Here are some more pics Paint colour Fireplace with paint swatches and drapes SW Worldly Gray is on the bottom in the above pic. The middle darker colour is BM Revere Pewter (I think it's too green for this room) Fabric choices for chairs (in all the pics the drape is the bottom, couch on the left, paint chip in the middle and chair fabric on the upper right).

Close it in , change the railing to something more modren.

Your cocktail table is really nice....consider using steel/wrought iron and stone end tables that blend with the cocktail table colors....lamps can be large and done in a accent color....art work, very big or multiples of two or three using about 2/3 wall space of sofa length....curtains can be is a smaller print with white and your accent color or possibly in colors that coordinate with the art work over the sofa....start with the end tables and lamps and art....good luck and best wishes or the new baby.

Welcome to the Kitchens Forum Robyn! Personally, I wouldn't do anything until you've lived in it for awhile to see what works/doesn't work and can afford a full remodel (if you're willing). The cooktop location in that tiny island is a big red flag! I would not want to spend $$$ for granite with that cooktop or put granite over what appear to be basic (builder-grade?) cabinets or in a Kitchen with a layout that needs improvement. When I finally re-did, I'd feel bad about having to tear out perfectly good granite (it will last decades!) b/c it won't fit with the new and improved layout. OK, maybe I'd replace the tile counters with a laminate b/c I don't like dealing with grout lines. But that would be it. . I see what you mean about what is probably the "Family Room". I suspect the other room is more of a "Formal Living Room". Our house was built that way as well. The difference, though is that our Family Room is 14' x 22', bigger than yours. Our Living Room was also the same size (after we added 4' to the length of the house), but we carved out a narrow (9') Library/Office out of it and then converted what was left of the Living Room into a Music/Homework space (digital piano + space for practicing sax & clarinet + small desk; oh, and sleeper sofa). I think your Family Room space also feels small b/c of the small carpeted area -- it makes it look/feel smaller than it probably is. The stools at that peninsula make it feel even smaller. For now, I'd probably just get a much larger rug to put down over the tile so the room looks bigger and will give you more options for arranging the furniture. A full-floor layout would be very helpful for other ideas. One idea: If you redo the Kitchen, stop the Kitchen at the wall that has the outside door around the corner (I think it's a door to the outside -- the one with a full-length glass door) -- not just on that side of the Kitchen, but also on the opposite wall as well. I.e., no cabinets like I see to the left of the Refrigerator. I would probably also remove the peninsula and, possibly, the island (I'd have to have measurements to be sure). That would open up the space more and allow the Family Room to expand a bit. The Pantry might be able to be worked around, depending on what you did with the rest of the space. (Or, you could change to a shallow, rectangular reach-in pantry along the wall with the current ovens, move the refrigerator and ovens to the wall that currently has the sink, and move the sink and cooktop to the opposite wall. A movable island could be in the middle so it can be moved out of the way when needed. All of this, of course, is speculation until you're ready to do a larger project, if that's a possibility.