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There are several ways to brighten up a dark room: with white wall paint, uncovered windows or by adding more light sources. What windows do you have in the living room (exposure, blinds or curtains)? Also, are there only the two lamps in the room? If so, you need to add more. If you showed more pictures of the room, especially in daytime, that would help.

I like a lot of light as well. I think everything is well lit except for your family room. Definitely not enough light in there (especially if you want the option of a brightly lit space. There is no center lighting and everything has been arrange around the edges of the room. IMO, what you have is a HUGE span with zero lighting which is not at all adequate. Some people prefer room edge lighting and that’s what they’ll recommend. But if you like a lot of light, I don’t think the way your designer set things up will satisfy that need. If it was my home, even though the ceilings are only 8 feet, I would want a center fixture (small chandelier or semi flush)...something pretty. If you are not sure about your furniture placement they can always install the box with lots of extra wire looped in the ceiling so you can adjust it later. Just take pics of your ceiling joists when it’s all opened up (if it is opened up) so you know where everything is located. Makes it easier later. You’ll have a little sheetrock repair, but completely manageable. I would add more cans/wafers around the center of the room and put them on a dimmer. You can always turn them off or dim them if it’s too much light, but if there’s nothing there, you’re stuck with a dark room and no real way to fix it (other than having your electrician return and hack up your ceiling). I’m not a fan of LED, but some people love it. Just make sure you like the type of light they put out before you bite the bullet on them.

I moved your sectional a few inches out of the corner so I could get a floor lamp into the corner. Your room needs some general lighting and this arc lamp could halp Additionally, I added a reading floor lamp to the lounge chair. Now that the sectional is better positioned I added art to the wall between the windows. You can highlight that with a picture light. You might want to place a tropical plant near your narrow window and highlight it with an uplight positioned in the soil o the tropical plant. Very dramatic effect.