You have a nice room, just needs a bit of tweaking perhaps. I think the basic arrangement has to stay, as you are limited by the large entertainment center and window. But that is okay! I would like to see the beige chair and ottoman used together. Right now, it feels to me as if the ottoman has been pushed out of the way for some reason, and is waiting to go back to its home. I would leave the beige chair where it is, and put the ottoman in front of it. I don't think you need a coffeetable. With tables on either end of the couch, there really is no need for one. That will allow the ottoman from the beige chair to sit into the middle of the room a bit without creating traffic issues. What I would like to see is the rug pulled under the front legs of the couch, rather than sitting as an island in the middle of the furniture creating another visual box smack in the middle of the room. I would like to see taller lamps on the end tables, to help make the couch area seem taller and balance the height of the entertaiment center wal and the window wall. I think you need a lower, larger table round accent table between the two leather chairs, instead of the plant stand that is there. Then add a great lamp, perhaps a clear glass one to feel lighter in front of the windows. The torchiere seems to serve no real purpose stuck in the corner. I would move it over to the side of the beige chair , near the ent entertainment center. I am not sure I would choose a gold/beige for that space. You already have lots of gold and beige tones in all the furniture (except the couch) and in the wood floor. I would look for a great green, something related to the rug, which will set off the furniture and make the room more interesting. Add some colorful pillows, and some additonal art for the walls, and you are set. I would also consider adding some drapery panels on either end of the window to soften the hard edges of the verticals, and to bring some color to that end of the room. The entertainment center might be another issue as far as what is on the shelves, but we can't tell from this photo. It does kind of appear that there are lots of little frames on it, which aren't always the best way to go. But we would need to see a head-on shot for determining that.

Where's the picture? Better yet, post a diagram with dimensions.

So this is a sofa with a chaise. Is this your furniture or the previous owner's furniture? You're right to be concerned about blocking the walkway. I don't see that giving the long wall over to the TV is the right call for this space. Are you prepared to think outside the box for this room? What is the dimension of the room?

I was thinking that if you put 2 comfortable swivel chairs to the right as you step in (one would be partially at the fireplace), then to the left there would be one continuous curve of sofa to give you the 5/6 other seats you need. In front of that sofa seating put a huge ottoman or table. For lighting, if you can't squeeze a console with enough surface space for lamps, you could probably find a multi-arm floor lamp to put in the far left corner behind the sofa,, and a skinny floor lamp at the window end of the sofa just for reading. I think if you pick the "right" swivel and sofa your husband doesn't have to give up his massage chair, but that means you'd need to be willing to live with bold fat contemporary furniture everywhere, not the usual demure stuff. Shock of the new, and it might be way too much in the contet of your whole house. Whatever you do I think you should consider at the end whether an area rug with very dark tones in it helps make your sunken living room more of a choice than an irritating mistake.