I'm sure there are...thanks for the picture! Have you thought about laundry upstairs with bedrooms? Or does it need to be closer to the service corridor? Glass doors make more sense in Brazil. But, would a single glass french door (or door and window) be safer/easier than a slider? Or are those double doors that open for easy access to replace the appliances? Now I understand why you don't have windows on that side of the kitchen. Do you plan to have a pool in the back yard? Do you need easier access to the bathroom? Also, what's that dark object on the 'bottom' wall of the living room? Is that a fireplace? Is the TV on the wall to the garage? Do you have any windows on the 'top' or 'bottom' walls? (I'm not sure what directions these face.) Is there anyway to put small windows on each side of the range for more light? It seems like all your light is coming from one side and it might be nice to balance that...but you don't want it to be too hot, either. Or have an unattractive view of the service area. Any chance you could have a pergola there, with some vines? :) I'll know more, after I see what your answers are about laundry, etc. Thanks for sharing your plan!

Agree with above and I'd get rid of the bookcase. It's too low for the space. Have tall bookcases built in to the ceiling and also a library ladder to reach the ones on top. I think you can use 2 sofas and perhaps 2 chairs as well, if they're the right ones. That sofa MUST be pulled away from that wall - looks totally wrong there and blocks the kitchen entrance.

I moved some things around and I think I like it better. I know the rug is too small and it shouldn't be "floating" but I don't want a new one until we get the other changes done. I moved the dresser into the dining room and hung (probably too high but couldn't convince 6'3" hubby to lower it and he had a point about being out of reach of the tornado. haha) the sign and pictures that had been on the mantle in the dining room. We also took off the ridiculous trim board they had up because we will be replacing the slider soon. So many things in this house like that silliness. I organized most of the books and moved the bookshelf. And grabbed a few canvases (I know they are small but can't remember where we left my big one) I did the flower, my dad painted the one on the right in Vietnam in '68. We need to fix the coffee table my dad built that's in the garage, I'll put it in front of the sofa, it's a little under 6'long, so it might be technically too big but, again, it's what I have. How'd I do?

1. The answer to your question regarding the dining table depends upon where the kitchen is located. If the kitchen is behind the double doors, then the dining area needs to stay where it is. 2. Should you keep the TV over the fireplace or move it to the area to the right? I am concerned about the possibility of damaging the TV by too much exposure to heat. Is that a functioning fireplace? Does heat from the fireplace affect the TV? Is that an air register above the TV? 3. Should you offset the sofa from the wall and make a passage behind it? I don’t know. What are your measurements? 4. Should you remove the furniture and go all minimalist? I don’t know. How good are your knees and back? Going all minimalist could be hard on both. 5. What is your budget for new furniture? 6. How many people live in the home? How many guests do you need to plan for, after the pandemic?