Oh, hahaha, and the table is temporary. It’s just holding some home decor stuff I haven’t put away yet. It is funny how this house doesn’t seem to want to use the same decor items from the old house, it is like it has it’s own personality and the rooms call for something different. I am going to move the screen, maybe to the other side of the dining room table or behind the bar cart, which is just temporarily there also.

Post a photo.

In addition to taking out the fireplace, I think you mentioned in your other thread that you’re also considering reconfiguring the kitchen. If this area is pretty much a gut and there aren’t compelling reasons to keep it as arranged, you may want to consider swapping the kitchen and living areas.

I have a similar layout and right now have sofa where your chairs are and chairs on the sofa side arranged around an asymmetric coffee table. I also have poufs for additional seating. It isn’t perfect, but it is makes my family happy for now. New furniture to arrive next summer is a large, deeply kidney-shaped sofa on the same (window) wall that will loop around to face the fireplace, same coffee table, and a big (2-person) round chair down to the right of the fireplace, widening the room. We are also having floor-to-ceiling wood storage installed to the right of the fireplace. Draw something like this or lay out big pieces of paper on the floor to simulate layout? Minus the big chair (use your current ones instead opposite a leas dramatically curbed sofa?), I bet it would work for you!