Great ideas @havingfun! Thank You! It's funny, we started physically moving some things around down there, and I'm starting to think the TV should indeed go on the far wall. I'm just worried about it creating a black hole at the end of this long room. Are you suggesting dividing the room into two sections? Like a TV section and a fireplace section? "face couch or appropriate chairs towards the tv. appropriate chairs or couch to fireplace" and then a rug in each section? I like Bohemian, vintage, rustic, industrial styles I think. I liked the first and third rug you suggested. Maybe light bright rugs and warm darker furniture? We really like the idea of leather sofa/s, like the kind with the nailheads. We have cats and friends, so any anti-stain, non-fur grabbing furniture is what we are looking for.

hi, what type of furniture are you putting in the living room, please provide size of sofa, etc

Devin...what she means is it is a Pain in the A** Since you're contending with a corner. I personally like it (obviously, I did it) and I prefaced my comment with I know everyone else will chime in with how horrible it is...My family room is 20x20 and open to the kitchen. For us and the way we use the room, the corner was the best arrangement. We were not willing to sacrifice TV viewing and we know our family...if we got an articulating mount, the TV would ALWAYS be pulled down and that would drive me crazy. I recommend you lay out a room currently with furniture/boxes representing furniture and see how that lives. You can design what you think looks best, but you really need to see how it lives for your family. IMO

I understand why you wanted to have the bistro table/chairs on the window wall between the patio door and the kitchen passageway….it makes sense to have your dining area adjacent to the kitchen. The open wall at the opposite end is the perfect location for the tv. So swap the sofa and loveseat and anchor them and the cocktail table on the rug (front legs of sofa/loveseat on the rug), so the loveseat will pull in closer to the fireplace, leaving room behind for the dining area and access to the patio door. The square end table could then be placed in the corner between the sofa/loveseat.