What I love...that sofa table against the wall. It not fond of those lamps at all, that they’re glass but not faceted and way too short and perhaps the bland color of the shade, I’d do black. Love the heigh ceiling but not how short the cabinet is the right if the fireplace but please don’t put fake plants on it. Find another sofa table, but not identical, or maybe a dresser/buffet and do the lamp thing on the other side and perhaps add very similar art as to the left side or do gorgeous mirrors but a floor mirror for the left sofa table. Then you can add a plant near the windows and maybe a silver tray on the right side for coffee dessert or after dinner drinks. There’s so much potential with that gorgeous space. I’m not a fan of fake advertisement posters but some of them can be fun in a less formal space.

I'd get a larger area rug and I'd also put a console table behind the sofa to the left. The current furniture arrangement is fine, but isn't utilizing the available space. Think about tucking two square upholstered ottomans in a fun, colorful pattern under the sofa table for additional seating when needed.

Revision: Put the console table you have behind the sofa. Get a low bookcase for under the gallery wall where the console is currently placed.

A larger and brighter area rug is what comes to my mind at first. I agree with @Patricia Colwell Consulting. I would place a sofa facing the fireplace and two chairs on either side. A side table on one corner of the sofa and a floor lamp/plant on another. You can go with similar-looking consoles/bookshelves on either side of the fireplace while mounting different wall art or accent mirrors to achieve symmetry.

Creating symmetry

To my eye, Balance is more important than Symmetry. Symmetry is more matchy-matchy while Balance is more about size and weight. A larger rug (in a different color or pattern) will allow you to move the sofas a bit further from each other, leaving the coffee table centered on the fireplace. The white-toned sofas and the current white rug are too much white with the white trim. Add some more color to the seating area.

Thank you for your comments. This is what it looked like before I changed it. Larger rug but darker. I planned on putting a new frame on the beautiful picture and then putting it back above the fireplace. The frame is too ornate for our mostly Arts and Crafts style home. I bought the two chairs in the second picture and replaced the fireplace chairs and arranged it so the sofa faced our windows as it has a wonderful view. There are actually two focal points and it is difficult to know which one to emphasize! However, we wanted to use the leather chairs in the entertainment room so now I feel I need to still update the wood/upholstered chairs as again not Arts and Crafts style. I am not sure if anyone who comments sees my additional comment and pictures so I might just start over if so if no one comments again ;-).

"Appealing/current;" what does that mean to you? Do you want to work with what you have or buy new? Does the console table fit either sofa? It looks quite tall and long for that, IMO. I think placing one sofa and two chairs in an "L" so the view can be enjoyed would work best. Either use the leggy sofa and chairs or the skirted sofa with the leather chairs. I like leggy seating to sit entirely on the rug; otherwise just the front 1/3 needs to be on it. So, you may change the rug size based on the pieces you decide to use. If you want to seat more people and want new chairs, then consider placing the skirted sofa and four chairs in a "U." All of these seats are on the rug because they swivel. As for lighting, the lamps are too short, and the bookcase might do with some lighting inside. Looks like you have some floor outlets, but a larger rug may cover them.

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I don't mind buying new furniture. I like my couch with legs and in an ideal world, I would like to achieve a farmhouse style look. I am not sure the room is big enough for 2 chairs on each side, but I sure do like the look!

I think a ton of plants would go a long way in this room. Right now it feels lifeless, so add some life! I would also hang the photos over the console table as 2-2 stacked.

I would also add in some pillows with some sophisticated texture, like these (my favorite Etsy pillow shop: One Affirmation):

and add some height to the room with a floor lamp:

Use painter's tape on the floor to tape out the sofa and 4 chairs and you'll know if you can do it. Smaller scale chairs can help make it all fit. Here are some ideas.

I would move some items around in the room and add a antiqued glass mirror for some sparkle in the room.

The sofas should be moved further back from one another which may necessitate a different coffee table solution.

I like the arrangement!