Hi.... dark brown furniture has much contrast / much attention to it against lighter colors: the walls, carpeting.... so wondering if you'd buy just the lower console in a grey-brown-ish medium tone. Or chalk paint the entire thing.

No clue if you'd like a 2 or 3-seater papason -- I liked mine a lot. Can buy new cushions later - Pier 1, etc.

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You could separate the ottomans, and spread blue across at tv wall??

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I think that sounds huge! For much of the time at home, why not have 2 or 3 small-ish chairs by patio doors - small game table? For gathering of more people, bring in small chairs...

yeh forget the rug over carpeting -- if you want.... what about a good quality of vinyl? for long-term.... add any rug you like. :)

If you want to keep all the light you can - why navy which is dark? there are many medium and light blues. What about a pattern on sofa - hide whatever it is!? ;-)

I really like sectionals for families. I also like to see them balanced with an arm chair for those who want to sit solo or for company. In terms of size, you'll have to measure your room and draw your area to scale to see what will fit best. But from what I can see from your photos, I can see a sectional working well.

Depending on measurements, in theory, I can see something like the below for your room.

Family of six ... congrats. Liking the tv cabinet; would keep it and the coffee table that works well with it. Would like to see a full pic of the large art w/yellow. Not a decorating pro but wondering why the large art isn't it centered over/behind the sofa -- to me, most of your art/pics seem oddly placed, mostly hung too high and not well organized.

Recommend that if/when you have the carpet removed, that you NOT replace the carpet with more carpet -- consider choosing plank flooring ... something more easily cleaned instead. With children in the home, would not put a rug in the main, small, high traffic living room for the same reason.

Between now and the time you begin replacing furniture, you might change the placement of the furniture and furnishings you have. When you remove all the art from your wall to repaint, do wait until you have some input from the Houzz design pros before rehanging all the smaller framed art/pics.

You could move your taller, narrower bookshelf now (left of the red sofa) against the full height wall between the penninsula/bar and the windows / outside wall to the right of it. Then you could place a live potted plant (snake plant) in front of it at the window.

Something you might consider is buying a couple of chairs that could work either at the penninsula/bar or as living room seating. Chairs that swivel and/or have wheels -- preferably that can be raised and/or lowered -- could suit this purpose.

If you're not adding bar stools or chairs for in front of the penninsula/bar, you might consider relocating the trunk (now near the front entrance) -- with or without adding wheels to it -- and set it in front of the peninsula.

You could add a pair of his/her comfortable chairs (for you and your spouse) to flank your (existing or new) sofa (children's seating) and add either narrow end tables w/lamps or floor lamp table combo units on each side of your sofa.

Young children usually actually like sitting in bean bag chairs. If those you have are still in good condition, you could keep and repurpose them to the children's room unless/until needed for extra seating in the living room. Note: Bean bags are often more readily available as "back to school" and "off to college" goods replace summer items in stores if you want replacements for the ones you have.

Not usually a fan of sectionals because they limit furniture placement and few people actually like sitting for extended times in a chair w/o arms. Sectionals fill a room and visually crowd it. Also, with children in the home, you should remember that if any part of a sectional is ruined -- stained or damaged -- then most of your seating will be affected.

Also, if you put a sectional in the front corner of the room, that will totally change your tv viewing vantage point so a sectional will mean rething your tv cabinet and that should be kept in mind as you decide how you're going to spend your decorating budget.

Let us know how your project is progressing.

Really like the trunk -- a family treasure for family treasures!

If you're painting, new flooring could be a good thing -- suggesting a sofa cover for a while - I liked my beige from Target, and washable. It had 2 ties that looked ok.

I see now how large unit sticks out - in your room you don't need that.

I like a small child maybe chair on each side [even near window?]

"Seats 4 / adjustable headrests, a right facing chaise / corner ledge at the back that can function as a table."

Modular sofa designed with move-back seat backs. ?? For kids too.

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Like homespun braided rug to blend with carpeting -

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I like the second set.

The first seems like herringbone / masculine stripes. Idk that I see that with bird fabric.

None of them seem to complement your gold [?] art... though I see greens in it. I can picture sectional in the 2nd deep teal.

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