This sounds extreme, but I would sell the loveseat, wing chair, rug, black decor items at the piano and artificial tree on Craig's List. Replace seating with two chairs to sit angled in the bay with a round table and lamp between them. Center your 3-seat sofa and art on the long wall. Get a new patterned/colorful rug that is at least 2 feet longer than the sofa. Select new items based on the look you want when you can afford to replace the sofa; perhaps more in the vein of your coffee table. Consider the item with the lamp on it in the dining room to fill in where the piano is now. It looks to be crowding the dining area. Not sure if it is a drop leaf table or a cart. May we see it?

Your piano fits there! Is the only reason its going is to create more room? I don't think the amount of space its taking is a deal breaker. Something to think about. Especially if you're in tears parting with it. There is plenty that can be done to the room and sill keep the piano. If the sofas are staying I would concentrate on new tables and a rug. Are new chairs in the budget? Your dining room looks like it has a gray washed wood in it? The set looks very pretty. Is this something your wanting to work with? Having the wall behind the china cabinet painted the same color as your sofas is doing none of the spaces any favors. Have you thought about what other colors you would like to see in the room/s? Bliues? Grays? navy? Green? The wing chair looks mint green? Is this staying? What about the wall color? Hard to tell what exactly the color is. Do you want to change it or is the paint color staying? I think that the reds in combination with the leather of the sofas and dark wood is dating the space and by changing these you can get a fresh new look. I'll wait for you to answer the questions before making recommendations.

Definitely get rid of the black things on the piano and the fake tree. . .

Hi there everyone. Thanks for your help. Pink Peony--The wall colour is edgecomb grey. The colour behind the dining room cabinet is still there because the cabinet is EXTREMELY heavy and I couldn't paint around it. So, for now, it is an accent wall. lol. Piano can go because no one plays it and it really is not needed. The dining room set is definitely staying! I love it. I am not attached to the wing chair although it is a very good quality one. I thought that perhaps I could use the same furniture placement as this picture--that is keep the sofa, get rid of the love seat, and get two matching chairs and put one on an angle in the corner (where the piano now is) and the other in the area between living room and dining room. No idea on colour but I have grey sofas in my family room off the kitchen and a red brick fireplace in that family room.

Thanks S Reed. Some great suggestions. I did not know what you meant by mauve but then took another look at the picture and realize that it appears mauve in the pic. It's actually grey. I will try to take another pic. Still, if I do put it on the wall where the piano now sits, what would you suggest above the sofa? Also, will the "piano wall" not need any furniture on it? Do you not like the idea of the two chairs as positioned in the above pic?

Okay here we go......go to Home Depot or Lowes and and buy the furniture slider kit. You can shove them under your china cabinet and easily slide that thing around and paint the wall. Lets work off the dining room set for the feel of the entire joint room. SO we are thinking French like lines. With that in mind I would paint the wall behind the china set SW Quietude. Or if you're so inclines the entire dining room!

The green blue will look gorgeous with the dining room furniture and be a nice tone to bring into your family room. Axe the love seat. Bring in some chairs. I would do the chairs in a off white or light cream linen. It will play with your sofa color for now and should you eventually get the new sofa you desire can easily be paired with anything else. For now we are essentially going to ignore the sofa color and dress it with throws and pillows to camouflage it. Some ideas. You could do two armless chairs side by side between dining room and living room where love seat now sits and do a cute little garden stool or cocktail table on front end of them

Susanna Accent Chair With Pillow, Cream Linen · More Info

Kate and Laurel Espada Metal and Wood Nesting Tables 2 Pc Set, White and gold · More Info

Or you could do something petite and fun there like these

Safavieh Esther Arm Chair, Gray, Off-White Stripe · More Info

On the other side I would bring in some comfy chairs. I would keep them neutral like the others They could have wood trim and a distinctly French line

Charlemagne Traditional French Accent Chair—Oak White · More Info

or be something more comfortable and casual

Living Room Chair, Eichholtz Highbury, Black, 33"x39"x35" · More Info

Lets bring in some great accent pillows now to work with the colors

Orma Damask Floor Pillow, Limestone · More Info

Pomponin Collection PomPom Design Down Filled Linen Throw Pillow, Blue Gray · More Info

Toni Textural Poly Filled Accent Pillow White 22"x22"x5" · More Info

Radclyffe Dot Pillow Gray Blue 20"x20" · More Info

Regina Floral Pillow, Blue Green, Down Feather Filler, 18"x18" · More Info

I would bring in off white or cream throw for sofa as well

and lets change your tables

some ideas for coffee tables

Marie French Country Round Grey-Blue Tufted Wood Coffee Table · More Info

Ashbury Arte Oak Veneer Coffee Table, Antique Gray · More Info

Dorothea Square Cocktail Table in Gray Finish · More Info

side tables

Office Star Inspired by Bassett Avalon Round Accent Table · More Info

Sebastian Round End Table · More Info

and lets do some lovely faux silk dupioni drapes on the window. Mount them outside as to not impede on the light

how about changing your art?

And rugs

"Can someone give me decorating ideas. "

Just doing what your requested, You said you love the dining room. What ever you choose and do in the room should play off that. There are certain things in the space that no matter what you change around them will never give you a cohesive look with the dining room. Your art piece and coffee table are two of them. I am just showing you styles and colors that work with the dining room space. Look at those lines and colors and create from them/. Buy Trade sell and a can of Chalk paint go a long way to creating that look. Build from there.

That table is lovely and IDK that you need refinish unless it is in bad shape. It doesn't appear to be in the photo but you might say it is. All of the finishes in your dining room and the furniture I shared can be easily achieved with paint/stains. I just did my entire bedroom suite and saved $5k by using my excellent quality case goods and just purchasing a new bed.

Its extremely easy to do. I used the Behr chalk paint at Home Depot. They can custom mix any color into it for you or you can go with one of their stock colors. Once painted you will need to wax it. I used their chalk paint wax as well. 1 quart of paint is $19.99 and the wax is $14.95. It goes on like a dream (I have used other higher end chalk paints and feel this is better). You're Bergere chair is lovely.

No just make sure the surface is free of dust. If there is a spot that is chippy or peeling I would sand that smooth unless you want it to be chippy and peeling with chalk paint on it.