Congrats on your new home. To me it seems like the colors in the rug and wall are too cool for the sofa. However, have you tried an arrangement with the sofa along the window wall and TV on the other side of the room?

Very pretty room. Love the wainscoting. Try above layout. It will help with people not walking in front of TV when coming in the door. If that doesn't work ,due to the size of the sectional I would keep all else to a minimum. A small chair where the white table is now.

Thank you for the feedback! I'm afraid the couch does not look good up against the window, as it blocks most of it. Like I said not my idea situation but I am trying to make so with what i have

How about putting your sectional in the other corner....half of it would be in front of the window and long part on the back wall. TV would be better on long wall facing windows except there might be a glare....walking in the front door and going in front of the TV isn't the best. Maybe phunnthesun has a better layout if you have enough room between the couch and the TV. If you leave the couch as you have it now, you could put an arching lamp in the corner that you were mentioning.

You mentioned you didn't want to have the couch in front of the windows...I can understand that but move your couch around till it looks right....get some of those felt "furniture movers" and you can practically move any furniture by yourself. Pretty room.

There is nothing wrong with the sofa covering part of the window. I really think the layout would work better that way. Hang some neutral curtains to soften the window, then place the sofa in front of it.

My DH needs a ton of light to feel comfortable in any room. I personally would block the windows with the sofa. It is a matter of proper space set up which in your place's case to me means ignoring the windows. I would then get daylight light bulbs for DH. He usually understands why.

The only caveat to this all is when there is a view. Is that your situation? Also is anyone looking at the view ever. At the ocean we do . Towards a mountain or a forest not as often.

I really do appreciate all the advice! About putting the couch up against the window, not only does not not look good, but the couch back is also higher then the window sill and so it will block about 18 inches of the window. The window is in the front of my house and therefor it would ruin the appeal of the house from the front yard which I do not want. I am trying to make the best of what I have and buying a couch is not an option right now. Trust me.

I understand wanting to make what you have work, especially since
you'll be adjusting financially for a time with your new house. I would
not recommend purchasing furniture on credit. Instead, save for the
pieces you want. Reserve debt increases for items that will protect or
increase the value of your home if absolutely necessary. It's better to
plan and save for those items as well. But, I digress. . .

I think there are some things you can do to
bridge the warm and cool tones in your room. Bringing some of the
cooler tones onto the the sofa and bringing some warmer tones onto the
wall are some things to consider. The mock-up below attempts to illustrate the idea

I would recommend removing the console to the left of the window. It appears to crowding the entry. Maybe think about a couple of prints that have both warm and cool tones for above the long sofa wall. And perhaps a warm wooden shelf on the short wall. A distressed mirror above it along with a couple of well chosen photos or other items could make a nice vignette. Rather than the current side table, consider a solid, drum or pedestal. Suspending a pendent light in the right position above it would balance out the short sofa wall.

I hope this has been somewhat helpful. Congratulations on your new house!

Looking at the height of the back of the sofa compared to the chair rail, and following that chair rail around to the window, it doesn’t appear that the top edge of the sofa would cover more than 4” of the bottom of the window. Surely to create a better layout and make the room feel more spacious, why wouldn’t you try it? It's free.

I agree with the others that blocking the window is preferable to having the TV blocking the front door. That entry between the two consoles looks like an obstacle course.

If you won't flip the sofa, then at least find another room for the console currently to the right of the door, and move the coffee table 18" away from the sofa so you don't bruise your shins.

And while I like the wall and rug colors, they fight with the sofa something terrible. I'd consider repainting to eliminate that discordance, at least.

Console is not right for this room. Too tight. The paint color accentuates the couch color which, preferably, should be de-emphasized.

I love the color of your room...couch is not cohesive as you already know. I understand that there is No $ in the budget for new couch. Other options--wait and save for new furniture. Sell the sectional on Craig's list, andl look for replacement on Craig's list/or go to Goodwill--get something cheap and smaller to actually fit the space and then get nice slipcovers and throws...This is what most on a budget do. Just so you know though, the slipcovers tend to slip...LOL.

I think the floating shelves are a great idea. You can put photos that you like of people that you love and places you've been. As for art on the walls on a budget--make it yourself! If you don't like it paint over it again and again and again, until you get something you do like. Or you can use fabrics to cover canvases. You can get photo to canvas as well--lots of places online to do that--art.com, etc. There are a lot of options for things to do with a tight budget. I am impressed with the wall color and wainscoting--you will figure it out. Post when you do.

Also this is Kim, not Jim

I agree about the sofa fighting the wall color, which is a bummer because the wall color is really pretty!

OP does the tv have to be in this room? Do you use your front door?

A painful dissonance between the wall color and the sofa color. Both colors are nice by themselves, but not together. Could the sofa be slipcovered or the walls repainted?

Does the sofa fit (with access) facing the wall to the right of the windows in photo #2? Then you could put the TV on that wall and have a "hallway" from the front door.

You might do a search for "sofas in front of windows." There are tons of online images that could help ease your mind.