Wow. Okay, I would move the couch into the room and have it face the fireplace. Then pull those two chairs into the room a bit more to make a seating arrangement with the couch. Then I would hang the TV over the fireplace and remove all of that little stuff on the mantel. Remove the pictures on either side of the fireplace. Remove the two greenery pieces on the fireplace. And then I would layer a second smaller rug over that current area rug, like a dark animal hide. You need more masculine end tables and lamps. And then overall my advice would be .... if you're going to go rustic, if that's your thing, then stick with bigger, bolder pieces and get rid of all of the little knick knack-ey things you have going on because it's making it look dated and grandma-like. Your horns are fine there, but take down all of the cheap art and little pieces of furniture and that clock. Get larger authentic pieces to decorate with and less of them.

Looking at your pic again, I don't think you could move out sofa from wall. And that's fine - I'm just big on floating things. Sofa against wall would be better for art anyway. I'd also lighten things up. Think white pillows. White rug layered over existing rug? I love your chairs and steer horns!!!!

I am 55 and do tend to like "grandma" things, but don't want to decorate like she did. LOL Before the designer got really busy, she had me remove a lot of fake flowers and I guess it trickled back in on my fireplace hearth! Whoops!

Jennifer Lee, I like that arrangement example. Thank you!

Does anyone know how we would hide TV cords and find proper mounting equipment to place TV over fireplace? Would we contact an electrician for that type of work?

Cpaul1 - Yes, the metal things on either side of the fireplace are cheap, but the art over sofa and stereo was pricey. When I get rid of those items, would you put anything in their place and if so, what would you suggest?

Laura Hill - Yes, I am still battling with hubby over the sofa. I really like the sofa suggestion you provided, as it would really lighten up the room. The sofa may show up while hubby is out of the house and then....surprise! LOL We've been married 30 years; so, he'd get over it!

Thanks Everyone!

Lighter color - this type?

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The room is the most used room of the house. My husband and I watch TV in there and use the french doors to let dog out and go to barn. We have a separate computer room/office and a front room that is more like the den, complete with old west theme and adope walls.

I would not mount your t.v. over the fireplace. It's way too high and will cause neck issues, not to mention it will ruin your beautiful fireplace to drill into it and hide cords.

If you're looking for a sofa that will last, look at Flexsteel. They have over 1000 fabrics from which to choose, including performance fabrics. You can choose colors for the wood of the legs as well. Mine is 14 years old and has held up really well. Your style seems to be moving more transitional with your new chairs so I would get something smaller scaled and with cleaner lines. A sofa with a fixed back will hold up well to wear and tear. Here's one example.

As far as your fireplace, I would remove the hurricane candle holder on the right and take one of the candle holders on the left and move it to the right side. You could also remove the planter in the center to simplify there.

Your area rug now looks to be jute. What kind of rug are you looking for instead?

Katinparadise ~ my husband agrees with you and doesn't want to move the tv.

I removed everything from mantle & hearth, just put a horse bust on mantle that I had upstairs where no one ever saw it. Then, I removed the cheap mental things from the sides and put fiddle leafs. I hope this is a little better?

The rug is not jute, but it is sturdy. I like Jennifer Lee's idea about possibly layering a lighter colored and thinner rug under coffee table to lighten room and to make coffee table (real copper) possibly show up better. I like your sofa suggestion, but still going back and forth with hubby, because he likes leather sofa to take nap on, which he is doing right now! LOL

Leather chairs and leather sofa is really overkill. I like the horse head, but it doesn't work on the mantel. It;s too close to the color and value of the stone, so it doesn't show up. Your previous art and candles looked better. The fiddleleaf figs in the corners are an improvement over those plaque-thingies you had, but they're overpowering. Perhaps some floating shelves would do the trick there.

I agree with grover that leather on leather can be a bit much but perhaps a lighter color leather would work so it doesn't all feel too heavy. I also agree that I liked your art and candles better, just less of the candles.

The horse bust would look nice displayed on a pedestal or table of some sort.

A lighter rug would work. Here are a few that have a bit of copper in them but bring in other colors as well.

And here are Flexsteel's leather options. http://www.flexsteel.com/for-home/residential-covers-gallery

I would edit and simplify these shelves, but you get the idea here.

I can't actually give you a new sofa, but I can bleach your current one.

Here are three rugs from Surya's Sprout series:

I'm standing firmly behind my idea to move tv. The mounts can lower so no neck strain. I tried to grab good pick but all I could get was this link to copy and paste. Love the "bleached" sofa!

www.mantelmount.com/collections/mounts/products/mm540-enhanced-mount?gclid=CjwKCAjwjZjZBRAZEiwAPeLSK1vJzOkNlSMSTmW7ovoMrrsHwRhyVGHQKtzqYc5Joj7_-iaL9WeILBoCKW4QAvD_BwE

OK, I will try to make modifications after I get off work today and post pics. I have often wondered about putting arched mirrors on each side of the fireplace, like these:

Do you think these would work in the place of shelves? My hold up on the mirrors was wondering just exactly what they would reflect. I tried mirror on mantle, but it just reflected the fan, which wasn't a good reflection. To be honest, I am just afraid the shelving would give a good excuse to put out too much stuff.

Groveraxle - thank you for the visual help! It shows a lighter sofa (whether it be leather of Flexsteel) would brighten up the room. Plus, it shows me that I wouldn't want an all white rug in front of lighter couch.

Katinparadise - I really like those rugs, with copper in them. What the pics do not show is the room is open into brunch area with a copper ceiling.

Will post pics, as I make progress. Thank you!

If you really want leather, a lot of the Flexsteel sofas are available in leather as well. And a lighter color leather would still be easy to keep clean.

Glad you like the rugs with copper in them. They would definitely tie in with the copper coffee table and ceiling!

Looking forward to seeing pics of your progress.