The stretched pix are typical of real estate offers, so it looks much bigger than It really is. Assuming the can lights are 4-6 feet apart (guessing by how they align with the FP) you probably have 15' of width at the FP wall. You don't say how large your sectional is. I think it would work better if the short end were flipped for this room. I think the photos are deceiving and I wouldn't risk it. Store the sofa.

Bear in mind that American homes are larger on average than homes anywhere else. A big sofa might work well in your current house, but look out of place in a European or Asian home. Also, why not wait till you get there to see what's available? Assuming you're moving to a developed country, there should be plenty of options (and if it's western Europe, those options will probably be superior to what you could find in the US).

Looks like TV will have to be on the wall perpendicular to the FP.; those are the only outlets in this area. Wait until you get there. I think a 3-seat sofa and two armchairs are pretty easy to work with.

I'm about to go through a similar move...but my container movers come in FOUR days, not two! Trying to figure out what to take is crazy making: I too have been staring at real estate listing photos trying to determine what of my American furniture will fit in a European flat.

And I hear you on that "space ship" look -- I've noticed that as well. (I'm contemplating taking my US lamps and having them rewired, for just that reason, but are leaving all the beds behind sinced they're too big for the bedrooms!).

I'd vote to store or sell the sofa, though. American stuff is just plain huge for Europe! I love Jen K's advice and am going to remind myself of it daily. Good luck

Re the lamps - you probably just need to change the plugs, not rewire them. Been there, done that. But other small electrical appliances - forget it. Not worth the trouble to convert them to 220 v/50 hz.

nellieou, what did you decide? Hope all goes smoothly with your container move -- today? tomorrow?