried a bunch of smaller-scale florals in the bedroom (which is a tiny room, just 9'x10') and was surprised at how fussy they looked. I like this one because it's floral (=traditional) but large-scale and painterly and a bit abstract (=more modern, and definitely bold). The bathroom pattern is wild, to be sure, but once I had that color on the wall, was it ever going to be anything but a wild room? I'm looking forward to enjoying those colors and a hot bath on cold winter mornings :-)

Thank you so much Marj. The Jessica Charles piece is my favorite too. It is covered in an H & M leather (Weston Burnished Cane). I think they may be affiliated with H & M. Possibly their upholstery division? Not sure of that though. The recliner and sofa are H&M And the patterned chairs that were used from my library are BY chairs. The new upholstered chairs that I used in my library are Smith Brothers. I will post pics later of the chair from the side. It really is lovely. I am so glad that Duane still had it on his floor and so delighted that he delivered it so quickly.

Congratulations! It looks like a beautiful home. I love the TV right where you have it. Although I love stone fireplaces, I would not do one with an electric fireplace in it. I would wait until I could afford gas. It sounds like you're off to a good start with the furniture. Once your furniture arrives, you can decide on an accent color that you can put in a rug, throws, pillows, ect. I would just take my time and do one thing at a time and it will all come together cohesively. I purchased a rug and 2 chairs too quickly when I moved in. I wish I had waited and took my time. I love your floors and wall color :)